It is with heavy hearts that Mission & Data acknowledges the passing of our friend, mentor, and co-author, Jerry Larson, Ed.D., MBA.

Mission & Data is excited to announce that Rachel Gorsky is expanding her role at Mission & Data and transitioning from an Affiliate Consultant to a part-time Institutional Research Consultant.

Check out the newest article by Mission & Data’s Senior Executive Compensation and Leadership Strategist Cliff Kling, JD: “Head of School Contracts: The Role of an Independent Compensation Consultant” on the Mission & Data Blog.

Mission & Data is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Cobb as our Senior Innovation and Organizational Excellence Strategist, effective June 2024.

Autumn Graves, Head of School of St. Anne's-Belfield School, and Ari Betof were featured on the new MoonshotOS case study, “Tackling Institutional Challenges: When do you lay down or reinvest in a longstanding program?” with host Peter Baron.

Eric Heilman’s article recently appeared in the Winter 2024 issue of Independent School Magazine from NAIS

Mission & Data is kicking off 2024 with the exciting announcement that Alex Halladay and Martha Ambros will be joining the firm as Affiliate Consultants.

Cliff Kling JD will be joining Mission & Data in February of 2024. He will be leading the firm’s new Executive and Organizational Compensation Consulting practice.

Using single goals to root a team for a short period of time can be a powerful way to build community.

Community-centric design solves institutional data challenges by meeting the needs of community members and other stakeholders. Author: Mike Kegler

There is no single approach that is going to attract and retain highly effective educators, so schools must take a multifaceted approach. Guest Contributor: Gretchen Warner, Head of School at The Madeira School

SOTI is EMA’s flagship research project providing a snapshot of the independent school enrollment management industry. Mission & Data partnered with EMA on SOTI 2023’s updated survey design, enhanced analysis, report, and new interactive dashboards.

Sarah Enterline and Josh Berberian were presented with the first CIRIS Award for outstanding contributions to the institutional research community.

Mission & Data is excited to announce that Mike Kegler has taken the role of Senior Data Architecture and Visualization Consultant reflecting his expanded role in client engagement and project delivery.

Listeners can subscribe to EMA’s Impossible Questions Podcast on Apple Podcast or on the EMA website.

By using the lens of continuous growth to strengthen the process and in turn, the head-board partnership, we believe assessment can support strong independent school governance.

By taking the time to identify potential pitfalls before implementing change, leaders are more likely to create stakeholder buy-in and, ultimately, success in their change efforts.

Taking the time to create an accountability and action plan not only ensures a school makes progress towards strategic goals, but that they can better capture the great things happening around the school aligned to those goals.

Mission & Data proudly announces that The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) has signed on as our 100th client. Since Mission & Data formed in October of 2020, the firm has found a growing niche serving educational institutions, membership organizations, other nonprofits, and for-profit companies working with nonprofits.

Mission & Data’s growth continues to meet the needs of our clients. We are pleased to announce that Mike Kegler will be joining us as our Data Visualization Consultant.