Leadership and Governance
Strategies, ideas, and best practices in strategic planning, decision-making, board operations, and succession planning to help leadership teams and boards guide their independent school communities.
Strategies, ideas, and best practices in strategic planning, decision-making, board operations, and succession planning to help leadership teams and boards guide their independent school communities.
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State Guidance Issued for Elementary School Waivers, Extracurricular Activities, and FAQs for Reopening K-12 Schools
On August 3, 2020, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued new guidance for schools and school-based programs. The latest guidance includes frequently asked questions from schools and provides information regarding the waiver process for in-person learning elementary education.
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Riverbank Colleagues: The Resource Leaders Need to Take on The Next Rapids
Heads of School need a kind of support that they are not receiving, and it will limit their effectiveness during this unprecedented time of COVID-19 and national reckoning with systemic racism. The Riverbank Colleague is able to meet this support need and help position leaders and schools to rise to meet the challenges downstream. In […]
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The Shape of What Comes Next
Join Triangle Associates’ consultants Marc Frankel, Judy Schechtman, and Abbi DeLessio as they discuss The Shape of What Comes Next. In this free webinar, Triangle consultants will review how the current moment will shape the future of private, independent education around the world. This live session will be held twice so that our clients outside […]
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The Board’s Role in a Transition to a New Head (and in Times of Crisis)
The board plays an important role in two major areas during the transition to a new head of school.
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What Would it Take to Emerge a Stronger School?
What would emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic look like for your school? The COVID-19 pandemic will have long lasting repercussions delaying, perhaps indefinitely, a return to the ‘old normal.’ Triangle Associates’ senior consultants Marc Frankel and Judy Schechtman share strategies that will support schools in emerging from the current crisis stronger and poised for […]
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Growth Strategies for Independent Schools in the COVID-19 Era
As schools engage in critical discussions about finances and sustainability, what’s required now is a willingness to have the hard discussions necessary to create short-term cash management plans and long-term growth strategies. In this blog post, William “Billy” Yerman, a 12 year member of the Garrison Forest School board in Owings Mills, MD introduces the […]
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5 Things Heads of School told us about Marketing and Trustees
You have a meeting with your school’s board of trustees and you want to give them an update on your school’s marketing efforts. How much do you share? What specifically do you share? Finalsite’s school marketing expert Kate Persons shares five takeaways from her conversations with other Heads of School.
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The Conversation Every Board Chair Should Have with a New Trustee
For new trustees to be effective, they need to understand their roles. This hypothetical conversation between a board chair and a new trustee clarifies at a practical level how trustees can truly add value to a school. At the same time, it puts into perspective the power dynamic that can often thwart good board decision-making. […]