Successful schools have Heads of School who lead, manage, and accomplish partnered with Boards who direct, protect, and enable. How is this accomplished? In this webinar, our presenters will discuss an approach that will provide participants with a model geared to enhance the alignment of key influencers of independent schools, Heads and Boards. Learn more about how professional assessment of school influencers can check alignment; how to define and align school influencer roles; and, once discovered, how they provide points on staying aligned. This powerpoint introduction will lead way to questions and discussion providing answers that better drive effectiveness in schools.
“Culture eats strategy for lunch.” The Board President is uniquely positioned to create a culture that can allow a school to thrive. But it doesn’t happen automatically, and it doesn’t happen overnight. In this webinar, participants will explore three “key plays to call” in their role as leader of an Episcopal school board. Participants will also explore the elements of a successful president-head of school relationship and strategies to keep it on track. Bring your questions and be prepared to take the culture of your board to the next level!
Leading a parish school comes with a unique set of blessings and challenges! The complexity of governance in a parish day school model can include more than twenty-three different groups of stakeholders—all of whom have their own sets of priorities and perspectives—adding up to potentially thousands of people with intersecting, and sometimes conflicting, interests. Please join us to learn more about how to create and sustain effective parish-school partnerships.
Living into your school’s Episcopal identity is a critical strategic topic for heads of school. It’s hard work! Success in implementing the board’s vision for a school’s Episcopal identity is most often dependent on a highly-effective partnership between the head of school and the chaplain. Join us to hear from two successful partnerships and how they cultivate collaboration in this important work.
One of the most critical relationships in a school is the one between the head of school and the board chair. In fact, there is a correlation between the effectiveness and tenure of the board chair and the success of the head of school. Interested in learning more about how to develop and sustain effective leadership in your school through this key relationship? Join us for an interactive panel discussion about board chair tenure and education that will provide key strategies and resources.
Early childhood programs that exist in relationship to an Episcopal parish or other church entity have distinctive governance structures, whereby the vestry delegates to a school board—through bylaws—the governance of the school. Who should sit on the school board? How might they be selected? What authority is reserved by the vestry and what authority is delegated to the school board? When and by whom should bylaws be changed? NAES will offer an overview of common practices and current trends.
If your school is growing and it's time to expand your campus or fund a key new program or initiative, you may be considering a capital campaign. Join us to learn the seven "must haves" for your campaign to succeed.
