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Recap: Hire Intelligence with SSATB
At CS&A, we have a close relationship with SSATB, the Secondary School Admission Test Board. Yesterday, our own Ben Bolte and Jonathan Ball partnered with SSATB on a Professional Development...
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Travel Log: The Golden State, Part I
After our FORUM/San Francisco event this past Friday, we’re already missing the warm weather and attitudes of the Golden State. This fall, Aly visited 14 Bay Area schools. Here’s a log of her...
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Travel Log: The Golden State, Part II
Day Three AltSchool AltSchool is a startup school that has a lot of exciting things happening in terms of growth, innovation, and education. AltSchool is comprised of a group of microschools, with only...
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Missing Persons: Where are the Women in IS Leadership?
I don’t usually think much about Women’s History Month, because for me every month brings to mind some issue for women or girls. I have been passionate about opportunities for women since my days in...
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3 Hobbies That Could Get You Hired
Each year, the types of positions in highest demand at our client schools change with the times. As the concept of 21st century education continues to evolve, new positions and new areas of interest...
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#ISEdChat Tonight!
We’re delighted to be moderating tonight’s weekly independent school educators’ chat (#isedchat) at 9pm. We’ve facilitated discussion on this robust Twitter chat twice before, and we’re eager to hear...
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Technology’s New Voice: ATLIS
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS) national conference in San Francisco. ATLIS is an organization founded by Gabe...
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How Can a Board Deal with a Prune?
This may sound like a strange title for a blog, but the fact is that many of our school boards are faced with a Prune; and they don’t know what to do about it. Let me explain. When our youngest child...
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School of the Week: The Fenn School
School name/location/number of students/grade levels/year of founding: The Fenn School, 516 Monument Street, Concord, MA. 340 boys in grades 4-9. Founded in 1929 by Roger C. Fenn. Who is your school’s...
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School of the Week: Girls Preparatory School
School name/location/number of students/grade levels/year of founding: Girls Preparatory School, 600 students in grades 6-12, Founded in 1906. Image Credit: GPS Facebook GPS is located in beautiful...
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Teaching “Lifeworthy” Topics: Lessons from Learning & The Brain
Last week I had the honor of attending the 41st Learning & the Brain conference in NYC. Learning & the Brain provides conferences, professional development, and summer institutes on the latest...
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A 21st Century Strategic Plan
Five Year Strategic Plans are so “last century.” So why do we continue to do them? One—perhaps cynical, though quite truthful—answer is, “Because the process is so exhausting that it takes that many...
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School of the Week: Gilman School
School name/location/number of students/grade levels/year of founding: Gilman School Baltimore, Maryland 1,030 students, grades K-12 Founded in 1897 as this nation’s first country day school Additional...
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Boosting Teacher Retention: A How-To
Today we are pleased to welcome Noah Teitelbaum, Vice President of Instruction at Manhattan Prep, to The Puzzle. I manage the teachers for Manhattan Prep, a national test prep company. My team and I...
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Forget “School People:” Finding CFO Talent
As a generation of Business Managers and CFOs prepares to retire, smaller schools are faced with the prospect of finding the next generation of financial leadership. But where will they find the next...
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Summer Camp What?
If you’ve ever met me or even just walked by my office at Carney, Sandoe, you know right away that I love summer camps. One camp in particular, Kamp Kohut, stands above the others (my parents have...
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School of the Week: AltSchool
School name/location/number of students/grade levels/year of founding: AltSchool was founded in May of 2013 and opened its first classroom in San Francisco Image Credit: Alt School Facebook inSeptember...
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School of the Week: Emery/Weiner School
Image credit: Emery/Weiner Facebook School name/location/number of students/grade levels/year of founding: The Emery/Weiner School/Houston, Texas/471 students/6th – 12th grades/1978 Who is your...
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School of the Week: Linden Hall
School name/location/number of students/grade levels/year of founding: Linden Hall/Lititz, PA/200 students/Grades 6-12/Founded in 1746 – Oldest independent girls’ boarding and day school in the United...
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School of the Week: Colorado Academy
School name/location/number of students/grade levels/year of founding: Colorado Academy/ 3800 South Pierce Street – located in southwest Denver near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains/ 950 students/...
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