CS&A Sponsors ISACS 2023-24 Trustee Series


Bob Vitalo kicked off this yearlong series in August.
Read MoreHigh performing Catholic schools are emerging all across the country and dominating their markets. Senior Consultant Bob Regan shares several key elements that are common to all of them.
Read MoreSenior Consultant Bob Regan examines Catholic schools, their relationship with the church, and the collision of values that often occurs between the two.
Read MoreArchimedes once said "Give me a lever and I will move the world." Senior Consultant Bob Regan explores how to leverage the goodwill and influence of Catholic school boards for the benefit of the school.
Read MoreIn this three-part series, Bob Regan discusses the most effective traits in a transformational school leader.
Read MoreRead Senior Consultant Bob Regan's three-part series on the challenges in recruiting top leadership for Catholic schools amid challenging demographics.
Read MoreAnd for good reason. These schools offer what families increasingly want for their children: high academic standards with a safe and inclusive culture infused with Catholic values but welcoming of all faiths.
Our Consultants are experts on Catholic schools. They understand and embrace the importance of mission and traditions that distinguish diocesan schools and enrich the student experience. They also know how to find transformational leaders who can honor these traditions while raising a school’s profile and value proposition.
To sustain momentum and capitalize on these emerging opportunities, Catholic schools require a new kind of bold and visionary leadership. Today’s Catholic school leader needs to be faith-filled and entrepreneurial, capable of raising the profile and value proposition of their schools and creating demand for the unique and powerful gifts of a Catholic education.
CS&A’s vast reach enables us to source broadly and strategically for talent and deliver robust pools of qualified candidates. We do not limit our sourcing to other Catholic schools or to traditional leadership platforms. Instead, we bring a dynamic search approach and look locally, nationally, and globally for high-performing, mission-driven leaders from a variety of career venues, such as higher education, the nonprofit arena, other independent schools, and certain corporate and civic venues.
We know of no other search firm that can deliver this kind of personalized and targeted service to Catholic schools.
I am the chair of the board of Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, IL. We just completed a search for our new president and I just want to tell you how helpful, how important, and what a good friend Barbara Daush has been to me, the search committee, and to our community.Janis M. Orlowski See More Success Stories
I've had the chance to work on several previous searches in my professional life and I have to say Barbara and CS&A are among the best. I know her work with us is not done as she will be helping us with a transition process but I wanted to take this time, at the end of the week when we named our new president, to let you know how important she has been to our successful process.
Bob Vitalo kicked off this yearlong series in August.
Read MoreThrough our consulting work, we know that a high-functioning board of trustees/head of school relationship is critical to effective governance. CS&A is proud to champion the trustees/head partnership through support of programs like the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) 2023-24 Trustees Series.
Bob Vitalo, Vice President, Search & Consulting Services, kicked off the series in August with his thoughts on the trustees/head relationship and things to consider as the school year begins.
Best of luck to all the trustees and heads of school participating! Learn more about the series here.
Heather Flewelling presented on the head of school search process to a group of assistant and associate heads.
Read MoreIn July, Heather Flewelling, CS&A’s Chief Talent Officer, Search & Consulting Services, was a guest at the TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools) Roundtable for Assistant and Associates Heads.
She presented “Paths for Growth: Inside the Head of School Search Process” to a group of aspiring boarding school heads and shared her experience from leading dozens of head of school searches.
Bob Vitalo visited with students in the Independent School Leadership Graduate Program.
Read MoreBob Vitalo, Vice President, Search & Consulting Services at Carney Sandoe is pictured with Carrie Grimes, Director of Peabody Independent School Leadership Master's Program at Vanderbilt University.
Bob spoke to the graduating students in the program about current leadership opportunities in independent schools and worked with the cohort on resume and interview preparation.
The Admission Leadership Council Seminar was held in Los Angeles at Viewpoint School.
Read MoreConsultant and Executive Coach Cathy Shelburne attended the Enrollment Management Association's (EMA) Admission Leadership Council Seminar in Los Angeles on April 27.
Held at Viewpoint School, the event was designed for attendees to celebrate wins, collaborate on future endeavors, and be inspired by regional and industry-wide trends.
Cathy enjoyed connecting with admission leaders from the Los Angeles area.
Barbara also hosted a session with aspiring Catholic school leaders.
Read MoreBarbara Daush, Practice Leader of our Catholic Schools Practice, attended the Institute for Leadership & Entrepreneurship in Education (ILEE) Seminar at the end of April in Colorado.
ILEE is a professional community for private school leaders. In addition to meeting with sitting Catholic school presidents, Barbara held a session with aspiring Catholic school leaders. CS&A was also a sponsor of the event.
Heather Flewelling and Hakeem Adeyemi attended this National Partnership for Educational Access event.
Read MoreIf you work hard for equity and justice in education, you don’t have to work alone. Carney Sandoe was proud to sponsor the National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA) 2023 Annual Conference April 12-14 in Boston.
Heather Flewelling, Chief Talent Officer, Search & Consulting Services, introduced the event's closing keynote speaker. Additionally, Hakeem Adeyemi from our Placement Group represented CS&A at our sponsor table. Both Heather and Hakeem enjoyed connecting with education leaders, experts, and practitioners from across the country.
Sara presented at the NYSAIS Institutional Advancement Conference on hybrid advancement offices.
Read MoreSara Shulman, Consultant in our Development & Finance Practice, presented today at the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Institutional Advancement Conference on the pros and cons of a hybrid advancement team.
With co-presenter Laurie Hindley, Director of Advancement at Hewitt School, the session discussed how flexible work arrangements create a more equitable and sustainable work environment and allow advancement teams to reach more constituents than ever.
The team exhibited at and sponsored the 2023 Global Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreKaren Neitzel, Art Charles, Deb Welch, and Ji Han from our International Schools Practice attended the AAIE 2023 Global Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. on February 6-8.
They enjoyed their time connecting with international school leaders and administrators and discussing best practices in retained search work. Learn more about their team and the schools they serve here.
Skip enjoyed connecting with leaders from the Jewish schools he serves nationwide.
Read MoreSenior Consultant Skip Kotkins attended and exhibited at the Prizmah Conference in Denver on January 8-10.
Prizmah partners with day schools, yeshivas, philanthropists, and communities from all denominations, helping them grow their reach and impact and tackle the challenges on their path to success. Skip enjoyed meeting school leaders and discussing best practices in retained leadership searches, governance, and board relations.