QuickTips Index

Private Schools In A Minute
An overview of private schools in a minute. Quick Facts and Stats.

5 Things You Can Do To Help Make Your School Green
Creating green schools takes imagination, awareness and effort. Here are 5 things we all can do to make our schools green.

5 Shocking Truths About Private Schools
Private schools are diverse and affordable. But their students enjoy no constitutional rights. More here.

Teaching - How Marketable Are You?
Most experts predict a serious shortage of teachers between 2001-2010. As senior teachers retire and school populations grow, the crunch will intensify. Both new and older teachers need to keep one eye on their skills and one eye on changing employment conditions.

The Teacher's Guide To Private Schools
The Teacher's Guide To Private Schools gathers all the information and facts you need about teaching in a private school into one easy reference guide. We cover everything from finding a job to the technology you will need to use.

Private School Teacher Salaries
Compensation in private schools is just like compensation in any other sector. It's all over the ball park. Some private schools pay very well. Others pay poorly. We take a look at private school teacher salaries and offer some resources to assist your research.

Online Fund Raising
Your younger alums do everything online. They'll appreciate the convenience and ease of contributing to their alma mater online too. Here are three advantages to online fund raising to use as talking points with your board and staff.

The Student's Guide To Private Schools
A look at private schools from the student's point of view.

Essential Gear For Boarding School
The school and your parents will have endless lists of stuff you need to bring to boarding school. Naturally you need what they tell you to bring. But you also have a life. Don't forget your essential gear.

5 Things You Never Do Or Say At The Admissions Interview
The admissions interview can be a nerve-wracking experience for most of us. Here are a couple of suggestions about things you really ought not to do or say on that occasion.

Finding A Teaching Job
While it's true there is a shortage of teachers, finding THE PERFECT JOB is a daunting task. Here are ten tips to make the process a bit easier. Good luck!

Depression - A Leading Cause Of Teen Suicide
One of the leading causes of teen suicide is depression. There are many reasons why. More here.

Substance Abuse
Taking a proactive approach to substance abuse is a responsible way in which to deal with a very common problem. Pretending that it doesn't exist or that it will go away by itself is inviting disaster.

Employment - Finding A New Job
Finding a new job is never easy. Don't let anyone kid you. You need to prepare carefully for your next move. This interview with a private school administrator seeking a new job gives us some insight into one person's thinking.

Cutting
Cutting is a form of self-injury which is not very common. It is, however, a cry for attention.

Violence In Our Schools
Private schools are not immune from violence. A look at the causes of school violence.

Disappointed With Your Child's Private School?
Disappointed with your school? Think you should blame the school for your child's problems? You can try. It makes infinitely more sense to sit down with the teachers and administration and discuss the issues calmly and logically. That way you will come to a solution. After all education is a three way partnership involving you, your child and the school.

Hiring Practices - Hiring Non-U.S. and Uncertified Teachers
Hiring teachers is a process which your school must develop carefully and adhere to literally. Your school's future depends on it. We examine the hiring process and also take a look at hiring foreign and non-certificated teachers.

Hiring Practices - Finding Suitable Teachers
Finding teachers who will fit into your school's community and also offer superior teaching skills is a difficult task. It is one of the most important parts of an administrator's job. Here are some suggestions of what to look for.

Hiring Practices - What A Headmaster Looks For
Hiring teachers is an important responsibility for a headmaster. The headmaster of Charlotte, North Carolina's Covenant Day School, Barrett Mosbacher, shares his thoughts on the subject.

The Many Faces of Teen Substance Abuse
Marijuana is one of the drugs teenagers commonly encounter. They need to understand how truly dangerous any drug is.

Substance Abuse - Teaching Teens To Cope
Drugs and booze are readily obtainable just about anywhere these days. So there's no point in pretending they aren't there. Schools must confront the issues head on and teach young people how to handle real life situations of stress and temptation. Students need to be taught how to make the right choices.

The Parent's Guide To Private Schools
The Parent's Guide To Private Schools offers advice and information to parents thinking about sending their children to private school.

Paying For Private School
Here's how to pay for your child's education. A variety of possibilities including scholarships, loans and payment plans.

School Size Matters
Public schools are discovering something which private schools have known for a long time: small schools are better.