The Propeller

Last month I wrote about The Hidden Economics of Independent Schools and had no idea it would gain so much traction. Given that, I decided this month to do a bit more digging into school finances by taking a look at auxiliary programs. Ross writes about how he often finds himself in conversation with school leaders about identifying what should never change about a school, letting go of that which is no longer serving a school well, and allowing and sometimes pushing change even before a school is fully ready to metabolize it. While Emily Charton, Head of the Rashi School, shares an innovative approach she used to help her board understand the complexity of programmatic decision-making. Bridget Johnson and David Torcoletti tackle the challenges facing Deans of Students and why in many ways they are the Dean of Everybody. For those guiding departing students through bittersweet end-of-year emotions, our team recommends reading Better Mad Than Sad. Plus, we introduce the newest member of the Elevate Team.