Size Matters

In the Jewish day school ecosystem, schools can range from a few dozen students to more than a thousand. How does school size impact education, school governance and administration? Articles in this issue address a range of challenges and successes found in small day schools, while looking at the issues large schools face as well.

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Summer 2014

Articles From This Issue

A Small Jewish Community with a Big Educational Impact

Raquel Katzkowicz
Meeting a Need by Addressing Special Needs

Interview with Ilana Ruskay-Kidd
A Primer for School Growth

Daniel Alter
A School Grows in Washington: Insights on Opening a Second Campus

Ronit Greenstein
Endowment: A Strong Base of Funding for the Future

Lynn W. Raviv
From the Editor

Barbara Davis
Tuning the Choir: The Multicampus School

Geoff Cohen and David Ginsberg
Small Schools, Big Challenges, Bigger Opportunities

N. Shira Brown
Leading Large Jewish Day Schools: Seeking Answers Together

Mitchel Malkus
Dear Cooki

Cooki Levy
Sizing Things Up: Two Leaders of Large Day Schools Share What Works

Shana Harris and Cathy Lowenstein
Small School Bigger Job

Elaine Cohen
Financial Challenges and Opportunities for Jewish Day Schools in Small Communities

Daniel Perla
18: The Chai Year Transitioning from Growth to Sustainability

Tal Lewin-Wittle and Rachel Sobel Bearman
Promoting Federation-Day School Collaboration to Address Sustainability in Smaller Communities

Mark L. Goldstein and Marilyn Forman Chandler
Creating an Organizational Ecosystem

Andrew Davids and Ethan Tucker
Making the Most of Technology in Small Schools

Russel Neiss
Jewish Learning for What?

Jonathan Woocher
A Small Jewish Community and Its Day School: A Jewish Social Contract

Joshua Elkin