Consultants Host Pre-Con at TABS Conference
The team presented a workshop titled "Breaking Down Barriers: Expanding Your Expertise for Effective Leadership."
Read MoreExploring the evolving role of lay leaders in Catholic schools, Senior Consultant Kent Hickey urges a shift to the 'Spiritual CEO' model, emphasizing executive skills and essential ongoing spiritual nourishment for both leaders and institutions to thrive.
Read MoreSenior Consultant Mike Truesdell explores the President/Principal model, emphasizing its synchronized approach for positive change through collaboration.
Read MoreAnd for good reason. These schools offer what families increasingly want for their children: high academic standards with a safe and inclusive culture infused with Catholic values but welcoming of all faiths.
Our Consultants are experts on Catholic schools. They understand and embrace the importance of mission and traditions that distinguish diocesan schools and enrich the student experience. They also know how to find transformational leaders who can honor these traditions while raising a school’s profile and value proposition.
To sustain momentum and capitalize on these emerging opportunities, Catholic schools require a new kind of bold and visionary leadership. Today’s Catholic school leader needs to be faith-filled and entrepreneurial, capable of raising the profile and value proposition of their schools and creating demand for the unique and powerful gifts of a Catholic education.
CS&A’s vast reach enables us to source broadly and strategically for talent and deliver robust pools of qualified candidates. We do not limit our sourcing to other Catholic schools or to traditional leadership platforms. Instead, we bring a dynamic search approach and look locally, nationally, and globally for high-performing, mission-driven leaders from a variety of career venues, such as higher education, the nonprofit arena, other independent schools, and certain corporate and civic venues.
We know of no other search firm that can deliver this kind of personalized and targeted service to Catholic schools.
I am the chair of the board of Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, IL. We just completed a search for our new president and I just want to tell you how helpful, how important, and what a good friend Barbara Daush has been to me, the search committee, and to our community.Janis M. Orlowski See More Success Stories
I've had the chance to work on several previous searches in my professional life and I have to say Barbara and CS&A are among the best. I know her work with us is not done as she will be helping us with a transition process but I wanted to take this time, at the end of the week when we named our new president, to let you know how important she has been to our successful process.
The team presented a workshop titled "Breaking Down Barriers: Expanding Your Expertise for Effective Leadership."
Read MoreAt the TABS Annual Conference in Boston in November, Baker Group President Chris Baker, Consultant Sara Shulman, and Senior Consultant Karen Whitaker presented a Pre-Con session titled “Breaking Down Barriers: Expanding Your Expertise for Effective Leadership.”
The session was designed to help attendees understand how to break down the barriers of their roles to gain experience beyond their daily responsibilities – ultimately enhancing their job performance and career trajectory.
The team covered the areas of enrollment management, finance, academic leadership, and advancement to help participants learn how to reach across the aisle, whether they aspire to leadership, wish to support their colleagues in their leadership journeys, or simply recognize the value of understanding even more about the school they serve. The trio explored into entry points and current trends in each of these critical areas.
Ben Bolté and Jonathan Ball represented CS&A in Miami.
Read MoreSenior Consultant and Key Administrator Practice Leader Ben Bolté and Director of External Relations & Strategic Partnerships Jonathan Ball attended the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) Annual Convention at the start of November in Miami.
From discussing senior administrator and head of school searches to sharing our work in recruiting advancement and development professionals, they enjoyed the networking opportunities and seeing familiar faces.
Bob Vitalo was able to greet attendees, and spent time at ISACS' Annual Conference following Trustee Day.
Read MoreBob Vitalo, Vice President, Search & Consulting Services, greeted participants at the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) Trustees Day in Columbus in early November.
An extension of the ISACS Annual Conference, Trustee Day was designed for trustees and heads of school looking to leverage their partnership to improve their schools' viability.
CS&A was a proud exclusive sponsor of Trustee Day, as well as a general sponsor of the Annual Conference.
Burke met with elementary school heads from across the country.
Read MoreConsultant Burke Zalosh attended the Elementary School Heads Association (ESHA) Head's Retreat & 50th Gala in Washington, D.C. in October.
She enjoyed meeting with elementary school heads from across the country. The event included speakers and professional development sessions, plus networking and time to celebrate heads' accomplishments in K-8 education.
CS&A was also a sponsor of the event.
Senior Consultant and Coach Karen Neitzel attended this event by the East Asia Regional Council of Schools.
Read MoreKaren Neitzel, Senior Consultant in our International Schools Practice and Coach in our Leadership Coaching Practice, represented CS&A at the 53rd annual East Asia Regional Council of Schools Leadership Conference in Bangkok.
This conference brings together some of the brightest minds and most inspiring leaders from international schools, and Karen enjoyed connecting with many of the schools we've supported in their leadership searches. We were also proud to be a sponsor of the event.
Brandon Jacobs and Heather Flewelling offered advice on how candidates can stand out in leadership searches.
Read MoreBrandon Jacobs and Heather Flewelling, from our DEIB Consulting Practice, presented a breakout session at the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS) Administrators of Color Conference in mid-October.
Their session, “You Have a Story – Now Tell It,” focused on how BIPOC candidates can show their best selves in their cover letter, resume, interview, and entire leadership search process.
Both Brandon and Heather have collectively led dozens of leadership searches, and were excited to be part of the event to help pave the path to leadership.
Darryl Ford, CS&A's Vice President, Education Leadership Services, was also present.
From our Leadership Coaching Practice, Ann Teaff and Lila Lohr provided best practices for a functional head of school/trustee relationship.
Read MoreIn September, Leadership Coaching Practice Leader Ann Teaff and Senior Consultant and Coach Lila Lohr presented a webinar as part of the SAIS 2023-2024 Trustee Education Series.
The Trustee Education Series is designed to foster collaboration and enhance the partnership between trustees and heads of school. Ann and Lila's webinar, “Nurturing Success: The Path to Exceptional Support for your Head of School,” shared how they empower heads of school and boards of trustees to thrive in this pivotal partnership. They dove into the intricate dynamics of trustees and heads, shedding light on the ways in which trustees can best support the head in their leadership and, ultimately, in support what is best for the school.
As members of CS&A's Leadership Coaching Practice, Ann and Lila partner with heads of school and their boards and/or board chairs to help both parties develop effective and highly-functional relationships, helping to facilitate honest and transparent conversations within a culture of collaboration and understanding.
Bob Vitalo kicked off this yearlong series in August.
Read MoreThrough our consulting work, we know that a high-functioning board of trustees/head of school relationship is critical to effective governance. CS&A is proud to champion the trustees/head partnership through support of programs like the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) 2023-24 Trustees Series.
Bob Vitalo, Vice President, Search & Consulting Services, kicked off the series in August with his thoughts on the trustees/head relationship and things to consider as the school year begins.
Best of luck to all the trustees and heads of school participating! Learn more about the series here.