EAB Research
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.
Our Most Popular Service Offerings
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.
Past Events
See All Past Events
Roundtable
Virtual Executive Roundtable for Independent School Heads
Missed this year's in-person executive roundtable? Don't worry! Fall is a busy time, and we want to ensure every team has access to the latest insights from EAB's newest studies: Becoming the School of Choice in a New Era of Opportunity and Fostering Student Wellness: Prioritizing Mental Health in Independent Schools.
Roundtable
2024 Executive Roundtable for Independent School Heads
Save the date for the 2024 Independent School Roundtable for Heads of School!
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.
Partner Services
See All Partner Services
Partner Service
Right Sizing Your Campaigns for Today’s Fundraising Environment
Partner Service
Faculty Morale Collaborative for Independent Schools
Research and Insights
See All Research
Filter by
Tool
Strategic Initiative Planning Checklist for District Leaders
Use this resource to strengthen your K-12 strategic initiative planning and drive more meaningful outcomes in your district.
District Leadership Forum
Infographic
Power Up Your Strategic Initiatives
District leaders are trying to achieve a long list of ambitious goals, from improving math scores and getting…
Research Report
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
Tool
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
Tool
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
Infographic
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
Blogs
See All Blogs
Blog
Building systems for principal success: 3 key lessons for district leadership
It’s no secret that effective principals lead to better student outcomes and happier teachers. High-performing principals tend to…
K-12 District Leadership Blog
Blog
Student readiness is this generation’s defining challenge. Solving it will require true collaboration.
Recently, colleagues across EAB (me included) have become increasingly concerned about what we perceive to be this decade’s…
Student Success Blog
Blog
How to get further, faster: the eight hallmarks of successful strategic initiatives
Today’s district leaders face many pressing challenges, from low early literacy rates and chronic absenteeism to student mental…
K-12 District Leadership Blog