How the Pandemic is Causing Heads to Reimagine Independent Schools

Based on our Reimagine Independent Schools survey, we've outlined how heads can respond to the successes and new opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resource How the Pandemic is Causing Heads to Reimagine Independent Schools Results from our survey of 80+ independent school leaders

EAB recently conducted the Reimagine Independent Schools survey in response to the remarkable agility and innovation demonstrated by our Independent School Executive Forum partners during the pandemic.

Below are three key observations from the survey results and our recommendations for how schools can respond to the successes, challenges, and new opportunities presented by the COVID-19 crisis as they evolve into a post-vaccine world:

Heads of school still struggle with innovation Leaders are split on whether to embrace virtual opportunities going forward Remote events will need to be balanced with in-person community building More takeaways from the survey

Discover two key areas of development for independent schools amid COVID-19 recovery.

explore the findings Heads of school still struggle with innovation

Of the 73 heads of school that responded to this question, 12 reported that they continue to struggle in adopting an innovative mindset. For example, many heads hesitate to continue integrating technology into their student and community experience (case in point: a mere 21% want to offer virtual advancement events, in spite of their success at many schools). As tempting as it is to return to pre-COVID normalcy, the integration of technology in the world of education is likely here to stay.

"Many are still afraid of change. Even as we have done nothing but change and adapt over the course of the last 11 months, folks still hold onto what used to be."

Head of School Co-Ed…