The value of your parochial school’s vision to your students, donors, and community determines the level of support your school will receive. […]
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Helping each of your Christian school’s stakeholders develop new capabilities will significantly improve your school’s sustainability. […] Your school’s principal could do much more if your board would do a little more of certain things. […] As a parochial school leader you can have a significant impact on your community. […] Effective leaders act. Sometimes it is necessary for thought to precede action; other times it is important for actions to precede thought. In both cases, everyone around the leader must provide support so that the leader will have the courage to act. […] Cliques can be good or bad. When they are good, they are very good for your career and the success of your parochial school. […] Every parochial school leader wishes they had a board filled with supremely passionate members but even that is insufficient to increase enrollment and school sustainability. […] Every mission statement promises something to the community. Ensuring a parochial school keeps its promises may be one of the more challenging tasks the school leader faces. […] As a Christian school leader, you have several interruptions each day. Someone wants you to answer a question immediately. They are driven by the long habit of providing quick answers to every client need or question. As the leader, you are also the chief strategist and guardian of the mission. A quick answer may slow your school down in the future as well as significantly increase costs, disrupt client services, and reduce sustainability. […] The path to greatness is different from any path the other parochial schools are on. Why is it important to step off the common path? […] |
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