In planning for the fall, independent school leaders should be creative in finding ways to have elementary students on campus every day.

Indy schools will soon communicate major decisions that lie at the intersection of the school as a community and the school as a business.

College and elementary students could take a gap year in 2020 - 2021, together.

Just how promise-crammed is the pandemic crisis for independent schools? Count me very conservatively optimistic.

Independent schools should begin planning for a remote-learning start to the 2020-2021 school year.

A summer 2020 budget and community support plan for independent school leaders.

School leaders risk hasty, well-meaning decision making in the current COVID crisis.

The COVID pandemic has separated elementary age students from their most important teachers, each other.

A summer enrollment plan for indy schools recovering from the COVID crisis.

Over the summer, great development professionals clear the way to spend the rest of the year building relationships.

Any member of a school community should expect to be seen and known. Heads must lead and model this effort.

In their employment and enrollment decisions, heads balance compassion with their duty to protect the school's mission and bottom line.

Independent school enrollment professionals must be good teachers of prospective parents.

Millennials are discovering that choosing a school for their children is the most difficult decision of their lives.

How good are your school's retention efforts? Take a close look at the months of December and January, retention crunch time.

A format for heads and board chairs to use in performing a yearly governance check-up.

A deliberate, structured, fair process for boards to use as they carry out the yearly budget conversation.

Too many head search committees believe that they're buying when, in fact, they should be selling.

The ability to build relationships is the most important skill for enrollment professionals to possess.

Independent schools consistently hire consultants to assist with head searches--for very good reasons.