Prepare Your School’s Marketing Materials

Now that you’ve determined the three to five traits that make your school “remarkable,” or, perhaps, “distinctive,” in the minds […]

Enrollment Planning For NEXT YEAR Has Begun!

October 1st is a very important time for school administrators.  It’s the beginning of the next school year!  Not for […]

Have You Determined What Makes Your School “Remarkable?”

The school year is in full swing!  Remember when September was the month for parent nights so they could visit […]

What Makes Your School Not Just “Different,” But “Remarkable?”

Now that you know what your school’s strengths are, the next step is marketing them to the community. While that […]

Lead With Your Strengths…Or, More Correctly, Lead TO Your Strengths

Now that you’re aware of your school’s strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats and have reviewed your strengths again, it’s time […]

Refine Your School’s SOWTS Analysis

In last week’s Advancementality article, I mentioned the importance of having an SWOT or TOWS analysis, and encouraged you to […]

Where Are You Now, Where Do You Want To Be, and How Will You Get There?

In the most simplistic terms, these are the three steps involved in the strategic planning process.  The questions asked in […]

Share Ideas

  This week’s entry completes another round of the five aspects of Advancement, focusing on Development. It’s an easy one […]

“Your School’s Responsive Web Sites” Are Now “A Site and an App”

Publishing articles once a week about Advancement and “how it works,” I’ve found not only is a mind a terrible […]

“Systemicity”

One of my favorite recordings is “Synchronicity” by The Police.  It’s also a pretty cool feeling when synchronicity is recognized, […]