Institute for Heads | History

Speakers: Rob Evans & Michael Thompson

2021

The Foundry Hotel – Asheville, NC
Attendees: 33 heads of school / 15 spouses

Sessions:

The Year of Living Dangerously I (COVID, BLM, Toxic Politics): The Personal Impact
The Year of Living Dangerously II: The Impact on the Schoo
Testing the Trauma Narrative: The Pandemic and Student Mental Health
Helping Parents Back Off: Post-Pandemic Helplessness and Micro-Managing
Preventive Troubleshooting: Training Teachers to Be More Effective With Parents
Hearing From the Better Half: The Spouse’s Perspective
Trustee Tune-Up: Preparing Your Board for What’s Next

2019

Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach Resort – Clearwater, FL
Attendees: 12 heads of school / 6 spouses

The Pride and The Burden: Key Dilemmas in Leadership
Managing Parent Anxiety, Part 1
Managing Parent Anxiety, Part 2
Vaping and Juuls: A Sudden New Plague
Millennial Faculty and Parents
How Enrollment and Finance Impact Dealing With Difficult Students and Parents
Hearing From the Better Half: The Spouse’s Perspective
Looking Back and Looking Ahead: What’s Been, What’s Next

2018

Renaissance Asheville Hotel – Asheville, NC
Attendees: 14 heads of school / 5 spouses

Anxious Parents, Anxious Children
Dynamics of Succession and the Secret Search
Preventing and Coping with Abuse and Misconduct
The Professionalization of School Sports
Talking Turkey About Performance with Faculty and Trustees
Being Married to the Head and the School: How Spouses Cope
Hearing from the Better Half: The Spouse’s Perspective
Building and Maintaining a Strong Leadership Team
Health, Wellness, and Mindfulness: How Much Should Schools Be Doing?

2017

Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa – Manalapan, FL
Attendees: 14 heads of school / 11 spouses

Incoming & Outgoing: Managing Succession
Aggressive Parents: The Continuing Challenge
Moral – and Practical – Leadership in Toxic Times
The Four Dysfunctions of a Board
The Professionalization of High School Sports
When Death Comes to School: Managing Loss
Hearing from the Better Half: Spouse Perspectives
Leading in the Trump Era
Leadership as Personal Growth

2016

Omni Amelia Island Plantation – Amelia Island, FL
Attendees: 18 heads of school / 14 spouses

Enough is Enough: Communication Between School & Parent
Herding Cats: Managing the Faculty
The Transgender Student: School Response
When the Board Forgets Why They Hired You
Sexting & Age of Consent: Implications of the St. Paul’s Sexual Assault Case
Club Sports, Ambitious Parents, Uncoachable Kids
When the Head Goofs: Managing Your Own Mistakes in Public
Hearing from the Better Half: Spouse Perspectives
The Head as Improviser: Coping with the Unplannable in School Leadership
Peak Moment in Leadership
The Rewards of Leading

2015

Airlie – Warrenton, VA
Attendees: 16 heads of school / 9 spouses

Parents: The Epidemic of Anxiety
Mission, Money, and the New Market Realities
Keeping Confidences: Holding People’s Lives in Your Hands
Dancing with the Chair and Managing the Board
Texting, Sexting, Snapchat: Playing Catch-Up with Kids & Technology
Parents Who Bully the School
Courageous Headship
The Rewards of Leading

2014

Grove Park Inn – Asheville, NC
Attendees: 17 heads of school

Still Lonely at the Top
The Head as Generation-Meister: Managing Millennials & Veterans
When Adults Behave Badly: The Head as Toxicologist
Does Growing Mean Going? Deciding When It’s Time to Leave
Leading in The New Age of Uncertainty
The Head’s Head: The Psychic Health of the Leader
The Professional and Personal Rewards of Headship

2013

Sonesta Hilton Head – Hilton Head, SC
Attendees: 17 heads of school

2012

One Ocean – Atlantic Beach, FL
Attendees: 20 heads of school

2011

Crowne Plaza Hilton Head – Hilton Head, SC
Attendees: 25 heads of school

2010

Grand Bohemian Asheville – Asheville, NC
Attendees: 43 heads of school

2009

Endicott House – Dedham, MA
Attendees: 19 heads of school

2008

Graylyn – Winston-Salem, NC
Attendees: 23 heads of school