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UPCOMING WEBINARS

Reimagine HR in Your School: Adopting a "People First" Approach

Wednesday, November 12
12:00-1:00 p.m. ET/9:00-10:00 a.m. PT

Independent schools are facing unprecedented challenges—teacher shortages, burnout, and the urgent need to attract and retain top talent. Traditional HR, too often viewed as administrative and disconnected, is no longer enough.

Join Lindsay Glogower, Senior HR Consultant at People Function and former Director of People Operations and Talent Development at The Pingry School, for a dynamic session on how adopting a People First approach can professionalize, prioritize, and demystify your HR practice. You’ll explore how strategic People Operations can elevate faculty engagement, strengthen retention, and create a thriving workplace culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to do their best work.

Walk away with actionable frameworks, practical strategies, and a renewed vision of HR as a trusted strategic partner in advancing your school’s mission.

AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

Interested in watching one of these session on demand? Contact Jen Evers for a link.

2024-2025 Trend Report: What Kept Independent School Leaders Up at Night Last Year and What Can You Learn From Their Experiences?

The landscape that independent school heads are navigating today is more complex than ever. Trust is your school’s biggest non-financial asset and must be carefully safeguarded. Doing what is necessary to ensure that your board and your leadership team are prepared and equipped to respond swiftly, effectively, and compassionately–and reestablish trust–when you are faced with a crisis can feel overwhelming.

 

For the last 25 years The Jane Group has supported hundreds of independent schools across the country and the world with crisis response and communications. Join The Jane Group CEO Jim Hulbert and Senior Consultant Kim Newsome for a lively and informative webinar during which they will share issues and outcomes that schools have managed. They will share what is on the horizon, including leadership transitions, institutional changes, societal and political issues, statements and more. Presenters will also share how to mitigate risk, how to manage the impact on your school and the importance of building your trust bank. While there is no magic wand, there are steps schools can take now to prepare. There will be real (anonymized) case studies and interactive dialogue.  

The Role of the Head in an Asking Conversation: How to Close Gifts Organically and Smoothly

Current and aspiring school leaders: is "making the ask" a fundraising fear? In this webinar, you will discover how Heads of School can transform awkward solicitations into inspiring conversations!

Presenters share how you can use your unique leadership position to:
 

  • Lead donor conversations that naturally flow toward enthusiastic and joyous giving

  • Ask powerful questions that connect donors' values with your school's vision

  • Recognize the perfect moment to present the opportunity

  • Partner effectively with development staff for maximum impact

 

Leave with specific techniques and renewed confidence to secure those transformative gifts your school deserves. When Heads master the art of the ask, extraordinary things happen!

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Presenters: Gail Perry, Founder & President, and Dr. Kathryn Gamble, VP of Client Advancement, Gail Perry Group​

Middle Level Leadership Development

There is a growing and troubling leadership crisis impacting education worldwide. Simply put, teachers are increasingly reluctant to step into leadership roles, and those who do are not being set up for success. In this exclusive webinar, Sarah Prevette and Sandra Nagy from Future Design School unpack action research from the latest edition of the Future of Education Report, demystify the emerging trend of middle level leadership development in K-12 schools, and provide actionable strategies, look-fors, and tools for Heads Network members.

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Click here for a PDF summarizing the webinar.

Seeing Through the Glass Cliff

This session offers an overview of the presenters' own empirical research on the glass cliff phenomenon among women heads of school, as well as broader information drawn from current research about women’s pathways to school leadership and the hazards of those leadership roles. The presenters introduce and define key terms and processes; that is, they discuss the differences—for example—between policy and practice, as well as why this distinction is important to diversifying school leadership. The session also includes the perspective of a seasoned hiring expert.

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Presenters: Lauren Bailes, PhD, Associate Professor, Program Coordinator, EdD in Educational Leadership, University of Delaware School of Education; Tom Hudnut, Search Consultant, RG175; and Sarah Odell, PhD, Dean of Faculty, San Francisco University High School

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