Most Popular Independent Ideas Blogs of 2017

December 18, 2017

By Ari Pinkus

This year, Independent Ideas blog authors have chronicled much progress in the independent school community, including leadership journeys, school culture improvements, character assessment advances, financial turnarounds, and more. Here are the most-viewed posts of 2017.
 
  1. How School Leaders Make Decisions About Tuition and Compensation
  2. Research and Strategies from Challenge Success: Spotlight on Woodside Priory School
  3. A Double Fortnight's Summer Reading from Independent School’s Books Columnist
  4. How Does Technology Affect Teen Health and Well-Being?
  5. Independent Schools Come Together to Build a New High School Transcript
  6. A Millennial’s View: How to Transform Independent Schools into Modern Workplaces
  7. The Root of Watershed School’s Turnaround: Redesigning the Customer Experience
  8. Key Enrollment Trends: How Small Schools Are Faring
  9. How an Entrenched College Admission System Is Evolving to Consider Character  
  10. At Winsor School, the Student-Teacher Relationship Drives Academic Support
  11. Seven Red Flags in the Business Office — and How to Avoid Them
  12. Beyond the Open House: How Schools Make Parent Engagement Fun and Effective
  13. Follow the Journey: Making Communications Decisions Less Daunting, More Effective
  14. My Headship Journey: Moving from Strategic Planning to Collective Action
  15. Digital Citizenship and Social-Emotional Skills Are Inseparable
  16. How Racial Affinity Groups Saved My Life
  17. Eight Things to Know Before Fundraising for Major Gifts
  18. Our Design Thinking Year: Faculty Sharpen Skills and Tackle Student Concerns 
  19. Five School Leadership Lessons I Learned from the Seat of My Bicycle
  20. Transforming Our World Through the Lens of Gen Z
 
Which blog posts resonated with you this year? Tell us in the comments.
 
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Ari Pinkus

Ari Pinkus is a former digital editor and producer at NAIS.