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Early Consulting Concepts – The 4 Questions
As news of the Loomis technology progress spread, more and more schools in New England started contacting me to “consult”. By 1993, I was soon advising emerging tech committees at Noble and Greenough, Concord Academy, Deerfield Academy, Tabor Academy, The Winsor School, Miss Porter’s School, Hamden Hall, Milton Academy, Ethel Walker and several others. Given →
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Registrar progress
By early 1990 all of the teachers were typing their comments, many had computers at home, and most were using FirstClass. That alone was a huge culture shift. What remained, however, was the printing and sorting and mailings of five to six thousand separate pieces of paper each marking period. It was still nearly impossible →
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FirstClass – a quantum leap
By the early 1990s most of the faculty were using a computer or had access to one somewhere on campus. The computer lab in the Science Center and a smaller one in the library provided access for students during the school day. With a student body of about 700, 100 faculty and 40 or so →
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Comment Victory #1
As I start to describe the process of evolution of teacher comments, I need to explain the setting. I was not a prep school kid and I ended up at Loomis Chaffee almost by chance. I could not have had better luck. My teaching colleagues and the administration were some of the most talented, generous, →
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Regional beginnings
The independent school market had always had regional and national organizations that served as thought leaders and promoters for the schools. NYAIS was the New York group, and there were similar ones in Connecticut, New England, the Midwest, New Jersey, California, the Northwest, Hawaii, the South and elsewhere. There were also national groups like NAIS, →
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Tech Pioneers – Curt Lieneck
There were many pioneers of this revolution. I look forward to sharing their stories here. Curt Lieneck has been a model for many of us for decades. He is, among other things, a Pillar Award winner from ATLIS, the Association of Technology Leaders of Independent Schools. Kind of like a lifetime achievement award. Like most →
Tales from the Tech Trail 