Consulting Services
Comprehensive consulting services for the Christian school
Offerings
Dr. Gene Frost and other leaders from Wheaton Academy are available on a limited basis throughout the school year to provide one or more of the following services:
Leadership coaching by phone or in person
Programmatic and fundraising consultations
In-person for Boards, Faculty, Staff, and leadership teams
Speaking for parent groups, fundraisers, and/or events
Succession planning
Best Practices audit of your school
If you are interested in discussing one or more of the services above
Growing your Enrollment
After thirty years of helping Christian schools go from good to great, we have gained deep experience and developed methodology to empower school leaders and educators in critical areas of school operations. We would like to partner with you and provide valuable insights and practical tools so that your school can transform students’ lives and leave a lasting impact on the families it serves.
To help your school achieve its God-given mission, we have broken school operations into seven critical areas and focused our practices, methodology, and tools in these areas:
Board Oversight
An administrator can run a great school without a great board for a period. However, schools with long, enduring legacies and standards of excellence are built on the collective wisdom of a body of leaders over long periods of time. Recognize the importance of board oversight and its impact on the success of the school.
Marketing & Enrollment
A school must be able to articulate its value proposition. The marketing plan should comprehensively use different channels including word of mouth, digital, social media, and website. The channels should identify and develop relationships with a pipeline of students, parents, and families that want to be part of the school community.
Operational Excellenece
We must operate schools with excellence as it directly impacts the ability to fulfill mission, serve stakeholders, and achieve long-term sustainability. Operational excellence allows for the efficient use of resources, both people and money, maximizing the impact of faculty, staff, facilities, technology, and other assets to best serve the needs of students.
Our faculty are available to assist you in any of the above areas critical to your school’s operations. Contact us for more information and to receive a proposal.
Continued Support
Consulting services
The Institute’s Faculty have successfully engaged with many Christian schools to help them improve their operations and outcomes.
We offer consulting services to assist Christian schools in implementing best practices and evaluating their strengths and areas for improvement. Our services include providing in-service workshops and presentations for faculty, staff, and leadership, board training and engagement, speaking to parent groups and at fundraising events, and personal appointments with key donors.
If you are interested, please contact us for a proposal.
Self assessment tool
Assess your own school’s journey to becoming an “uncommon” Christian school (i.e., a school that has a lifelong impact on the families its serves) by taking the “uncommon” Christian school self-assessment. This assessment evaluates your school in the above seven areas – mission, vision & values, board oversight, the leadership team, culture & people management, marketing & enrollment, programming, and operational excellence. Based on your results, we will offer steps to consider for improving in the areas requiring attention. You can also ask to work with one or a team of our seasoned faculty to address specific areas identified as needing attention in your school’s self-assessment through a consulting engagement.
Leadership Coaching
begin your journey
Our faculty is available to provide 1:1 leadership coaching to your team members. We offer 10 monthly meetings from August to May to discuss their areas of development or the implementation of specific initiatives within the school. Over the years, our team has successfully engaged with Christian school leaders and helped them improve their individual performance and their school’s operations and outcomes.
Contact us for more information and to receive a proposal.
Our team
The Wheaton Academy Institute is dedicated to providing the best care and service to all your educational needs. In each of our roles, we promise to faithfully and whole-heartedly serve you.
Here is what educational leaders are saying:
Over the past year, Dr. Frost and I spoke on a monthly basis to share what was going on at my school. He was quickly able to draw out the important things on my busy plate and help me prioritize them. He has been down roads I have yet to travel and the advice and guidance given has saved us time, money, and many headaches. More importantly, the wisdom and leadership has blessed our teachers, staff, parents and students
Head of School
Learning from experts in the field with a fresh perspective and years of experience in healthy, thriving Christian schools provided insight, specific direction and vision, creating a level of confidence and unity among administration, school board members, and other key stake holders that had not been present in decades.
Head of School
The Institute’s consulting service was the catalyst toward positive change that we were looking for! Our school had weathered two decades of consistent enrollment decline. With no clear path forward, we invited them to complete a comprehensive review of our school’s operations. Their expertise, practical recommendations, and graceful approach proved to be an invaluable resource as we charted our future steps. They worked together with our Administration and School Board to understand our identity, challenges, and opportunities. Ultimately, they helped unite our community in understanding our greatest challenges and most urgent priorities. This has resulted in a clear path forward for our school as we work to provide sustainable and excellent Christ-centered education.