Welcome Thank you for being A forward thinker Who wants to create the effect And not be at the affect Your school will be of the ones that thrive in 2020 Rich Odell 231 3131100 rodellgmailcom ID: 475599
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Downsizing So You Can Grow" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Downsizing So You Can Grow
Welcome!Thank you for being A forward thinkerWho wants to create the effectAnd not be at the affect.Your school will be of the ones that thrive in 2020
Rich Odell (231) 313-1100 rodell@gmail.comSlide2
?
?
?
?
?
How many in the room are confident your school can maintain or increase enrollment over the next 5 years?
What is the size of your school and grades served?
How many of you have seen your enrollment drop in the last 5 years?
How many adjusted their budget down once the school year started?
?Slide3
What if I told you….
To be financially viable in 2020 you must downsize your operation by 20-30% Designing and managing a new normal Being Proactive not ReactiveSlide4
What does this title mean?Downsizing So You Can GrowSlide5
Birth Rate in US: Down from 2.4 to 1.6
Education gap has narrowed: public, private, online, home school, charter, for profits.We are no longer 30% ahead of other options
Why should you be thinking about it?Slide6
The have and have-nots: Middle class cannot afford us anymore Must make $100,000 per year to afford us and even those now get significant financial aid I-Phone
Do kids need schools as we have known them?
Why should you be thinking about it?Slide7
Parental expectations
“If you don’t get straight A’s you are a failure”Now the “you” is us not the child & only 250 universities are acceptable
Percent of kids who have been diagnosed with a
learning difference is up
Why should you be thinking about it?Slide8
A 21
st century library is called a Starbucks
and don’t for one minute think Starbucks isn’t considering how to be a school of the future
Why should you be thinking about it?Slide9
Where Do You Start?Slide10
Where Do You Start?
Discussion with Board Chair
Discussion with Executive Committee
Discussion with Senior Administrative Team
Select task force comprised of a group from:
Executive Board & Senior Administrative Team
Decide scope of taskSlide11
Where Do You Start?
Create a List of Functions
(you could/should consider outsourcing)
Housekeeping Substitute Teachers
Maintenance Some Online Courses
Food Service Transportation
Health Services Purchasing
College Placement Snow Plowing
Business Office MarketingGrounds Keeping Fundraising & Alumni Mgmt.
IT Data ManagementSlide12
Where Do You Start?
Create a List of Critical Questions to ask when considering each opportunity Create a matrix-spreadsheet for purposes of
prioritizing outcomes
Consider each outsourcing opportunity
Prioritize the opportunities
Develop a plan and timeline for implementationSlide13
Internal Cost Cutting Opportunities
Better use of space Better use of staff time-consolidation of staff functions
Fewer faculty &/or administration
Better use of available class hours
Fewer textbooks
Benefit plans
Housing options if a boarding schoolSlide14
Internal Cost Cutting Opportunities
4 Days per week Administrative perks
Professional development shift
Reduce curriculum options
End traditional academic school at 10
th
grade
Sell or lease some of school’s propertySlide15
Growth Considerations
Late afternoon, evening, & weekend classes for enrollees & public Offer a choice: morning or afternoon school
Create partnerships with businesses, other schools, and colleges
Create professional learning pathways
Have multiple school Admissions packagesSlide16
Growth Considerations
Offer multiple diplomas Create new “short” professional programs
Become “think” centers
Become “whole person” development centers
Have “specialization” that you are known forSlide17
Looking Beyond 2020Slide18
Looking Beyond 2020
Places to learn won’t be called schools as they will be out of vogue
Teacher training & college education programs will not look as they do today
Growth of the mind will not involve taking tests to see
what you remember
Plagiarism will go the way of liquor & potSlide19
Looking Beyond 2020
Apprenticeships will be required in non-vocational professions Youth experiential growth center will not need many
administrators Private schools will in large part be owned by
Universities and businesses
Growth incubators will be where kids who know what
they want to do for the next 3-5 years hang outSlide20
Looking Beyond 2020
Cell phones, computers, T.V.’s, and radios will be gone Dinner will be prepared by a communication prompt
and ready when you arrive Newspapers, magazines, and most books will not exist
Cursive writing will be gone
Sports and Arts will be at the center of youth
development
GPA’s will not existSlide21
Those Who Dally Die…
Those Who Energize ThriveSlide22
Contact Information
Rich Odell(231) 313-1100odell@headsuped.com Heads Up Educational Consulting
?