Paul Drake

I’m Not Here to Make Your Life Easier: Choosing and Using Consulting Well

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There was a time when management consulting was a luxury that only elite independent schools could afford. Increasingly, though, as more middle-of-the-road private schools engage with large, complex projects or problems, consulting can seem necessary. This workshop will describe an insider’s view of the private educational consulting landscape, the varieties of consulting foci, and its history among classical schools. More importantly, the workshop will provide a framework to help a school determine when consulting makes sense and when it doesn’t. And, when consulting seems to make sense, how does a leadership team ensure that the school gets the fullest return on the investment?

Chuck Evans

Chuck Evans is a co-founder of both SCL and the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA). Over the course of more than 15 years, he has become an expert at hanging around SCL conferences without actually working or helping out in any way. Despite that, Chuck and his colleagues do work with and help classical schools to think through their impact on their communities and markets, to design strategies for growth, and to imagine creative ways to apply a classical Christian mission in relationships with students and families.

Paul Drake

The 21st Century Head of School

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The Christian school movement has never been stronger – and never more threatened. A new generation of parenting values, new competition from private and public schools, new financial realities, and new philanthropy patterns all add up to one thing: Christians schools need a NEW kind of leader to building strong 21st century schools. How do you stack up?

Chuck Evans

Chuck Evans is a co-founder of both SCL and the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA). Over the course of more than 15 years, he has become an expert at hanging around SCL conferences without actually working or helping out in any way. Despite that, Chuck and his colleagues do work with and help classical schools to think through their impact on their communities and markets, to design strategies for growth, and to imagine creative ways to apply a classical Christian mission in relationships with students and families.

Paul Drake

Building a Classical Highschool that Students can Love

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When our students were eight-year-olds, it seemed so easy to inspire them to classical and Christian greatness. Now, they’ve turned fourteen and everything has changed. Can we build secondary schools that really reflect our classical and Christian values? And will our teenage students ever like school again?

Chuck Evans

Chuck Evans is a co-founder of both SCL and the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA). Over the course of more than 15 years, he has become an expert at hanging around SCL conferences without actually working or helping out in any way. Despite that, Chuck and his colleagues do work with and help classical schools to think through their impact on their communities and markets, to design strategies for growth, and to imagine creative ways to apply a classical Christian mission in relationships with students and families.

Paul Drake

Charge What It Costs: A Primer on Financial Sustainability

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Every classical, Christian school claims exceptional quality, but do your finances support the claim? This seminar introduces a framework for financial sustainability, and begins to answer these questions: What does quality education really cost? How do growing schools pay for it? How do we convince parents that the education is really worth the price? How do we avoid becoming an elitist school for rich kids?

Chuck Evans

Chuck Evans is a co-founder of both SCL and the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA). Over the course of more than 15 years, he has become an expert at hanging around SCL conferences without actually working or helping out in any way. Despite that, Chuck and his colleagues do work with and help classical schools to think through their impact on their communities and markets, to design strategies for growth, and to imagine creative ways to apply a classical Christian mission in relationships with students and families.

Paul Drake

Five Classical Steps to Improve Every Teacher’s Performance

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Good teachers want to be effective, and administrators want to be able to provide concrete advice that helps them achieve their goals. This workshop looks at five characteristics of classical teaching and learning that can be applied to any Christian school classroom. Students will learn more, and you’ll have more fun teaching them!

Chuck Evans

Chuck Evans is a co-founder of both SCL and the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA). Over the course of more than 15 years, he has become an expert at hanging around SCL conferences without actually working or helping out in any way. Despite that, Chuck and his colleagues do work with and help classical schools to think through their impact on their communities and markets, to design strategies for growth, and to imagine creative ways to apply a classical Christian mission in relationships with students and families.