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Mining the Pandemic
In which I sort through, skim, to be honest, my writing about schools during the pandemic.
Mike Vachow
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Tighten Up
Next fall, schools will focus on re-integrating the structures they relaxed in the course of the pandemic.
Mike Vachow
May 2, 20222 min read
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Behind
Schools should design special summer camp programs for their youngest students.
Mike Vachow
Nov 21, 20213 min read
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The Longer Game
To protect faculty and staff, independent school heads should set June of 2023 as the default horizon for institution-wide projects.
Mike Vachow
Sep 10, 20213 min read
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New Again
Families who came to independent schools last school year are the marketing opportunity of a lifetime for independent schools.
Mike Vachow
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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Boundaries
Setting boundaries will be one of the signature challenges for heads and boards in the 2021 - 2022 school year.
Mike Vachow
Jul 16, 20212 min read
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The Good Stuff
The "old normal" at schools had much going for it.
Mike Vachow
Jun 28, 20213 min read
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Board Reset
After the past year, boards should do some simple planning to set off on the right course next fall.
Mike Vachow
Jun 8, 20212 min read
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Relaxed, With a Sense of Urgency
How can schools use the tools they developed during the pandemic to create the ideal rhythms of school life and learning?
Mike Vachow
May 3, 20213 min read
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Bridge
A practical approach for independent schools for strategic planning in a pandemic.
Mike Vachow
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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A Modest Proposal
A prescription for a post-pandemic fall at independent elementary schools.
Mike Vachow
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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Balancing Act
School leaders will help their communities balance competing priorities next year.
Mike Vachow
Mar 2, 20214 min read
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The Road Back
Thoughts on how schools should prepare for the long-tail impact of the pandemic on the lives of educators, their students and families.
Mike Vachow
Jan 31, 20213 min read
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My Top Hits 2020
The pandemic brought these ideas to the fore of my thinking this year. I'm still wondering about them.
Mike Vachow
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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The Long Game
In the contrail of the pandemic next year, independent schools will have to play the long game with innovation.
Mike Vachow
Dec 15, 20203 min read
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Farewell to (Facility) Arms (Race)
It's time to develop a realistic understanding of the long and short term needs of your facilities.
Mike Vachow
Dec 8, 20203 min read
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Moving Forward
It was a good Thanksgiving on average for independent school heads. Auspicious vaccine news corresponded with the future-gaze of budget...
Mike Vachow
Nov 30, 20203 min read
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Report from the Admission Office
Report from the field: independent school enrollment trends, November 2020.
Mike Vachow
Nov 11, 20203 min read
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Yard Sale
The pandemic offers schools the opportunity to distill their programs and tighten their brands.
Mike Vachow
Oct 21, 20203 min read
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Expensive and Messy
Next year, elementary educators will focus on reclaiming and growing what the pandemic took away from children this year.
Mike Vachow
Oct 13, 20205 min read
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