For the people who lead independent schools
Where school leaders come for longevity and sustenance.
The Common Field is a place to think out loud with someone who has led a school, find peers who get it, and plan for what comes next, in the field and in your career.
Each band is a different way in. Tap one to explore.
The hotline and peer groups
Someone who has sat in the chair, a call away.
When a board question comes up or a crisis lands on your desk, pick up the phone. Not consulting, not a program. A person to think it through with. As the network grows, members can also be matched with a few other heads, for time together with no agenda and nothing needed from each other.
- A direct line, when you need it
- Peer groups, matched with care, as the network grows
- Help with your board, at a member rate
Taking on the big questions
Where independent schools are heading.
AI, enrollment, the economy, the political landscape, and whatever comes next. Members meet to think these through together, and those who want to can take the work further, for children and families.
- One big question at a time, in open conversation
- Small schools and large ones at the same table
- Starting as video calls, growing from there
Your next chapter
Room to grow into what's next for you.
Consult, mentor, or try something new, with the business side handled. Heads and former heads who share what they know, at a fair rate, without building a practice from scratch.
- Contracts, billing, and support taken care of
- A fair network rate for every school
- Start with one project a semester, or more