Takeaways for Independent School Trustees & Leaders — By Ari Betof & Kelsey Vrooman Greenbrier School, a PreK — Grade 8 school in Tennessee, had weathered several head transitions over the past decade but the board knew they finally found the right fit in Kate Thompson. Kate has served as head for the last two years. One of…

Twenty-six independent school associations co-hosted “Buckle Your Seatbelts: Navigating the Path to the 2021–2022 School Year.” A total of 1,375 trustees and senior leaders registered for the two part series held on November 19 and December 3. …

Mission & Data is pleased to announce that Dr. Sarah Enterline Roch will be joining our firm part-time as an Institutional Research Consultant, adding to the strength of our industry-leading data team. “Sarah is a national thought leader in independent school institutional research. Her deep experience in both K-12 and…

Anne-Marie Balzano, Mission & Data’s Senior Governance Strategist, has contributed the forward to the newly released book “Governing the Small School: Strategies for Boards” by author E. Brooke Carroll. As Anne-Marie shares, “Independent schools are complex systems, and just because a school is small, does not mean it is any…

By Eric Heilman, Institutional Research Consultant at Mission & Data and Director of the Center for Institutional Research in Independent Schools If you read mission statements or strategic plans for independent schools, you will come across a wide variety of aspirations. Some of these goals, like “academic excellence” or “financial…

Mission & Data is pleased to announce that Eric Heilman will be joining our firm as an Institutional Research Consultant, bringing over 15 years of experience in the field of education and mission-driven data analysis. “Eric is one of the leading voices in institutional research in independent schools. His quantitative…

By Jay Rapp, Senior Leadership Strategist & Executive Coach, Mission & Data According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4 million Americans quit their jobs in July of 2021, while the September 2021 issue of McKinsey Quarterly reported more than 19 million US workers have left their jobs since…

“No matter how you look at it, the world continues to change-faster.” That’s one of the quotes prominently displayed on the website of Dr. John Kotter’s eponymous consulting firm. …

This piece was originally published on October 16, 2021. Achieving some semblance of work-life balance is never easy. And when achieved, it is often fleeting. But experts acknowledge that it’s essential for our mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Recent studies have shown that about two-thirds of working Americans are concerned…