The Independent School Technology Readiness Assessment
How ready is your school, operationally and at the board level, to manage the technology it depends on?
What to Expect from the Assessment
This assessment is designed to help independent school leaders understand where their school stands across two areas: the day-to-day technology environment your Executive Director manages and the governance visibility your board needs to lead with confidence.
The assessment has ten questions divided into two sections. The first five cover your operations environment. The last five cover your board's governance visibility.
After completing the assessment, you will receive:
• An operations readiness score with a result tier and brief interpretation
• A governance visibility score with a result tier and brief interpretation
• Context around the most common gaps schools at your stage face in each area
The goal is not to alarm you.
The goal is clarity.
Most schools find gaps in both areas. That is normal. What matters is knowing where you stand so you can address it with intention rather than waiting for something to go wrong.
Why Operations and Governance Both Matter
Most independent schools already have some form of technology support in place.
An internal IT team.
An outsourced vendor.
A managed services provider.
Or some combination of all three.
In many cases, those operational relationships work well day to day.
But operational support alone does not give your school a complete picture. Your IT vendor is responsible for keeping things running. They are not responsible for giving your board clear visibility into what could go wrong, who is accountable when something does, or whether your technology environment is keeping pace with your growth.
That is a different layer entirely. And it is the layer most schools are missing.
When both layers are working, your school has:
• A clear picture of the technology environment your staff and students depend on
• Documented accountability for what happens when something goes wrong
• Vendor relationships that are actively managed, not passively renewed
• A governing board that can answer technology questions with confidence
• A multi-year technology plan tied to your enrollment growth and strategic priorities
When only one layer is working, risk accumulates quietly until something forces it into view.
This assessment surfaces both. Ten questions. Two scores. One honest picture of where your school stands.
Your School Deserves Clear Answers. Start Here.
Take the free Independent School Technology Readiness Assessment. Ten questions. Two scores. One clear picture of where your school stands on operations and governance.
Or schedule a free 15-minute call. You tell me what your school is dealing with. I will tell you what it means and what to do next.
