Institutional Strategy

The school balances continuity with agility. The school considers long-term trends, measures the effectiveness of current initiatives, and seizes short-term opportunities when appropriate.

  • How to Create an Enrollment Management Strategic Plan [Ep.108]

    How to Create an Enrollment Management Strategic Plan [Ep.108]

    A conversation with Josh Clark.

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  • You Can’t Change What You Don’t Measure: Social and Emotional Health in Children

    You Can’t Change What You Don’t Measure: Social and Emotional Health in Children

    Hiring a dedicated Director of Institutional Research is not for every school. But, every school can start taking advantage of the data they already have to better serve their students!

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  • How Should the Board Engage With Enrollment Management? [S1.E12]

    How Should the Board Engage With Enrollment Management? [S1.E12]

    A conversation with Michael Gary and Rohan Arjun.

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  • How COVID-19 Has Affected the Demographics of Enrollment [Ep. 106]

    How COVID-19 Has Affected the Demographics of Enrollment [Ep. 106]

    A conversation with Professor Nathan Grawe.

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  • How do schools quantify the seemingly “unquantifiable”? [S1.E11]

    How do schools quantify the seemingly “unquantifiable”? [S1.E11]

    A conversation with Eric Heilman.

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  • It's Time for a Tuition Reset: Two Schools Share Their Stories [Ep. 105]

    It's Time for a Tuition Reset: Two Schools Share Their Stories [Ep. 105]

    A conversation with Julie Anderson, Sara Lynn Leavenworth, and Kevin Folan.

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  • The Strategic Enrollment Management Spectrum

    The Strategic Enrollment Management Spectrum

    Explore the seven levers of the enrollment spectrum and consider how they work together to contribute to your enrollment success.

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  • When should a school compete and when should it collaborate? [S1.E8]

    When should a school compete and when should it collaborate? [S1.E8]

    A conversation with Debra Wilson and Darryl Ford.

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  • Marketing Reports to Enrollment Management at Woodward Academy [Ep.100]

    Marketing Reports to Enrollment Management at Woodward Academy [Ep.100]

    A conversation with Nija Meyer.

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  • How We Launched a Transitional Kindergarten Program in May (and filled it in 21 days) [Ep.99]

    How We Launched a Transitional Kindergarten Program in May (and filled it in 21 days) [Ep.99]

    A conversation with Laurel Baker Tew & Mark McKee.

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  • What is the purpose of Independent School? [S1.E4]

    What is the purpose of Independent School? [S1.E4]

    A continued conversation with John Gulla.

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  • How do we avoid blind hope and make the tough calls? [S1.E3]

    How do we avoid blind hope and make the tough calls? [S1.E3]

    A conversation with John Gulla.

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  • Will we snap back and forget the lessons we’ve learned? [S1.E2]

    Will we snap back and forget the lessons we’ve learned? [S1.E2]

    A conversation with Heather Hoerle and Jeff Shields.

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  • Addressing Impossible Questions [Ep.95]

    Addressing Impossible Questions [Ep.95]

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  • What do we do when we're asked an impossible question? [S1.E1]

    What do we do when we're asked an impossible question? [S1.E1]

    A conversation with hosts Hans Mundahl & Ari Betof.

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  • Managing Change in Independent Schools [Ep.94]

    Managing Change in Independent Schools [Ep.94]

    A Conversation with Dr. Mary Halpin Carter and Tom Olverson

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  • Let's Redesign the External Functions of the School [Ep.92]

    Let's Redesign the External Functions of the School [Ep.92]

    A conversation with Jennifer Hillen and Ann Snyder

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  • The Ride to Independent Schools 2020-2021 [Ep.90]

    The Ride to Independent Schools 2020-2021 [Ep.90]

    A conversation with Chuck English

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  • The Biggest Problems to Solve [Ep.89]

    The Biggest Problems to Solve [Ep.89]

    A conversation with John Gulla and Grant Lichtman.

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  • Thoughtful, Agile & Intentional: Independent Schools and COVID-19 [Ep.86]

    Thoughtful, Agile & Intentional: Independent Schools and COVID-19 [Ep.86]

    A conversation with John Katzman.

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