Tag: Information
The Emerging Science of Independent School Enrollment Growth
By Dr. Harry Bloom, Senior Vice President, Measuring Success “For the first time in years, I have a clear pathway to enrollment growth,” said the Head of School at an independent day school after reviewing a draft strategic recruitment and retention plan from Measuring Success. About a week later, I […]
June Webinar Series on Enrollment
Join Measuring Success for two upcoming webinars. The first webinar, on Tuesday, June 12 will present an overview of new technologies and techniques for growing your enrollment pipeline using targeted prospect lists. Join CEO Mark Cross and Project Manager Ellie Levine for “Filling Your School’s Empty Seats Using a Targeted […]
The Data Always Tells a Story
By Patrick Zoccali, Senior Data Analyst In working with independent schools, faith-based organizations, and nonprofits, it has been enlightening to see how data always tells the story of how a given institution is performing. As a senior data analyst at Measuring Success, one of my jobs is to look at […]
Using Data Analytics to Find Prospective Families that Resemble Your Current Parents
Measuring Success Offers Highly Targeted (Data-Driven) Prospect Lists to Jewish Day Schools By Mark Cross, CEO It is the time of year for independent school admissions professionals to be finalizing the details of who will be enrolling for the 2018-2019 school year. But, what if you have empty seats to fill? Do […]
CASE STUDY: Helping a Chicago Social Services Agency Create a Plan for a Sustainable Future
Keshet is a faith-based organization that provides a wide range of services for children and adults with intellectual challenges. They found themselves in need of a strategic planning process because they had a surplus of ideas and clients, but lacked the management and governance structures to keep pace with the […]
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 […]
Big Data: Strengthening a Congregation
Utilizing data-driven benchmarking to sustain and grow your flock By Dr. Harry Bloom Studies show that participation in organized religion in North America has been on the decline in recent years. While research indicates that Americans’ involvement has decreased, studies simultaneously show that a majority of congregations consider themselves to […]
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 […]