Rest, Reflect, and Get Ready: A Summer Game Plan for Catholic School Leaders

About this episode

John Mihalyo discusses celebrating accomplishments, evaluating enrollment, and planning intentional summer actions for Catholic school leaders.

Host: John Mihalyo | ~25 min You made it through another school year — and that is worth celebrating. Whether this year felt like a championship season or survival mode, you showed up every single day for your students, your families, and your mission. That matters. In this episode, John takes a few minutes to celebrate what you accomplished, have an honest conversation about where your enrollment stands heading into summer, and send you off with five practical action items to make sure the next few months are intentional — not accidental. Because here's the thing — summer is not a break from enrollment. Families are making decisions right now, and the schools that stay visible and proactive are the ones that win in the fall. If you're not where you wanted to be this year, John talks about why your message may not be landing and what to do about it. And yes — rest is on the list too. You cannot lead well on empty. So before you dive into summer planning mode, give yourself permission to actually recharge. The mission needs you healthy. LINKS AND RESOURCES Free Summer Workshop "Ten Things Every Catholic School Leader Should Do This Summer" — free at elementaryadvancement.com Work…

People in this episode

Host: John Mihalyo

Topics covered

• summer planning
• Catholic school leadership
• enrollment strategies
• self-care
• action items

Keywords

• Catholic schools
• enrollment
• summer workshop
• leadership
• self improvement

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