Professional Leadership

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Nurturing Resiliency, Leadership, and Self-Care in an Educator’s World Clouded by the Rise of Antisemitism

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Mental Health, Professional Leadership
In the aftermath of Covid and with the rise in antisemitism, violence and polarization, educators are at the forefront, juggling social, emotional

A Reflection on Prizmah’s Head of School Retreat

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Professional Leadership
At Prizmah’s recent Head of School Retreat, Lisa Coll, chair of Prizmah’s Board of Trustees shared with us, “It’s the hardest job

Yield vs. Effort: Improving Data Collection

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Professional Leadership, Research
Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), Greater Boston’s Federation, has long played the part of a central convener, grant maker, and thought leader for

United Against Fear: Galvanizing Support in Jewish Day Schools

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Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
In the face of a chilling declaration by Hamas, designating Friday, October 13, as a “Global Day of Jihad” and a “Day

Leading a Diverse Community During the War in Israel

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Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
Like many community Jewish day schools around the country, at Portland Jewish Academy (PJA) we don’t always have uniformity of opinion about

Head of School as Mourner-in-Chief

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Mental Health, Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
Tragic events, whether personal, national, or global, evoke responses which psychologists refer to as stages of grief (after Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s book On

Hayidion Articles

Adjusting Value Proposition to Meet the Needs of a School Community

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In a traditional Jewish day school model, an excellent Jewish education is the assumed value proposition; however, if families don’t value the

Shared Purpose and Mutual Responsibility in a Diverse Community

HaYidion Article
A few years ago, I attended a conference at a local non-Jewish independent school. On the walls of each classroom, I noticed

Re-energizing the Teaching Value Proposition

HaYidion Article
How can we retain mid-career teachers amid historic shifts in the educational labor market? When Marc, a mid-career teacher with a full

Professional Development to Promote a School's Value Proposition

HaYidion Article
Collectively across the country, Jewish day schools allocate numerous resources to attract new families and generous donors. Marketing campaigns often focus on

Tradition and Disruption

HaYidion Article
As Tevye sings in the opening bars of Fiddler on the Roof, “Tradition” has sustained the Jewish people for thousands of years

Leadership Transition and Institutional Memory

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When a school is experiencing a leadership change, the community can be pulled to one of two extremes. People can be so