David Sullivan

David Sullivan

Senior Advisor

SPARC

David Sullivan is currently a senior advisor at SPARC. Previously he served as executive director of Breakwater Learning, principal at The Brooklin School, on the faculty at Milton Academy and Northfield Mount Hermon School and as associate director at the Exploration School. Sullivan has an M.Ed. from Harvard and a B.A. from Hampshire College. He served chaired the Commission for Independent Schools at New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Sullivan is passionate about finding strategic pathways and creating sustainable models for independent schools.

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  • Defining Roles and Responsibilities for a Successful Construction Project This item is protected

    November 14, 2024
    Construction project are more complex than ever. Learn the different management roles of a construction project from the owner and architect to the construction manager and other key facilitators.

  • Inflation in Independent and Higher Education: The Case for the HEPI This item is protected

    November 1, 2024
    Access to reliable inflation data and using the most appropriate inflation measure is critical to accurate budgeting and planning. That's why Commonfund produces the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI), an inflation index.

  • Trends in Tuition Discounting: Insights from NBOA Research This item is protected

    October 25, 2024
    Learn about the research findings from the Tuition Discounting Report for PK-12 Independent Schools: 2021-2023, NBOA's recently released multi-year data analysis.

  • Addressing Student-to-Student Issues This item is protected

    October 17, 2024
    Research shows sexual incidents between youth make up approximately half of sexual abuse incidents. Through research and collaboration with leading experts, this session explores how schools leverage research to update policies and procedures.

  • 2024’s Back-to-School Legal & Regulatory Update This item is protected

    September 27, 2024
    Join Grace H. Lee, NBOA’s legal counsel & partner at Venable LLP, and Michael C. Blacher, chair of LCW’s Private Education Practice Group, as they review recent changes to the law and answer questions about how those changes will impact your school.

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