Introduction and Capabilities

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A New Model for Information Services

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Introduction and Capabilities

Independent School Administration Practice

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AGENDA

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WHO IS HANOVER?

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WHAT ARE OUR CORE CAPABILITIES?

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HOW DOES OUR RESEARCH PROCESS WORK?

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OUR K-12 NETWORK

Hanover helps K-12 administrators achieve enduring results by providing a research offering that is

unparalleled in its combination of services, flexibility, and affordability. Launched in 2014 as an expansion from our traditional K-12 education service, the Independent School Administration Practice (ISAP) is designed to meet the specific needs of private and independent schools.

We serve over 350 organizations across the educational spectrum and country, including:

• State Education Agencies (SEAs)

• Regional Education Agencies (REAs)

• Local School Districts (LEAs)

• Charter Networks

• Private and Independent Schools

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REPRESENTATIVE LISTING, CURRENT AND PREVIOUS CLIENTS

 American School Foundation of Monterrey (Mexico)

 Archbishop Hoban High School (OH)

 Bellarmine Preparatory School (WA)

 Breck School (MN)

 Chaminade College Preparatory School (CA)

 Eton Academy (MI)

 Flintridge Preparatory School (CA)

 Fork Union Military Academy (VA)

 Fusion Academy (MI)

 International School of the Peninsula (CA)

 Isidore Newman School (LA)

 Gilmour Academy (OH)

 La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi (NY)

 Lake Forest Academy (IL)

 Lawrenceville School (NJ)  Arkansas Department of Education  California County Superintendents Educational Services Association  Colorado Department of Education

 Chief Council of State School Officers

 Independent School Management

 Iowa Area Education Agencies

 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

 Michigan Department of Education

 Mississippi Department of Education

 South Carolina Department of Education

 The National Society of High School Scholars

Independent Schools

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Affiliated

 Milton Academy (MA)

 Nerinx Hall High School (MO)

 Noble and Greenough School (MA)

 Philips Academy at Andover (MA)

 Riverdale Country Day School (NY)

 Rockhurst High School (MO)

 Shorecrest Preparatory School (FL)

 St. Christopher's School (VA)

 St. George's School (RI)

 Stanford University Online High School (CA)

 Stuart Hall School (VA)

 The Blake School (MN)

 The Brearley School (NY)

 The Episcopal Academy (PA)

 The Park School (MA)

 Trevor Day School (NY)

 Xavier High School (NY)

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CORE CAPABILITIES

Heads of school, senior administrators, and board trustees enlist our ISAP services to address the unique challenges faced by private schools, such as evaluating tuition elasticity, forecasting student enrollments, improving stakeholder perceptions, and assessing curricular effectiveness in 21st century skill development.

Quantitative and Qualitative

Data Analysis

 Mine program data

 Run statistical data analysis

 Determine quantitative results and charts

 Provide thoughtful narrative and descriptive analysis  Identify peer comparison group

 Review scholarly journals and peer review articles  Summarize and synthesize information

 Provide case study examples  Design survey instrument  Identify stakeholder groups  Calculate response rate  Administer survey tool

 Provide qualitative feedback on summarized answers with full appendix  Identify peer comparison group

 Contact group for participation

 Design instrument to gather topical information  Provide comparative analysis

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Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis

Best Practices and Literature Review Survey Design, Administration, and Analysis Benchmarking and Primary Research

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EXAMPLES OF CLIENT WORK

Hanover’s ISAP research solutions draw from our experience not only in the K-12 sector, but across the higher education, for-profit, and non-profit sectors. The following examples highlight the ways in which we have applied our full range of capabilities to address the needs of our private school partners.

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Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis

Best Practices and Literature Review Survey Design, Administration, and Analysis Benchmarking and Primary Research

 ERB Performance Cohort and Longitudinal Analysis  Measuring the Effects of a Tablet PC Program

 Math and Science Course Sequence

 Identifying Metrics to Determine Academic Program Success  Blended Learning and Technology Integration

 Best Practices in International Student Recruitment

 Planning, Management, and Design for K-12 School Libraries  Identifying and Accommodating “Highly Gifted Students”  Multi-stakeholder Perception Surveys

 Open-ended Qualitative Analysis of Alumni Survey  Parent Giving Survey

 Admissions Survey Analysis – K and Upper School  Tuition Elasticity Analysis

 Demographic Trends Analysis

 Employee Rewards and Recognition

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RESEARCH SOLUTIONS

STRATEGIC PLANNING

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PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM

CONTENT DIRECTOR Optimizes your research initiatives RELATIONSHIP DIRECTOR Ensures service excellence CLIENT RESEARCH SPECIALISTS

Your Content Director delegates projects leveraging Hanover’s agile pool of 200+ expert market researchers, analysts, and statisticians.

MARKET ANALYSTS

Conduct: market segmentation and evaluation; labor and demographic trends and forecasting assessments; program evaluations; and vendor and product reviews.

QUALITATIVE RESEARCHERS

Conduct: conjoint analyses; survey designs; qualitative data coding; and text and word cloud analyses.

PRIMARY RESEARCHERS

Conduct: in-depth interviews; benchmarking reports.

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSTS

Conduct: data segmentation, mining, and analyses; descriptive analytics; tuition sensitivity and elasticity analyses; regression analyses; and longitudinal and cluster analyses.

YOUR TWO DEDICATED POINTS OF CONTACT

Partnership Terms: 12 months from the start date, renewable annually All research solutions are available to the organization’s executives in unlimited amount within the confines of one (1) sequential project queue for a fixed annual cost.

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INDEPENDENT

SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION

PRACTICE

A New Model for Information Services CONTACT: CARLOS BORTONI Director 202.559.0055 [email protected] www.hanoverresearch.com

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Hanover’s survey was our guiding document all

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summer. It helped us channel the work and the

direction we needed to go into the next year. We do not have research staff at the department, so having Hanover’s assistance is something we critically need.

-Director, Office of School Improvement

State Board of Education

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