Lead and Govern in Crisis
Strategies and ideas in such areas as decision-making and succession planning to help leadership teams and boards lead their independent school communities in uncertain times.
Strategies and ideas in such areas as decision-making and succession planning to help leadership teams and boards lead their independent school communities in uncertain times.
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Head of School Couch Conversations
In an ongoing effort to stay connected to our families and our community, PES has initiated a new Head of School series this year called Couch Conversations, with guests including founding trustees and other board members, veteran faculty and staff, community professionals and supporters, prestigious partners, students and alumni, and more! Watch our recently recorded […]
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Winning the Remote Learning Game (Without Losing Your Mind)™
The following series shares guidance for parents and teachers who might be struggling with the transition to remote learning. Dr. Kirk Wheeler, Head of School at St. Thomas School had the opportunity to participate in an interview for an online educational series titled, “Winning the Remote Learning Game (Without Losing Your Mind).” We want to […]
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Now, Next, and Later: A Framework for Crisis Leadership
One of the most challenging aspects of crisis leadership is knowing how to think. We often know what to do, but real leadership lies in framing a crisis and our response to it, for ourselves and for the teams we lead. Leading by framing allows people to make meaning of what is happening to them, […]
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Planning a Strategic Response to COVID-19 Fallout
Bill Creeden – Thirty-seven-year career in NAIS schools – 29 years as head of school. Around the country, he has led schools through recessions, natural disasters, and other national, regional, and local crises. Bill has presented in the past at NAIS and CASE annual conferences.
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Saints Innovate
As the consultant, John Littleford often reminds us, in every crisis, there is an opportunity. Saints Innovate represents the collective efforts of St. Andrew’s faculty, students, trustees, alumni, donors, and local entrepreneurs to plan for the future and propose ways in which St. Andrew’s can grow. An outgrowth of our i2: Inspire and Innovate movement […]
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Baylor School Lab Testing COVID-19 Samples
Baylor School faculty members Dr. Elizabeth Forrester and Dr. Dawn Richards, who are also Ph.D. research scientists, have developed a testing protocol for COVID-19 that reduces the turnaround time for the results and began testing samples from local hospitals in their lab at Baylor on Friday, March 27. In a partnership that was facilitated by […]
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Semi-weekly Updates from the Head of School
Many of our parents immediately turned to our school as a source of information at the start of this crisis, as we, like many schools, especially in the international arena, were ahead of the national government and news outlets in sharing details about coronavirus. In order to get ahead of the demand of information from […]
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Country Day Connected update from the Head of School
Country Day is using a video message from the Head of School at the start of each week to cover key points in the ongoing quest to improve the student and family experience and to stay connected to the community. This video welcomes families back to school after spring break and kicks-off the first week […]
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Virtual Office Hours with Lead Administrators and Principals
At the International School of the Peninsula, we introduced virtual Office Hours to keep lines of communication open with parents during the inevitable challenges of transitioning to distance learning. We began with weekly office hours with both our Assistant Head and Head of School, held via Zoom meeting and open to all parents. Parents responded […]
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A Philosophy of Reorganization
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, Gunston’s leadership team developed and shared a “response philosophy” outlining the core principles that will guide the school during this time. The school also revised the school’s leadership structure in light of the crisis. Derived from McKinsey’s philosophy of “agile teams”, the reorganization reflects the challenges of our […]
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Maintaining Community Investment with Weekly Distance Learning Update Videos
When we found ourselves launching a new Distance Learning Program at the International School of the Peninsula in a very short period of time, we knew there would be a period of learning and adjustment for our students, teachers, and families. To educate our parents about the evolution of our Distance Learning Program and cultivate […]
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How three school leaders handled the COVID-19 crisis in their community
NAIS President Donna Orem spoke with Ronnie Codrington-Cazeau, head of school at Evergreen School (WA), Crissy Cáceres head at Brooklyn Friends School (NY), and Brent Bell, head of school at Darlington School (GA). In this edited conversation, they share their experiences and insights to help other school leaders through their decision-making process, as many schools […]