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Spotlight on ISC Services:
Strategic Planning
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All organizations depend on forward planning to focus
collective attention on priorities, goals, and direction. Schools cannot
foresee their future condition or outcomes without a design or system that
directs their financial and human resources efficiently in the context of
the school’s mission.
ISC
offers extensive experience in advising and guiding independent schools in
planning at the “macro” (strategic/long-range plan) and
“micro” (individual program or department) levels. We have a
depth of understanding of and an acute sensitivity to the essential steps
involved in assessing a school’s strengths and needs. And we have a
long track record of success in creating and facilitating planning analyses
and processes in schools that allow their members to function as the
“architects” of their own destinies.
The
first step toward developing a plan for
your school's future is through an annual Board
Retreat...and the summer months are the perfect time for this!
To talk
with an ISC representative about beginning the planning process, please
contact either:
Dave
Skillen
678-259-8479
drskillen@isc-erh.com
or
Ted Lingenheld
919-264-8636
eclingenheld@isc-erh.com.
We look
forward to hearing from you.
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As
You Finish the School Year and
Prepare for the
New...
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As we
close the 2006-2007 school year, independent school
administrators across the nation are focusing on
"finishing well"
and also getting a head start on the school’s
future, both near and far. Have you been able to
take some time to reflect back on what your school has accomplished? What
have you learned? This issue of Insights
provides various resources that address the issue
of administrative leadership and the challenges that come along with it. We
also bring you an exclusive “virtual” interview with 7 different school heads and current SAIS President Tom
Redmon. We hope that
this issue will come of use as you brainstorm
for tomorrow and beyond.
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Sharing What We Learn as Leaders
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“What
makes the difference between a person who flounders in
this profession and one who stays strong?” This
article describes some skills and traits that
help lead to a successful 20-year headship.
Link
to article
Source: Davison, Ralph
(2007). The 20-Year Headship. Independent
School, Spring 2007.
What elements do the
“school of the future” entail? Read about
what “school design” arenas NAIS President
Patrick Bassett
believes are critical for creating 21st-century
independent schools.
Link
to article
Source: Bassett, Patrick F.
(2007). The "School of the Future". Independent School,
Winter 2007.
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Differing Perspectives:
"Virtual" Interview with 8
Southeastern Independent
School Leaders
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For
this edition of Insights, we asked 8 independent school
leaders about what they perceive to be the challenges
and issues facing their schools in the future. The
schools that were selected were of varying size,
and were located in different regions of the Southeast.
We observed that regional differences certainly do exist but also noted an overarching connection between the
participating schools. Some of the questions that were
asked include:
- What do you believe is the greatest change
required
to get closer to your vision of the school of the
future?
- How can schools best achieve and sustain a
dynamic multi-cultural, multi-racial, and multi-socioeconomic community?
- As technology and the Internet mature, how
should our independent schools’ educational strategies respond?
Click on the link to
view the interview!
Link
to interview
Virtual Interview with 8
Southeastern Independent School Leaders
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Insights March 2007 Issue: Survey
Results
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Demographic
Sustainability
In our last issue, we
asked for your thoughts on demographic sustainability because we believe
that it is important to consider how cultural aspects of the student body
influence each other and the student learning experience. The responses we
received suggest that although the majority agrees that diversity and a
multicultural school environment are essential elements to a comprehensive
educational atmosphere, their supposed definitions of the two terms are not
synonymous and are often used interchangeably. The following charts represent
the results.
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