Blog Posts

Quick Tips for Maximizing Participation in Parent Surveys

At Measuring Success, we’ve been conducting parent, alumni, and student surveys since 2003. We know that independent schools use these surveys to improve program offerings, gain insights into parent perceptions, and learn what messaging turns a parent into a brand ambassador. But, a survey is only as good as the […]

Regional Enrollment Strategies for Independent Schools

In a series of white papers, Dr. Harry Bloom, Measuring Success’ Senior Vice President of Client Solutions looks at how independent schools in the six different regions are faring relative to peer schools in other areas of the U.S. and Canada. In the papers, Dr. Bloom shares emerging insights from Measuring Success’ fieldwork on how independent schools […]

Pacific Region Schools: Put the Focus on Lower School Enrollment

In this fourth 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 Pacific region are faring relative to schools in other areas of the U.S. and Canada. In the paper, Dr. Bloom shares […]

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 […]

The Special Sauce for Meaningfully Improving Parent Perceptions at Your School

By Daniel Chiat Vice President, Measuring Success The school year is almost to the halfway point (right? Can you believe it?). Your parents are now developing a solid, but not entirely unmalleable, belief system about your school. Through their own, and their child’s experiences, they are becoming more settled in […]

Lessons from TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools) Annual Conference

By Mark Cross CEO Measuring Success Measuring Success was proud to be an exhibitor at The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) conference in Boston last week. We not only met great people working to improve their schools, but we also learned of the problems they face and spoke with school […]

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 […]