The first few months of the school year can set the tone for new families, either affirming their choice or making them question it. Often, initial outreach and support efforts wane as the school year progresses. To ensure your new families remain engaged and feel welcomed, here are some...

We're going to talk about the one email that you need to send every month to your community. And when I'm talking community, I'm talking about your admissions list, your summer camp list, your parents, your grandparents, and your donors. Everyone, okay.

And the goal of this one email is to...

Grandparents. Now, why grandparents? Well, grandparents are such an important part of our independent school community. I mean, think of how many grandparents really want to be involved in their grandchildren's lives. In addition, how many are helping out with tuition or supporting families in...

If I could come up with a catchy way to smush Retention + October together (Retentober? Octention?) I would. But nothing magical came to me.  ‍

Although retention should be a year-round effort, I feel like the official hard-core kick-off should be in October. If school started in...

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During this time of year, there's a lot that's unfolding - fundraising, annual funds, admissions events, open houses, and everything in between. We often forget that when we're planning out these seasons, we also have to plan out strategic connections

Because of the chaos of invites,...