Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Teachers belong to a funny profession. It is a profession because we have very specific training, are certified, hold a license and participate in professional development. Yet, we are also fiercely independent. Possibly as a result of so many years of one room schoolhouses, teachers are expected to know what...
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The Meitler team is continuing our work and we look forward to guiding you in envisioning how your school can continue using technology and remote learning tools effectively into the future.
Let Us Not Grow Weary
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9) Paul’s letter to the Galatians contains, in part, guidelines for living a faith-filled life. One of those recommendations strikes me as particularly relevant to...
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Whether you are facing a life interruption or a life disruption, Meitler is here and available to have a conversation about how to find hope and vision for your future.
Stepping into the Role of Teacher
Like me, many others around the world right now are being forced to balance the role of parent and teacher. You might not have a background in education like I do, but you are now the primary educator for your child. While some people are not able to work from...
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Today's Meitler minute pauses to reflect on the many blessings and challenges we are facing. So many people have found ways to step up and shine in their schools, parishes and businesses.
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Do you consider tuition assistance as just an expense? We can help you turn it into a source of new revenue!
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At Meitler, we believe in hiring real world practitioners like former Catholic school principal Jackie Lichter.
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We're showing Catholic schools how they can work together to thrive.
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Meitler President, Tom Heding, shares his inspiration to become an educator. Who was your inspiration?
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Every Catholic school is unique, BUT… there are some very core commonalities between them. Find out how those commonalities motivate us to help schools across the country achieve their goals.
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National research by two of our partner organizations has revealed four common factors for why parents don't enroll their kids in Catholic schools. Learn what they are and how we are helping principals overcome the challenge.
Enrollment and Value
I’m spending a lot of time with Catholic schools in the Midwest and Northeast where enrollment trends are a concern and a challenge. We often hear and see through research that populations are changing and shifting, more people are moving to the sunbelt and warmer climates, and many Catholic families...
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This week we pause to celebrate the gift of a Catholic education. This week long celebration provides schools across the nation a set time to honor our parish communities, school boards, students, faculty, staff, volunteers, and administrators. It is a time in which we showcase a Catholic education. The team...
Planning Missteps
I recently read an article in a digital publication called “Ladders, Inc.,” an information/news source focusing on a wide range of work, career and management-related issues. What piqued my interest is that it shared missteps to avoid in developing a comprehensive growth plan, obviously a topic that warrants a read...
Generous Stewardship
December 3rd marks the eighth Giving Tuesday since its inception in 2012. In 2018, on Giving Tuesday, over 400 million dollars were raised online from over 150 different countries. #GivingTuesday has created a movement. Yet, hasn’t that movement of the spirit of generosity been planted in our hearts from our...
Thanks for Caring
As a company we have guided many dioceses through the process of merging, opening and regionalizing schools. The folks leading those efforts often feel a sense of frustration when people express anger, heartache and sadness upon hearing the news that their beloved Catholic school is closing, merging or reopening under...
Eleven Catholic School Principals Selected for National Mentor Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eleven Catholic School Principals Selected for National Mentor Program Year-long Pilot Program to Provide Ongoing Coaching and Mentoring Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2019) Catholic elementary school principals who demonstrate strong, transformational leadership were nominated by superintendents from all regions of the country to participate in a new...
Communication – the new-fashioned kind
When performing market research for a school, it is very common to interview older alumni and hear how the school should be more like when the alum was attending. Questions like: Why isn’t the school enrollment as large as when I went here? Why don’t you get more nuns/priests/brothers? Why...
Web 1.0, Web 2.O, Web 3.O, Oh My!
In today’s digital age, there is in my opinion, an appropriate amount of emphasis placed on increasing student engagement. Wonderful tools, such as the eleot, exist to accurately measure student engagement in the learning process. As an educational consultant, my research in schools typically uncovers a common reality: many teachers...
