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Independent and International schools often face the tension between believing in inclusion and the financial reality of funding it. This course helps leaders shift from viewing inclusion as an expensive "add-on" cost center to designing it as a strategic, sustainable investment that drives enrollment and institutional growth.
School leaders, heads of school, admissions directors, and heads of student support services.
You will gain clear understanding of your school's True Cost of Attendance, identified funding gaps, and a designed financial model aligned with your school's values.
The asset you will build through this course is a Financial Model which will include methods for:
Data Summary (TCA + funding gap)
Continuum Position
Drafting a Financial Model
Strategic Reflection
The skills you will develop through this course include the ability to:
Reframe the financial conversation from "cost" to "investment."
Calculate the True Cost of Attendance (TCA).
Identify and quantify funding gaps (the "Delta").
Design a sustainable financial model tailored to your school's mission.
Participants will receive:
A template to create a sustainable financial model
Access to course materials and resources
Introduction: Welcome & Framing
Module 1: Framing the Why
Module 2: Data & True Cost of Attendance
Module 3: The Continuum & Model Design
All modules end with the topic “build your asset”
Estimated time to completion is 2-3 hours
3-months
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a digital certificate and badge. This digital certificate links to a webpage outlining the learning outcomes covered in the workshop. You can display your certificates on LinkedIn or your CV. You can also share it directly with your school or prospective employers.
Lauren Jones, CEO of Lauren Jones Consulting
Independent and International schools often face the tension between believing in inclusion and the financial reality of funding it. This course helps leaders shift from viewing inclusion as an expensive "add-on" cost center to designing it as a strategic, sustainable investment that drives enrollment and institutional growth.
School leaders, heads of school, admissions directors, and heads of student support services.
You will gain clear understanding of your school's True Cost of Attendance, identified funding gaps, and a designed financial model aligned with your school's values.
The asset you will build through this course is a Financial Model which will include methods for:
Data Summary (TCA + funding gap)
Continuum Position
Drafting a Financial Model
Strategic Reflection
The skills you will develop through this course include the ability to:
Reframe the financial conversation from "cost" to "investment."
Calculate the True Cost of Attendance (TCA).
Identify and quantify funding gaps (the "Delta").
Design a sustainable financial model tailored to your school's mission.
Participants will receive:
A template to create a sustainable financial model
Access to course materials and resources
Introduction: Welcome & Framing
Module 1: Framing the Why
Module 2: Data & True Cost of Attendance
Module 3: The Continuum & Model Design
All modules end with the topic “build your asset”
Estimated time to completion is 2-3 hours
3-months
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a digital certificate and badge. This digital certificate links to a webpage outlining the learning outcomes covered in the workshop. You can display your certificates on LinkedIn or your CV. You can also share it directly with your school or prospective employers.
Lauren Jones, CEO of Lauren Jones Consulting