Propelling Heads of School Toward Enrollment Success!
Now in its third year EMA's Heads Institute has a proven track record of propelling heads to enrollment success.
- You know you need to deliver on your school's mission while staying under budget and balancing the needs of faculty, students, parents, and alumni.
- But your job is more complex than ever. In the last few years, you've seen seismic shifts in how parents shop for independent schools and what they value.
- You've also reckoned with an increased awareness of racial injustice and with disruptions caused by COVID-19.
EMA's Heads Institute is here to help!
EMA's Heads Institute will help you learn proven strategies to partner with your board, enrollment leader, and DEI leader to create a more equitable and financially sustainable school.
Ready to Create More Sustainable Enrollment?
Keynote Speaker
Join Dr. Robert Livingston for an engaging and actionable dialog about how seeking and speaking the truth about racism can radically transform your school.
Dr. Robert Livingston is a social psychologist and one of the nation’s leading experts on the science underlying bias and racism. For two decades, he has served as a diversity consultant to scores of Fortune 500 companies, public-sector agencies, and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining the Harvard Kennedy School in 2015, he held professorships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and the University of Sussex. His book The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations is out now.
What is Included
All attendees will benefit from a dynamic online program covering:
- A framework for promoting racial equity in your school which will help ensure your whole community is positively engaged.
- Tools, insight, and data to adopt a strategic approach to enrollment management for a more sustainable and equitable school revenue model.
- New, innovative, and actionable practices shared by the heads of school who implemented them.
You will also receive a Digital Content Pack including session recordings provided both as a videos and a private podcast stream available for listening on your phone or another device as well as curated resources from our expert facilitators
Learn Why These Heads Attended!
Ready to start transforming your school?
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11:00 AM | Opening Keynote | Fireside Chat with Dr. Robert Livingston Join the award-winning author of How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace and The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations for a lively fireside chat with actionable insight you can apply to your school. This session was available only to live attendees during the Heads Institute. To listen to a similar conversation we had with Dr. Livingston please listen to the podcast we recorded. |
12:00 PM | Panel Discussion | Leadership for Change How do school leaders effect meaningful change without alienating key constituencies? Join this star-studded panel of heads of school who are moving their schools forward to find out how to move the needle at your school and what mistakes to avoid.
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1:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions Round One | How to Market and Communicate Your DEI Initiatives Your DEI initiatives are an important part of your school program and your faculty, staff, and students are deeply engaged in the work. Are your current families, prospective families, and alumni following along with your journey? This workshop will present actionable ideas and tangible takeaways and create space for attendees to share their successes and struggles.
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1:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions Round One | The Enrollment Management Report Card It can be hard to assess the health of your school's enrollment management program. This informative session from The Baker Group will share an actionable report card you can apply at your school.
Download The Baker Group's Enrollment Management Report Card. |
1:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions Round One | Launch New Programs to Meet Family Needs (and your revenue goals) How are you responding to the needs of families in your local market? Join this session and hear from a school that identified pain points for families in their region and swiftly developed a revenue-generating program to serve them.
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1:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions Round One | Is it Time for a Tuition Reset? Are you considering a tuition reset? If so you don't want to miss this session! Hear from a head of school who has recently implemented a reset to get the inside details on what works, what doesn't work, and how much your net tuition revenue will change.
This session was intentionally not recorded to promote frank discussion. Please listen to this podcast we recorded on the topic of tuition resets with Kevin Folan and Julie Anderson. |
2:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions Round Two | Let's Get Started with Mergers and Acquisitions Why start a new division or program when you can acquire one? In this informative and frank session, you will learn practical advice for getting started with a merger or an acquisition including how to start the conversation with a neighbor school and pitfalls to avoid at the board level.
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2:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions Round Two | Building a Partnership Between Your Enrollment Management Team and Your DEI Partners We admit and enroll students into our schools, but do they always feel accepted? In this session, we will share ways in which we are inviting all applicants in and evolving our thinking about diversity, equity and inclusion from an enrollment management lens all the way through the Board level. Hear from a seasoned team who will help strengthen your relationship with your DEI partners in your respective schools.
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2:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions Round Two | The Seven Strategic Enrollment Management Levers Enrollment management is much more than admissions. In this session, we will explore the seven levers for enrollment management success and provide a self-audit you can use to identify key areas for immediate focus.
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3:00 PM | Featured Session | The 4 Ps of Successful School Leadership in Today’s Digital Climate As a leader, you wear a lot of hats and do a lot of jobs. After 20 years working with Heads like you, we’ve distilled what successful leaders need into four areas: Purpose, People, Platform, and Process. Join us as we dive into how you can empower your school and inspire your colleagues to grow and sustain your school.
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4:00 PM | Closing Session | Heads Institute Closing Session Join us to celebrate the conclusion of EMA's Heads Institute 2021-2022 by sharing key takeaways and next steps you'll bring back to your school. This session was intentionally not recorded. |
Are you ready to join with heads of school from around the world to create more equitable and sustainable independent schools?
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