For Board Chairs who will be stepping down from their board leadership role at the end of this year and Chair Elects - join this Chair Chat to discuss how Chairs can prepare for this important transition. What can departing Chairs do to make the learning curve for the Chair Elect easier? Discuss steps you […]

If you are a new board chair in the '22 - '23 year, join us for our New Chair Chats that will be facilitated conversations with experienced board chairs. Connect with other first year board chairs, discuss challenges you might be facing, and find support and guidance. We look forward to chatting with you! *Note […]

The health and wellness needs of students are unprecedented, and schools are struggling to support individual needs while tending to the needs of the whole community and determining what are the most effective interventions in managing student mental health. The nuances of how schools can/should meet those needs is complicated and, at times, depleting. We […]

In this Chair Chat, we will discuss effective ways to recruit, vet and develop candidates for board service.  We will have these conversations in three breakout rooms based on type of school  - elementary, day high school (including K-12)  and boarding school.   We recognize that the composition and culture of boards in each of these […]

Join us for this Chair Chat where we will discuss strategies to educate and coach trustees who behave like they are on a corporate, for-profit board. Well-intentioned trustees who have 'lots of board experience' in their professional lives often have difficulty adjusting to the culture and needs of an independent school board.  Expectations around the […]

If you will be assuming the role of Board Chair in 2023, this training is for you.  We have designed a program that will help you get off to a successful start in your new leadership role so that you can be a great leader to your board and an effective partner to your Head […]

If you are a new board chair in the '22 - '23 year, join us for our New Chair Chats that will be facilitated conversations with experienced board chairs. Connect with other first year board chairs, discuss challenges you might be facing, and find support and guidance. We look forward to chatting with you! *Note […]

Heads of School are different from Trustees in both predictable and surprising ways. In this session, you will learn how personality affects leadership style, including motivation, communication, and problem solving and how the fundamental differences between the personality of a Board Chair and a Head of School could be a problem or an asset. Using […]

One of the most important responsibilities of a board is to steward the school’s mission. And while boards may engage in a periodic mission review or revision process, very few have found effective ways to measure if their school is delivering on its mission. Many boards have begun to use dashboards to track progress towards […]

In this webinar Pete Commons, a lawyer who has helped negotiate hundreds of Head of School employment agreements, will share his perspective on how Board Chairs and Heads can work to find a fair agreement that provides support for Heads and security for schools. He will provide guidance for Board Chairs on timing, approach, perspectives, […]