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. The two-part series was a collaborative effort building on the success of Independent…

Mission & Data is thrilled to announce that Cliff Kling, JD, will join the firm in the role of Senior Executive Compensation and Leadership Strategist at the conclusion of his tenure as President of Gulliver Preparatory School in June 2024. Cliff will lead a new practice area for the firm…

Author: Mike Kegler, Senior Data Architecture and Visualization Consultant Mission & Data In my last article, I talked about strategies for collecting data “outside of typical areas like enrollment, billing, and fundraising.” But what about the data in those core systems? Can one assume that just because it’s in an…

Mission & Data Blog Guest Contributor: Gretchen Warner Head of School at The Madeira School (McLean, VA) & Head of School Elect at The Overlake School (Redmond, WA) Great schools are vibrant, highly relational communities. There is innate balance between the institution and the individuals involved. As a result, it…

Author: Mike Kegler, Senior Data Architecture and Visualization Consultant Mission & Data Many institutions understand the value of data when it comes to realizing their mission. Fewer have a practical plan for how to collect data outside of typical areas like enrollment, billing, and fundraising. If leaders are mindful of…

Guest Contributor: Gretchen Warner, Head of School at The Madeira School During a recent Zoom call with approximately 60 heads of independent schools, an informal survey indicated that two thirds were experiencing mid-year teacher departures, again. We individually and collectively lamented that schools are experiencing this now in ways never…

The Enrollment Management Association (EMA) recently launched The 2023 State of the Independent School Industry Report (SOTI). Since 2021, Mission & Data has served as EMA’s strategic data partner. SOTI is EMA’s flagship research project providing a snapshot of the independent school enrollment management industry approximately every three years. Mission…

At the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools Annual Conference 2023 in Grand Rapids, Mich., Dr. Sarah Enterline and Josh Berberian were presented with the “first ever CIRIS Award” by Executive Director of the Center for Institutional Research in Independent Schools Eric Heilman. Enterline and Berberian accepted the award…