Letting Go: The Current Head’s Role in the Search Process and Moving On Carole Everett | February 15, 2025 The search for a new Head of School is one of the most pivotal moments in the life of a school. For the outgoing Head, it can be a time of mixed emotions: pride in the… Continue reading Letting Go: The Current Head’s Role in the Search Process and Moving On
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Educators Collaborative to Welcome Mark Crotty as New Partner
Welcome Mark Crotty as New Partner Alex Maegdlin | Feburary 21, 2025 Educators Collaborative LLC will welcome Mark Crotty as the newest member of the company’s impressive roster of partners in Summer 2025, along with Percy L. Abram, Ph.D. Mark is finishing his sixth year as the Executive Director of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools,… Continue reading Educators Collaborative to Welcome Mark Crotty as New Partner
Weaving Community
Weaving Community André Withers | January 16, 2025 Many school heads struggle to hold their school communities together, given polarization and the shifting commitment to DEI, growing ideological divides, and the perception that we have little in common with those who might vote or worship differently than we do. “Wedge issues,” as I like to call… Continue reading Weaving Community
Educators Collaborative to Welcome Percy L. Abram, Ph.D. as New Partner
Welcome Percy L. Abram, Ph.D. as New Partner Seasoned Independent School Professional & Sought after Board Member will Join Leading Strategy & Search firm Alex Maegdlin | November 10, 2024 Educators Collaborative LLC, a leading strategy and search firm supporting independent schools, will welcome Percy L. Abram, Ph.D. as the newest member of the company’s impressive… Continue reading Educators Collaborative to Welcome Percy L. Abram, Ph.D. as New Partner
Courageous Conversations
Courageous Conversations Tracy Bennett | November 10, 2024 “These are hard conversations.” This has been a somewhat constant refrain over the past few weeks in my conversations with school leaders—heads and trustees—as the school year marches on and we grapple with the aftermath of a divisive election. They are tackling issues such as: How do… Continue reading Courageous Conversations
Parenting is a Team Sport
Parenting is a Team Sport Tracy Bennett | October 30, 2024 Admiring the vibrant fall colors of New England on a recent walk, I listened to a NYT Daily podcast, The Parents Aren’t All Right. Spurred by the recent advisory from Dr. Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General, about the state of stress and mental health… Continue reading Parenting is a Team Sport
Meaningful and Lasting Relationships With Schools
Meaningful and Lasting Relationships With Schools Sally Mixsell | May 18, 2024 In the shifting landscape of independent secondary school education, Educators Collaborative partners are ready to respond to the myriad needs of schools. We love what we do. As EC partners, we regularly exchange information with one another about our ongoing searches identifying patterns… Continue reading Meaningful and Lasting Relationships With Schools
Succession Planning to Set Schools Up for Long-Term Success
Succession Planning to Set Schools Up for Long-Term Success André Withers | May 22, 2024 This article appeared as “Down the Line” in the Spring 2024 issue of Independent School. In the spring of 2021, Dan Vorenberg, head of school at Mirman School (CA), began a purposeful conversation with the board chair about his plans… Continue reading Succession Planning to Set Schools Up for Long-Term Success
Top Three Attributes of a Successful School Leader
Top Three Attributes of a Successful School Leader Brenda Hamm | May 25, 2024 A quick search for “attributes of a successful educational leader” produces a plethora of sites to check out. Each provides a list of attributes. Regardless if the site is Pinterest (yep!), or a respected academic organization’s website, or something in between,… Continue reading Top Three Attributes of a Successful School Leader
Hold on to Your Head!
Hold on to Your Head! George Sanderson | January 08, 2024 The shorter average tenure of heads of school in recent years has been well documented – both anecdotally and in data collected by NAIS. While this trend may have short-term benefits for the business of firms such as Educators Collaborative, shorter tenures result in… Continue reading Hold on to Your Head!
