New post on a new blog
First post as this website transitioned from its original home at the Berkman Center at Harvard, dating to 2003, to a new spot at Andover, where I served as Head of School. Please forgive broken links and so forth.
Phillips Academy
New Heads of School Institute (Part II)
We are half-way through the Institute for New Heads of Schools. (This is the second of two posts on this topic; the earlier post is here.) I’ve been looking forward to the first session this morning, led by James P. Honan, senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. I’ve been an … Read more
New Heads of School Institute (Part I)
Last week was my first as head of school at Phillips Academy, Andover. This week, I’m off campus with about 70 (yes, to my surprise: seven-zero) newly minted heads of independent schools for an institute (I am thinking about it as “camp” for new heads) hosted by the NAIS. It’s very well-organized and well-staffed — … Read more