Life for school administrators grows ever more complex. Expectations—academic, social, behavioral—continue to rise, while enrollment, hiring, and morale face growing pressures. Partnering with parents has become more challenging than ever.
In this intimate, highly interactive setting, participants will engage with peers to exchange ideas, share experiences, and explore strategies for navigating these demands.
Nationally renowned independent school psychologists Rob Evans and Michael Thompson will guide participants through key dilemmas facing schools today, offering practical tools to help leaders sharpen their skills, stay energized, and respond constructively to tough challenges.
What you’ll practice:
- Setting boundaries while preserving rapport
- Delivering feedback that fuels growth
- Dealing with difficult parents
- Self-management: staying steady under pressure and avoiding burnout
Sessions
- How Is Your School Coping With the New Normal?
- Classic Dilemmas in Middle Management
- Changing Voice, Changing Perspective
- Hopes & Fears I: Working With Today’s Independent School Parents
- Hopes & Fears II: Tool Kits for Tough Cases
- Managing Change From the Middle
- Staying Put or Moving Up: What’s the Right Job for Me?
"Michael and Rob are excellent. Their way of seeing us, their wealth of knowledge, and their experience are one of a kind."
