Course curriculum

  • 1

    Meeting 1: February 2, 2023

    • SCL Board Cohort Lesson 1--The Board Chair

    • The Role of the Chair: The Promise and the Price – John Littleford & Associates

    • The Governance Game - Part II: The Role of Change in School Instability – John Littleford & Associat

    • The Qualities That Schools Desperately Need In A Board Chair – John Littleford & Associates

    • Just What Are the Board’s Major Responsibilities? | Independent School Management | Advancing School

    • Board Leadership: ISM Research Report | Independent School Management | Advancing School Leadership—

    • Session 1 Zoom Recording

  • 2

    Session 2: HSEC

    • Being

    • Controversial Topics: 360 Evaluation and Executive Session – John Littleford & Associates

    • Head Evaluation: The Risk Of Not Doing It Or Doing It Poorly – John Littleford & Associates

    • Leadership Of Schools And The Longevity Of Heads – John Littleford & Associates

    • Walking In the Shoes of a Head of School – John Littleford & Associates

    • Session 2 Zoom Recording

  • 3

    Session 3: Committee on Trustees

    • 2023 Cohort Lesson 3

    • Defining Trustee Due Diligence: A Checklist | Independent School Management | Advancing School Leade copy

    • How to Get Good Trustees copy

    • The Governance Game - Part IV: Board Subcommittees - Their Role In Supporting The Mission and Stabil

    • Want a Great Board? Start With Strong Committee Chairs | Independent School Management | Advancing School Leadership—Enriching The Student Experience

    • The Governance Game III: The Importance of Transitions – John Littleford & Associates

    • The Strategic Board Assessment II | Independent School Management | Advancing School Leadership—Enri

    • Session 3 Zoom Recording

  • 4

    Session 4: Private School Finances

    • Board Workshop: Finances & the Finance Committee

    • Brookings Article on Class Size

    • Student Performance and Class Size | Independent School Management | Advancing School Leadership—Enr

    • Mid-Year Financial Reports and Your Strategic Financial Plan | Independent School Management | Advan copy

    • Appropriate Tuition Adjustment: Recasting Financial Figures, 2013-14 | Independent School Management copy

    • Erroneous Premises Employed in Tuition Setting | Independent School Management | Advancing School Le copy

    • How to Set Mission-Driven Tuition Post Pandemic | Independent School Management | Advancing School L copy

    • Understanding the Net Promoter Score and Its Correlation to Word-of-Mouth Marketing | Independent Sc copy

    • Why Your School Should Use Net Promoter Score (NPS®) Surveys | Independent School Management | Advan copy

    • Session 4 Zoom Recording

  • 5

    Session 5: Strategic Planning

    • Strategic Planning and The Board Retreat

    • healthy-boards-and-strategic-planning-go-hand-in-hand

    • The ISM Circle: Creating Your School’s Ideal Administrative Structure | Independent School Managemen

    • How Many Direct Reports Should You Have? | Inc.com

    • strategic-planning-leading-and-not-following-the-process

    • strategic-planning-is-crucial-but-proceed-with-caution

    • The Strategic Financial Plan: A Checklist for Trustees | Independent School Management | Advancing S

    • How Do You Know If Your School Is Ready to Plan a Campaign? | Independent School Management | Advanc

    • Session 5 Zoom Recording

  • 6

    Lesson 6: Stability Markers & Purpose and Outcome Statements

    • Lesson 6

    • The ISM Stability Markers: The Fifth Iteration | Independent School Management | Advancing School Le

    • Purpose and Outcome Statements: Characteristics of Professional Excellence | Independent School Mana

    • The Student Culture Profile and Your Purpose and Outcome Statements | Independent School Management

    • Anchor Your Case for Support to Your Purpose and Outcome Statements | Independent School Management

    • Your Mission, Students, and Faculty: Purpose and Outcome Statements Revisited | Independent School M

    • Session 6 Zoom Recording

  • 7

    Session 7: Q & A

    • Lesson 7

    • The Whys and Hows of Implementing a Crisis Communication Plan | Independent School Management | Adva

    • Social Media Policy

    • When a Crisis ‘Goes Social’: Be Prepared to Respond | Independent School Management | Advancing Scho

    • Assessing Your Development Operations: How Do You Score? | Independent School Management | Advancing

    • Session 7 Zoom Recording