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Independent School Executive Forum Resource Hub
EAB helps heads of school meet their most pressing challenges and evolve their institutions into the future. Explore the Independent School Executive Forum Resource Hub for all the events, tools, and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.
Don’t have an eab.com account? Everyone working for a school with an Independent School Executive Forum partnership can create an account to access partner-only resources. Learn how to set up an account in our blog post.
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Toolkits
- The Head’s Transition Playbook: Use our guidance and tools to ensure a smooth transition from one head of school to the next.
- Optimize K-12 Programming for Today’s Parents: Learn how to assess the scope and effectiveness of your current parent programming, design new offerings where needed, and continually integrate parent feedback to provide programming that is comprehensive and relevant.
- Teacher Morale-Booster Compendium: This toolkit outlines six threat areas to teacher morale and provides strategies K-12 leaders can implement to combat these threats.
- Guide for Mental Health Management in K-12 Schools: Discover a structured approach for improving mental health supports in schools.
Audits
- Giving Pages Optimization Audit for Independent Schools: Use this service to request an audit of your independent school’s advancement pages. EAB experts will provide feedback to help you optimize your pages for maximum online giving.
- Employment website audit for independent schools: To find best-fit faculty and staff in a tight job market, EAB’s independent school employment page audit identifies areas for improvement based on what today’s candidates seek.
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Building a Culture of Civility: Essential Preparation for the Upcoming Election
Independent schools are facing unprecedented levels of tension on campus. Addressing these tensions is crucial for fostering an inclusive, supportive environment, upholding their mission and values, and ensuring stability by reducing campus flashpoints.
Cohort
Professional Development Series for Independent School Leaders: Mastering the Essentials of Strategic Thinking and Change Leadership
Research shows that strategic thinking and strong interpersonal skills are the difference-makers for effective school leadership. However, leadership programs rarely teach candidates to craft effective strategies and lead change. EAB's 4-part professional development series is designed to help existing and aspiring school leaders develop world-class strategic thinking and change leadership skills to apply these skills to today's most pressing challenges in their schools.
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2024 Executive Roundtable for Independent School Heads
Save the date for the 2024 Independent School Roundtable for Heads of School!
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Cohort
Building a Culture of Civility: Essential Preparation for the Upcoming Election
Independent schools are facing unprecedented levels of tension on campus. Addressing these tensions is crucial for fostering an inclusive, supportive environment, upholding their mission and values, and ensuring stability by reducing campus flashpoints.
Webinar
The 2024 Voice of the Head of School Survey Findings: Top Insights To Inform Your Work for the Year Ahead
This survey provides unique insight into the role of the headship. Findings help inform the work of the head of school for the upcoming academic year, as well as inform key independent school challenges that EAB will explore throughout our research in 2024.
Webinar
Generative AI Taskforce 101
Join EAB experts for an introductory 101 session on how independent school leaders can establish a Generative Al Taskforce at their institution. This crash course will provide a comprehensive overview of the topics and resources provided throughout the GenAl Taskforce Collaborative.
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Giving Pages Optimization Audit for Independent Schools
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Employment website audit for independent schools
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The AI Playbook for District Leaders
The AI Playbook for District Leaders breaks down three priorities every district should focus on to address AI…
District Leadership Forum
Research Report
K-8 Computer Science and Engineering Programs
Learn how school districts teach, implement, and measure outcomes of computer science and engineering programs to younger students.
District Leadership Forum
Research Report
2024 Voice of the Head of School Survey Executive Brief
Explore the results from EAB's 2024 Voice of the Head of School Survey and discover what 80+ leaders…
Independent School Executive Forum
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Compendium of AI Applications in Higher Education
This compendium serves as a reference book of generative AI applications designed to help higher education leaders begin…
Strategic Advisory Services
Resource Center
Creating Conditions for Positive Student Behavior Resource Center
Use the student behavior resource center to enhance your existing behavior management approach or identify new practices to…
District Leadership Forum
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Messaging Your Independent School’s Value Proposition
This tool guides schools to articulate their value to prospective families using questions aimed at two groups of…
Independent School Executive Forum
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Mitigate Learning Loss with the Science of Reading
There is an alarming disconnect between what scientific research recommends for reading instruction and what happens in the…
District Leadership Forum
Research Report
The Impacts of Screen Time on K-12 Students
This report presents research findings and recommendations pertaining to the impacts of screen time on K-12 students, both…
District Leadership Forum
Research Report
Middle School Math Instruction
This report highlights impactful learning strategies and activities to identify opportunities for improving middle school math instruction.
District Leadership Forum
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Four essential conditions to encourage positive student behavior
Student behavior continues to be a pressing challenge for school districts. A recent EAB survey confirms the severity…
K-12 District Leadership Blog
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How to craft an AI acceptable use policy to protect your campus today
Create a generative AI acceptable use policy to educate your campus about AI tools and establish terms of…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
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Is your district adequately preparing students for a future with AI?
Learn how K-12 school districts can prepare students for a future with generative AI and how to navigate…
K-12 District Leadership Blog