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I have been so impressed with the determination, resilience and creativity of our day school community in attacking the challenge of returning to in-person instruction and/or providing the best-possible virtual learning. And...
Winston Churchill once said, ““Never let a good crisis go to waste.” We who work in the Jewish day school world are familiar with crises, both large and small. All of them offer opportunities to learn. Our particular crisis a...
Research Encounter series Daniella Presner Moshe Werthan Ilisa Cappell Alex Pomson Daniella Pressner and Moshe Werthan, head of school and board member at the Akiva School in Nashville, Tennessee, discuss their experiences of...
Healthy schools have thriving boards that invest in the lay-head partnership. Prizmah is dedicated to strengthening the capacity of our lay and professional school leaders, better equipping them to succeed in their roles to...
A substantial body of literature supports the claim that strong board leadership, and in particular, strong volunteer-professional partnerships, make a difference to the effectiveness of schools. This study seeks to...
Thousands of day school believers devote countless hours each year to board meetings and committee work, all of it with a passion for their school, all of it as volunteers. How can we make the most of this precious resource...
A Data Informed Framework for Board Leadership helps boards to identify the primary tasks of boards, the structures and practices that lead to healthy board governance and the capacities and dispositions of board leadership...
By Lise Applebaum It all started with the fires. Last fall, Los Angeles was ablaze with fires spreading perilously close to Milken Community School. We had lived versions of this scenario before; however, this time it was...
By Jonathan Weiss In July, I had the fortune of assuming the role of President of the Board for Hillel Torah, a Modern Orthodox Day School in Skokie, IL. Even in “normal” years, I imagine there’s a steep learning curve at the...