Q&A With Independent School Expert Holly Elkins
This month, we talk with Holly Elkins, who leads Presentation High School, an all-girls’ Catholic high school in San Jose, Ca., about how best to lead during challenging times, such as COVID-19. Holly shares three specific tips for fellow Heads of Schools on...
Leaders on Leading: Sister Patricia McCarron, Headmistress, Notre Dame Preparatory School
This month, Kalix Marketing talks to Sister Patricia McCarron, SSND, Ph.D., Headmistress of Notre Dame Preparatory School, an all-girls Catholic school near Baltimore, Maryland. Kalix: What is the most important leadership quality for a head of school? Sister Patricia...
Educational Leadership Lessons with Neil Mufson, Headmaster, The Country School
This month, we chat with Neil Mufson, longtime headmaster at The Country School, a coed, K-8 school in Easton, Md. Kalix: What is the most important leadership lesson you learned first as a classroom teacher that prepared you to be a head of school? Neil Mufson: The...
How to Hire Non-Profit Marketing Experts from the For-Profit World
You want to hire the best marketing and communications professionals you can. That’s a given. But it’s not always a given that those people are already working at an independent school. To help schools think outside the recruitment box, Kalix spoke with Amy John,...
6 Do’s and Don’ts for Faculty and Staff Recruiting in December
For most independent schools, the end of the school year, not the end of the calendar year, is the focus. But December is prime time to make a list and check it twice when it comes to recruitment and retention of faculty and staff. Kalix spoke with its newest...President’s Notes
Read the latest from Kalix President Jonathan Oleisky.
