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Current ISPG News and Events

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

ISPG has just recently completed the development of three school's new social media integrated, CMS equipped websites.

ENROLLMENT

ISPG has been retained to provide an integrated marketing strategy for a Casa - 12th grade Montessori school in Texas.

STUDENT RECRUITMENT

ISPG is providing a full marketing package to a new Classical Christian School in Florida.

RE-ENROLLMENT

Families are deciding now what school is the right fit for their children for next year. If your marketing is not sending the right message, you may be losing students to other schools. Don't wait to act, there are things you should do now to ensure strong re-registration numbers for fall 2013.

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE

ISPG is restructuring and re-tasking the Advancement/Development Office for a college preparatory school with over 8,000 alumni.

ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

ISPG has just recently completed projects for two large single gender schools to redevelop their Annual Appeal offerings in their Advancement/Development Offices. Each of these schools has over 7,000 alumni to engage in their Annual Appeal.

NEW SCHOOLS

ISPG has been retained to develop the formation plan for two new private K-8th grade schools.

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

ISPG has just recently completed a comprehensive Administrative Review for a college preparatory 6th grade to 12th grade 150 year old school.

STUDENT RECRUITMENT

ISPG has been retained to develop best-in-class recruitmtnet and retention practices for and all-boys school of 600 students.

RECRUITMENT

In this recruitment season alone, ISPG's systems and strategies have increased enrollments by 50% and 33% respectively at private schools in New York City and Toronto bringing in over $1,100,000 in additional annual revenue to these schools.

MARKETING & ENROLLMENT

ISPG's work has resulted in 32 new enrollment for a Preschool - 12th grade all-girl boarding school mid year!

MAXIMIZING ADVANCEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

Did you know that donors and financial supporters will increase their commitment to your school if your Advancement processes are at the same level of sophistication that the other causes they give to are at? If you currently do not have a structured Advancement function at your school, ISPG can create and implement one that will significantly increase your fundraising and donation revenues. If you have an existing Advancement function, we can upgrade your systems to cultivate more and larger major gifts and a much more successful Annual Appeal.

INTRODUCTORY CONSULTATION

ISPG offers a no obligation introductory consultation via telephone or email so that you can gain more information around how to address the opportunities and challenges that present to your school, its students, families, faculty, administration and Board.

THE NUMBER ONE CHALLENGE FOR SCHOOLS

The number one issue facing private, independent schools this re-registration season is the recruitment of students. Ask us how many new students your school would need to recover 100% of the cost of your school having ISPG's proprietary marketing and admissions systems. You will be surprised by how quickly your school can become equipped with highly effective marketing and admissions departments that recruit and register significantly more new students.


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Private School Student Recruitment & Retention - Do You Have the Right Tools To Produce Extraordinary Results?

ISPG's proprietary marketing strategies and systems have consistently enabled schools to outperform the competition.  We provide marketing expertise, training and implementation whether your school is in New York, California, Florida, Hawaii, Toronto or points in between, that will propel your school to recruit significantly more students and keep them enrolled at your school longer.

We will meet with you and your stakeholders, analyze your current marketing plan, immediately reduce your advertising cost, and develop a specific private school marketing plan inclusive of the redevelopment of your web and social media strategy that will deliver more inquiries and qualified families to your school for 2013 and beyond.

In these challenging economic times, over the last three years our strategies and best practice methodologies have produced these results for private schools:

  • 35 new students between June and August 2012 for a large all-boys 6th - 12th grade college preparatory school bringing with it over $300,000 in additional revenue for the school in this fiscal year.
  • 24 new students for a small K-8th grade university prep school bringing over $430,000 in additional annual revenue with no marginal cost. Targeted marketing for girls resulted in 14 new girls in specific grades to balance out gender representation.
  • 25 new pre-k and K students in a New York City preschool resulting in over $600,000 in increased annual revenues. Waiting lists in all programs.
  • 38 new students for a New York City Pre – 8th grade school. Increased annual revenues of $500,000. Attrition reduction from over 31% to less than 5% in the same year.
  • 33 new students recruited midyear from October through February for an all-girl day and boarding pre-12th grade university preparatory school. Increased annual revenues of $825,000. Attrition reduction from 38% to less than 12% in the same year.  

Fundraising in Private Schools - With the Right Tools, How Much Could You Raise?

ISPG develops and implements advancement and capital campaign strategies specifically for private schools that has produced these results:

"I would again like to emphasize the gratitude of all of the families involved in the purchase of the school. Without your help we would no longer have a school for our children."
Former Board Chair - Montessori School

  • K-12 faith-based School with enrolment of 535 - $9,000,000 campaign 
  • K-12 university preparatory school with enrolment of 760 - $3,000,000 campaign
  • Pre-school to 10th Montessori school with enrolment of 110 - $1,500,000 campaign
  • K-7th faith-based School with enrolment of 210 - $1,575,000 campaign
  • Pre-school to 8th grade Montessori with enrolment of 43 - $2,100,000 campaign
  • K-8th grade fine arts school with enrolment of 40 - $1,000,000 campaign
  • Pre-school to 10th university preparatory school, enrolment of 140 - $3,500,000 campaign
  • Establishment of Advancement/Development functions in 10 schools


ISPG's Full Slate of Services
ISPG provides a wide range of services to independent, private, vocational,and career schools throughout the United States and Canada. ISPG’s Associate Consultants have over 100 years of cumulative experience building, sustaining and supporting independent schools of all types including secular, university preparatory, Christian, Montessori, Waldorf, special needs, International Baccalaureate, vocational, trade, gender specific, and AP schools.  

Our work with Heads of Schools, Boards and Board members, Executive Directors, Admissions Directors, Advancement Directors, Business Development Officers, other school personnel, and school families has had a lasting and significant impact on students, families and the community. The experience of both creating legacy school systems and applying our skills remedially to difficult short-term issues has demonstrated to us that some schools' circumstances are more immediate while others are looking to achieve longer term goals and objectives. Accordingly, to accommodate whatever your specific need may be, we offer the following services:

 

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Client Quotes


"In 1999, after renting a school vacated by the local school district, our parent board decided to purchase the building as it came up for sale.
Great idea, but how to do that with $50,000 only.  Enter Reed Sumida, who led the Board and parent group through the purchase of the school. 

 

I heartily recommend Reed Sumida to you as a person knowledgable and experienced in such large undertakings involving financial institutions and the commitments involved there.  Reed has remained an advisor to our school over the years.  Retaining him as an advisor is the key to ensuring your purchase and operating venture remains viable, as Board changes over the years somehow causes a loss of vision, in the short run and the long run, and thus a school could easily run into trouble.

 

So, I recommend hiring Reed Sumida, and I strongly urge your Board to not only consider but ensure longterm involvement, for your success.
Bonnie Williams, Principal, OMESS



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