helping independent school boards to be more
productive - efficient - informed
good governance
When board activities are anchored in best practices, a largely volunteer group can build a sustainable culture of leadership. We advise independent school boards on:
- Aligning board activities with governance best practices
- Ensuring committee productivity and board oversight
- Differentiating the strategic from the cyclical
- Bringing research and rigor to board decisions
- Measuring board performance to ensure accountability
- Improving the efficiency of a largely volunteer group
- Embedding a sustainable culture of leadership
Strategic planning
From mission development to plan implementation and measurement, most successes - and failures - have their roots in the strategic planning process. We work with independent school boards on:
- Facilitating the end-to-end planning process
- Coordinating appropriate constituency participation
- Writing and revising plan for clarity and cohesion
- Preparing the board to communicate the plan
- Incorporating goals into board and committee operations
- Creating progress reporting processes
- Establishing strategic planning as an ongoing process
working through change
In any organization, times of change bring confusion and inefficiencies that put goals at risk. Schools are unlike other organizations. When change becomes overwhelming, the mission of the school is at risk. We partner with independent school boards on:
- Navigating change at the governance level
- Adapting to a new head, new trustees, or new goals
- Understanding the dynamics of change on a school board
learning to lead
As leaders, the Board should continuously focus on its own development by embracing opportunities for growth through learning. We educate independent school boards by:
- Facilitating retreats as opportunities for learning
- Conducting discrete learning experiences
- Developing leadership by embracing learning