Introducing the 2024 Insight Report from the Association for Academic Leaders
The Association for Academic Leaders was designed to create the community, learning, and resources you need to be successful in your role, so that you can make an impact at your school. As part of our commitment to helping you to think through the issues that matter most, we are excited to introduce our flagship publication, the 2024 Insight Report. Association Members, please visit the Portal to download the report.
For the last two years, we've created a report every May called Marking the Moment. This report was designed to give Academic Leaders resources, research, and insights on a number of top of mind topics. Academic Leaders found Marking the Moment helpful as a starting place for leadership team discussions or division/department deep dives. Feedback from our members inspired us to evaluate both the number of topics we included and the depth of our supporting research. All year, we’ve heard from our members that there were four topics that were consistently on the top of their mind: Workforce Development, Generative AI, Student Mental Health, and, more recently, Community Polarization.
To address these needs, we have decided to revamp Marking the Moment, and birth it anew as the 2024 Insight Report. Our goal with the 2024 Insight Report is to provide timely and relevant information for Academic Leaders, so that you can navigate the ever-changing landscape of independent education. This new report provides a much deeper dive into the forces at play and the resources Academic Leaders need along with supporting research, and insights. Like Marking the Moment, the Insight Report can be used as a jumping off point for leadership discussions; we’ve provided discussion questions and scenarios for each topic. And, you’ll see even more resources based on this work throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.
We do everything at the Association for Academic Leaders and One Schoolhouse, as a whole, with an iterative approach and growth mindset. So, we want to hear from you. Like this report better? Great, let us know. Did we fall short? Let us know that too. Have an idea for how we can expand it? Tell us.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support,
Sarah Hanawald, Senior Director, Association for Academic Leaders
Brad Rathgeber, President & CEO, One Schoolhouse