IndySchool Consultancy
Leadership search for independent schools.
Our consultants are former school leaders who have sat on both sides of the table. We help schools and boards find the right leaders, and help leaders find the right school.
Heads of School and HR
Planning a leadership search?
Senior administrator and Head of School searches led by consultants who have led schools themselves.
Candidates
Exploring your next leadership role?
See the searches ISC is leading now, and join the Talent Network so we know you before the right one opens.
Board members
Leading a Head of School transition?
Practical guides for trustees, and a confidential conversation with ISC about timing, process and options.
For Heads of School and HR leaders
Plan your next leadership search with confidence
Whether a transition is years away or already announced, start with a confidential conversation, or use our tools to see where your school stands.
Schedule a Search Consultation
A confidential 30-minute conversation about your leadership transition, your timeline, and your options.
Choose a timeSubmit a Search Inquiry
Tell us about the position and your situation so we can prepare for a meaningful discovery conversation.
Start inquirySearch Readiness Scorecard
Assess institutional readiness across five areas before you launch a search, and see your score immediately.
Take the scorecardInternal Search Cost Calculator
Estimate the true financial exposure of running a leadership search internally, including time and opportunity costs.
CalculateFor candidates
Current ISC searches
The Northwest School
Head of School
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Timing
- Start: July 2027
The Village School of North Bennington
Head of School
- Location
- North Bennington, VT
- Timing
- Start: July 2027
Wyoming Seminary
Head of School
- Location
- Kingston, PA
- Timing
- Start: July 1, 2027
ISC Talent Network
Be known to ISC before the right search opens.
A confidential profile and résumé that go straight to the ISC search team. We never share them with a school without your permission.
Get new searches by email
Be the first to hear when ISC posts a search that fits you. Confidential, and one click to unsubscribe.
For board members
Guidance for trustees
When to start a Head of School search
The calendar a board should work back from, and the signs that the time to start is now.
When to hire an Interim Head of School
What an interim year is for, when it is the right call, and how to set one up so it works.
Forming a search committee
Who should serve, how large the committee should be, and what the board keeps for itself.
A confidential conversation for your board.
Thirty minutes with ISC on succession timing, the board’s role and running a search the board can be proud of.
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