What’s STAFF Advancement About?
Glad you asked!
Professional Development for education has always about ongoing learning to enhance teacher skills, knowledge and classroom effectiveness to improve student outcomes.
But schools today are faced with changes in technology, parental expectations and budgets that may not allow for expensive leadership classes, keeping school leaders content on doing things “the way they’ve always done them.”
Further, board members may question the changes that are imperative at this point in history, causing the school to be less responsive to parents, while educational leaders expect technology to do their work for them.
Helpful Resources
In addition to training and coaching services to assist in the systems thinking necessary to help your school grow and become sustainable, these books provide a foundation to some of the essential elements of faith-based school leadership.
Shift: A Strategy “Geared” to Solidify School Finances
This e-book challenges “The way we’ve always done it” mindset when it comes to setting tuition and offering payment plans to parents. If you’re still offering 10 payments as your school’s standard payment plan and posting your school’s tuition on your school’s website, it’s no wonder your school’s enrollment numbers maybe shrinking.
Retention: A Systems Approach to Growing Enrollment
When this book was first published, one school leader called it “The Bible” when it came to growing his school from 250 students to over 400 students. While the topic of retaining families in your school community is top of mind today, this is the text that started school leaders thinking about this issue over a decade ago.
Marketing: A 12-Step Plan To Increase Inquiries To Your School
Too many school leaders and board members think great marketing will increase school enrollment. It doesn’t. Great school marketing will increase the number of inquiries to your school. It’s then up to the admissions team to turn those inquiries into students in the seats through a great enrollment process.
Tools and Services to Facilitate Systems Thinking
This is the stuff they don’t teach you in preparing to be a school leader.
Presentations and Ideas for Your School’s Board
Today’s school board members shouldn’t just come up with ideas for you to implement.
Want to know about what its role actually is?
The STAFF System: The Heart of STAFF Advancement
These articles present an overview of the five systems at work in your school, and the five elements of each of the systems. If any of these twenty-five elements are not optimally performing, the metasystem (the system of the systems) of your school is in danger of failing. Visit The Blog to find out more about each of these systems.
Testimonials
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Working with Mike helped us to collect over 98% of tuition with less stress, much less time spent chasing families for money, and more time spent on development activities which has increased enrollment!
Jacqueline K – Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, PA
Mike provided exceptional service to St. Mary’s School as our primary interface for Tuition Management and Donor Management solutions. Beyond knowing the product inside and out and understanding what products would be a great fit for St. Mary’s School, Mike provides invaluable guidance and leadership relative to school advancement strategies. He is personable, credible and demonstrates high integrity. I would recommend Mike any day, over and over again!
Kristi W – St. Mary School, NY
I have had the pleasure of partnering with Mike on two separate occasions and with two different schools. Mike has always been quick to respond to questions and issues, precise in his solutions and understanding of our needs. What Mike promised us, he delivered! I would highly recommend partnering with Mike.
Keith C – St. John School, OH
Mike was a tremendous resource for our school as we improved our school’s grant and aid evaluation process. He knows his stuff, but he also knows “our” stuff – the world of private, independent education has unique needs and challenges, and Mike understands them thoroughly. He’s also just a joy to work with!
Kristi K – Independent Educational Consultant
There are three types of thinking. Most people master two – and that’s where today’s problems start.
Everyone today thinks that technology will do the work for them, or at least provide an answer to their questions. Most people want simplicity – and it’s been said that for every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
Linear Thinking
Best described as first/next.
Process Thinking
Best described as if/then.
Systems Thinking
Don’t think plan; think machine.
What are you waiting for?
Ready to take the next step? Let’s bring your vision to life! Explore our services and get in touch today for a consultation. Together, we’ll make it happen.
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