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We’ll be at TABS in Boston (Nov. 30 to Dec. 2)
Look for Measuring Success (Table 70) at the upcoming conference for The Association of Boarding Schools in Boston. We look forward to discussing how big data can help your independent school.
New England: Strengthening the Enrollment Pipeline in Challenging Times
In this third in a series of white papers (click the image, left, to download a PDF), Dr. Harry Bloom, Measuring Success’ Senior Vice President of Client Solutions, looks at how independent schools in the New England region are faring relative to schools in other areas of the U.S. and Canada. In the paper, Dr. Bloom […]
Showing Clients How to Put the Metrics We Uncover to Actionable Use
I’m Danna Reuven, a senior analyst at Measuring Success. My job entails working with clients, their stakeholders, and (of course) their data. I grew up in California and went to school in the Midwest. I’ve always supported nonprofits, and in my undergraduate studies, I wanted to learn how nonprofits might […]
Net Assets: ‘Position of Strength -A Case Study in Strategic Sustainability Planning with Greenhill School’
By Dr. Harry Bloom An ambitious long-term planning effort is underway at Greenhill School in Dallas, which serves more than 1,300 students from prekindergarten through 12th grade. Is the school struggling? To the contrary, Greenhill is in a strong economic position by almost any measure. Its many advantages include small classes, a waiting […]
Mountain and Southwest: Strengthening the Lower School Enrollment Pipeline
In 2016, Measuring Success surveyed hundreds of independent schools across the United States and Canada to learn how tuition setting and enrollment outcomes differed regionally and based on underlying demographic factors — and determine what was working and what wasn’t. The results revealed dramatic differences in enrollment trends depending on […]
How Faith-Based Independent Schools Have Fared in the Post Recession Economy
Because faith-based independent schools make up a large component of the North American school landscape and are often mission driven to be accessible to a broad range of families, Measuring Success decided to study how well these schools are faring following the Great Recession of 2008-2009. The analysis drew upon […]
Top Five: How School Leadership Benefits from Simply Asking Parents
By Daniel Chiat, Vice President, Measuring Success Measuring Success has conducted more than 1,500 parent surveys at independent schools in every geographic corner of the United States and Canada. These surveys are specifically designed to assess the strength of the school through the eyes of the parent community. Parents who […]
Does Your School Have a Black Belt in Benchmarking? The Impact can be Transformational!
By Dr. Harry Bloom The world of independent schools is justifiably proud of its commitment to gathering and providing detailed comparative operating and financial benchmarking information to help guide their operations. Fulfilling this commitment takes a great deal of time and effort to ensure accuracy and apples-to-apples comparisons. In much […]
Overcoming Survey Fatigue to Get at the Good Data Your School Needs to Succeed
At Measuring Success, we’ve collected data from more than 1,500 independent schools since 2003. We use general questions that are common among cohorts — so that they can compare themselves to one another — but we also offer schools the ability to customize their surveys. Recently, a school admissions officer […]
The Independent and Jewish Day School Alumni Experience: What the Research Tells Us
By Dr. Harry Bloom, Senior Vice President of Client Solutions, Measuring Success. The alumni of independent schools are a vitally important resource for their alma maters. Their perspectives and testimony are important indicators of their schools’ value. Alumni are potent ambassadors to prospective new families and donors and important potential […]