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Webinar Recording: The Parent Feedback You Should Collect and Act On This Spring

Webinar Replay: The Parent Feedback You Should Collect and Act On This Spring In challenging times, collecting and acting on parent feedback only becomes more paramount. On April 6th, Measuring Success’ Vice President Daniel Chiat discussed how and why schools should be implementing surveys and collecting feedback about newly created […]

Using Data to Measure and Manage What Matters Most: Your School’s Perceived Value

Now, More Than Ever, It Is Vital to Measure and Manage What Matters Most: Your School’s Perceived Value Written by Dr. Harry Bloom, SVP of Client Solutions Heads of School manage many things. But, there is one vitally important factor that often remains undermanaged. Ultimately, it is the most important […]

New Weekly Webinars!

The Parent Feedback You Should Collect and Act On This Spring Monday April 6th at 2 PM Eastern: In challenging times, collecting and acting on parent feedback only becomes more paramount. Join us next week and learn about specific survey questions centered around the shift to distance learning that are […]

Lessons Learned from the Great Recession that Could Help Private Schools Today and Tomorrow

Written by Dr. Harry Bloom, SVP of Client Solutions While it is still unclear the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak will bring in its wake a painful recession, it is already apparent that it will cause financial hardship to many school families whose employment is at risk and to […]

IS YOUR SCHOOL LIVING BEYOND YOUR FAMILIES' MEANS? HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!

I recently visited a school to discuss strategies for engaging in a more proactive, data-driven recruitment effort. In the course of laying out the results of our research and analysis of who the prime target segments for the school should be, we raised a provocative question that the Headmaster acknowledged […]

Watch: Succeeding at Proactive Recruitment–What Heads of School Need to Know

Webinar recording: Succeeding at Proactive Recruitment–What Heads of School Need to Know On Wednesday, February 19th Measuring Success’ Dr. Harry Bloom was joined by Head of School Jonathan Eades (Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, TX) for a lively discussion centered on the questions Heads of School should ask of […]

Gain Insight Into Your Faculty's Experience to Improve School Climate

GAIN INSIGHT INTO YOUR FACULTY’S EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE Written by: Daniel Chiat, Vice President Independent school leadership commonly have some level of consternation when deciding to take an inward look at themselves by surveying key stakeholder groups. Opening itself up to constructive and even potentially negative feedback from […]

Want to Increase Enrollment? Restructure Enrollment Management Around Outcomes!

Webinar: Want to Increase Enrollment? Restructure Enrollment Management Around Outcomes! On January 30th, Dr. Harry Bloom (SVP of Client Solutions at Measuring Success)–joined by guest panelists Inez Odom (La Jolla Country Day School) and Geordie Mitchell (Buckingham, Browne, & Nichols School)–shared their thoughts on current enrollment trends and challenges faced by […]

LASSCA Schools: Increasing Enrollment By Increasing Your School’s Perceived Value

WEBINAR for LASSCA Schools: Increasing Enrollment By Increasing Your School’s Perceived Value On October 17th, Dr. Harry Bloom (SVP of Client Solutions at Measuring Success) was honored to address members of the LASSCA community. We give our many thanks to Mark Freund and LASSCA for the opportunity. You can watch […]

Webinar Recording: Optimizing Tuition Setting Through Strategic Benchmarking

WEBINAR RECORDING: Optimizing Tuition Setting Through Strategic Benchmarking Learn from the experience of St. John’s Preparatory School (Danvers, MA) which utilized comparative benchmarking and financial reengineering, with Measuring Success’ guidance, to moderate future tuition increases. The key outcome was the identification of over $9 million in long-term combined savings and […]