ARETE • HEADS OF SCHOOL

A year of practical reading for heads of school.

One email issue monthly on day 17, November 2026–October 2027. Choose this edition at signup; articles are available now.

Own the family experience

Where are responsibilities divided in a way that makes a family repeat its concern?

Which promise is most exposed by our current operating assumptions?

What must we stop or defer to execute our approved priorities?

Does our plan balance the educational promise with access and sustainable capacity?

Where does our process create uncertainty we could responsibly remove?

What are we asking teachers to change without providing sufficient support?

Which decision right needs clearer agreement between the board and administration?

Can we sustain the proposed service with the capacity we actually have?

Can our school explain the purpose, boundaries, and accountable owner of this use?

Where do our own habits undermine the culture we describe?

Would our employees know their role and next contact during a difficult event?

What should change next year because of the evidence we have now?