Ahead in the Count

a monthly newsletter for independent school leaders

March 3, 2021

 

Anniversary

 

It's the anniversary that no one wants to celebrate. We flip back in our calendars to this time last year to search for that last moment of unabashed human freedom or that amusing thing we were so naively concerned about before we finally understood that the world was turning into a deadly, dark psychology experiment. But there's little enjoyable about that exercise and we quickly push it aside to imagine better days ahead. That's exactly the stance we've seen schools taking since December. They'll collect the patches of silver linings from the past year, act on the vulnerabilities that the pandemic exposed (most of them well known all along), and step into preparations for next year optimistic for a year together, firsthand.

 

Balancing Act

Next year, school leaders will balance some difficult competing priorities. 

 
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Bubble Season

Independent school heads face tough employment and enrollment decisions in the late winter and early spring. Here's how to play the long game to build a culture of contractual fairness, compassion and clarity.During hiring season, school leaders support faculNext year, school leaders will balance some difficult competing priorities. 

 
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Project Highlight

Knuckleball Consulting is assisting Pembroke Hill School in its search for a Lower School Head to begin July, 2021.  

 
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How Can We Help You?

 

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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