The ISM Strategic Planning Book takes a comprehensive approach to the critical topic of strategic planning/strategic financial planning in private-independent schools. Strategic planning is an essential role of the School Head and the Board. A well-executed plan enables Trustees to govern in the appropriate strategic context, which supports the school s mission and sustains its viability. Based on ISM's three decades of work with private schools of all types and sizes, this book covers it all what strategic planning means in your school's culture, why it is important, what to consider, what steps to take, and how to develop an effective plan. In this book, you will learn how to gain an essential understanding of private school finances, address the problem of time, recognize the difference-makers at your school, prepare for the strategic planning process, avoid strategies that often lead to failure, create a powerful strategic financial plan, and much more! Thirteen appendices are included to provide additional guidance. - from Amzon