Ahead in the Count

a monthly newsletter for independent school leaders

July 1, 2023

 

 

On Being New

 

Structured, proactive support for people new to various positions--from classroom teachers to trustees, board chairs and heads--is one of the wisest investments schools can make, especially considering the worst case outcomes of the obverse: erosion of community trust, institutionally draining remedial support, replacement churn. The cost of any of these far exceeds the the upfront investment in support, a classic case of pay me now or pay me later. I've got perspectives from both sides currently. I'm the new guy myself. I begin my tenure as Interim Executive Director of the Association of Independent Michigan Schools today (more on that in "Parallel Paths"), and my colleagues and I at The Gowan Group have designed a series of year long cohort coaching programs for early career heads, enrollment and marketing directors and school leaders interested in discovering more about DEIB and SEL. We're calling them PODs (Peer Open Dialogue) and have designed them as a series of monthly cohort meetings with a timely curriculum and the opportunity for ongoing personal support.

Parallel Paths

I'm adding a new path to my professional life: directing a sub-regional independent school association.

 
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Wizard

Boards should provide new heads with dedicated mentoring on day one.

 
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PODs

Affordable, year long, cohort coaching programs for enrollment and marketing directors, early career heads, and school leaders interested in learning more about DEIB and SEL.

 
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At Knuckleball Consulting we provide services in enrollment assessment, leadership search, governance, and leadership coaching.  Contact us now; we look forward to the conversation.

 
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