team6702Nov 20, 20191 minAdministrative Searches Top Our Work This AutumnVisM has been busy this fall mentoring administrators, doing administrative searches and, most significantly, concluding a key head of sc...
team6702Aug 28, 20191 minWelcome Back to Another School Year I am sure you have a new set of goals and action plans for 2019-2020. I am suggesting that VisM can help you use your best resources to a...
Dexter MorseMar 11, 20192 minHelp with Your Spring Hiring When you return from Spring Break, you know it is a downhill schuss to graduation! As March break quickly approaches, I wonder if you nee...
Dexter MorseOct 24, 20182 minHow YOU Successfully Change Your School’s CurriculumIn general terms, what I mean by “changing your school’s curriculum” is to set a new direction for what you teach, how you teach and how ...
Dexter MorseSep 26, 20181 minVisM.company is NEW for 2018 Check us out! VisM finished its second year of business in August and, like most schools, is looking at a fresh start with new goals and an expanded sl...
Dexter MorseJun 12, 20182 minBuild A Head's Support And Evaluation TeamI hope your year is beginning well. January is a great month for heads of school to begin to relax and finish up their performance evalua...
Dexter MorseMay 16, 20181 minCurriculum ChangeWhat is a student-centered curriculum? Simply put, a student-centered curriculum places the student in the center of the learning process...
Dexter MorseApr 17, 20182 minCan't Build A Larger Endowment? Then What?If you cannot easily build a larger endowment, then what? I have always thought that enrollment was the most critical area to save an ind...
Dexter MorseApr 10, 20181 minWhat Keeps Heads of School Up At NightAn article appeared on March 31 in the Boston Globe entitled “For Small, Private Colleges, Fewer Students Means More Worries.” The author...
Dexter MorseFeb 6, 20182 minLeadership Succession PlanningBoards of Trustees must have plans for the succession of their officers, especially for their chair and treasurer. Unfortunately, most bo...
Dexter MorseJan 10, 20182 minHeads Beware!I have spent 19 years of my professional career in the classroom and 31 years as an independent school administrator (19 of those as Head...
Dexter MorseOct 25, 20171 min4 Points Critical To Your SuccessThe following is critical to your success as a Head of School: Do your administrators work as a group or a team? Do they work collaborati...
Dexter MorseSep 6, 20171 minTopic For The New School YearThe beginning of the school year is always exciting. I hope you are off to a positive start! In the last three months I have been working...
Dexter MorseMay 16, 20171 minTrustee Giving PracticesDear Head of School: I am consulting an independent school on their annual and capital giving plans. The school has asked me to gather da...
Dexter MorseSep 13, 20162 minHow My Mentoring Will Help You Have a Successful YearAfter forty-three years as an independent school administrator, nineteen as Head of School, I have established a mentoring business calle...
Dexter MorseJun 23, 20161 minPlan StrategicallyAfter forty years in leadership roles at independent schools, literally from Vermont to Arizona, I have made the decision to start VISM (...
