Leadership Part II: What best prepared you to be a head of school?
Posted Monday Nov 22 2010, at 02:42PM by Admin IT |
Categories: Featured, Heads of School, Leadership |
Tags: Administrators, Boards, Faculty, Head of school, Independent schools, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Professional development
What best prepared you to be a head of school?
- The breadth and depth of my various previous independent school positions.
- A mentor relationship.
- Being given the opportunity to learn about aspects of independent schools not directly related to my position at the time.
Leadership: What surprised you most about being a head of school?
Posted Monday Aug 23 2010, at 03:21PM by Jane |
Categories: Heads of School, Leadership |
Tags: Boards, Head of school, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Professional development
A group of heads of schools who began tenures in July 2008 shared their responses to the question above. The answers below are reflective of common themes offered in those responses.
- Everyone wants something. Balancing the needs/wants of the various constituent groups is crucial. Also that the head’s primary work with the board...
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