partnership

for the path ahead

Our Services

  • board education & support

    Elevate your school's governance through training, education, and hands-on support.

    - Board orientation and onboarding

    - Trainings, workshops, and other educational opportunities to help your board focus on strategic, future-focused thinking, and to learn more about independent school trends, great governance, legal issues, and risk management

    - Policy and document creation and review

    - Embedded leadership support for your new or returning board chair and trustees

    - Workshops designed to support the head of school and board chair relationship

  • crisis & change management

    Support your school and enhance community stability through crises and major transitions.

    - Crisis response, including safety-related issues through Approach's partnership with Joffe Emergency Services

    - Support through problems, dilemmas, and crises (both big and small) in the form of thought partnership, crisis communications support, and management services that track and address issues while liaising with internal and external parties involved to ensure clear communication and a cohesive approach

    - Partnership during expected and unexpected leadership transitions or major changes, including head of school and board chair departures

  • faculty & staff education

    Training sessions, workshops, and facilitated discussions on practical, important topics to empower and educate your team.

    - Boundaries (group and individual) and mandatory reporting obligations

    - Discrimination and harassment prevention

    - Exploring and preparing for the impact of geopolitical events on campus

  • leadership team development & support

    Support your leadership administration through on-call services throughout the year.

    - Ongoing thought partnership and support for problem-solving student and employee issues, as well as policy development and review.

    - Co-creation of meeting and training materials for leadership meetings and development, including case studies for group exercises

    - Training sessions and workshops to build team critical thinking skills around risk related topics

  • investigations & counseling

    Benefit from third-party investigative services for misconduct claims.

    - Student and employee misconduct claims

    - A student-centered approach to avoid exacerbating harm

    - Reduce bias allegations through use of a third party

  • public speaking & teaching

    Engage your conference or institute audience with a variety of interactive programs.

    - Topics include independent school trends, law, governance, crisis, and risk management

    - Case studies, partner and group exercises, and Q&A drive an interactive learning experience for conference attendees

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