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"Discover How To Start A School Or Improve The Leadership and Operations Of Your Existing Private School With An Experienced Independent School Consulting Firm"

Are you facing challenges that are holding your independent - private school or non-profit back from reaching its goals? Do you want to improve your board's performance or develop a strategic plan to define your future? Do you want to learn more about how to start a independent - private school? Are you looking for an experienced independent school consultants?

Welcome to Halladay Education Group Inc. (HEG). I hope that your search for an experienced and proven private-independent school consultanting firm has been solved! We're a consortium of experienced consultants specializing in starting, operating, and leading private schools. We’ve helped public and private school educators, companys, and institutions maximize their organization's performance and even achieve their dream of starting their own for- or non-profit school in the USA, Canada, and Internationally. Our mission is “To help you to start and maximize your school's performance to the highest standards of excellence.”

Our Private School Consulting Services Are Customized To Your Needs

Whether you want to be more effective in board governance, supercharge your leadership team, effectively implement a strategic plan, or start your own school, we can help. We want to become your trusted advisor, a partner as invested in your future as you are. Our firm is committed to providing customized solutions for your Private School or non- or for-profit. For more information on each of the following services, just click on the service you are interested in. If you are interested in receiving written material about HEG, or would like to discuss your particular needs, please contact Doug Halladay directly by calling 1-604-868-0002 or sending an email to info@halladayeducationgroup.com.

We Can Help You Start Your Own Company School or Independent-Private School

Our Team of Experienced Associates Have Started and Led Prestigous Private Schools in the US, Canada, and Internationally

Whether you're a for- or non-profit independent or private K-12 school, a post secondary institution, the Chair or Chief Executive of a Non-Profit who is looking for ways to improve your organization, I believe that you’ve come to the right place. Additionally, if you're looking for help in starting your own school or college, you've also come to the right place.

In fact, Halladay Education Group is dedicated to providing customized solutions from concept to turn-key to help you start your own private or independent school. With our collective experience of professionals, and our knowledge in starting and leading schools, we can guide you through the enormous challenges you'll face.

Our Senior Associates have been involved in helping to start and/or lead a number of prestigous private K-12 schools and post secondary institutions around the world. Here are a few of our projects:

US Projects:
  • Island Pacific Academy: IPA is a secular, co-educational, independent school offering programs from PreK-12. It is currently Grades PreK-8 with 1 grade added each year up to Grade 12. One of our associates was engaged by the Estate of James Campbell to start an independent school in the City of Kapolei, Hawaii, in 1999. The consultants oversaw the entire school formation process (e.g., market study, raised funds, built the school, hired Head of School and key staff). The school is now operating in its third year with over 600 students taught in a 65,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility.
  • Sage Hill School: SHS is a Grade 9-12, Coed college preparatory day school founded in 2000 on a 30-acre campus with academic buildings, library, gymnasium, football/soccer field, baseball field, outdoor basketball and sand volleyball court, and outdoor amphitheater. It has an enrollment of 450 students. It is accredited by WASC, NAIS, CASE, and CAIS.
  • Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy: Santa Ynez is a Grades K-8 Private Interdenominational, coed, religious, nonprofit school of 152 students, and belongs to the ACSI.
  • Fisher Island Day School: FIDS is a Grade Prek-5 Private coed, non-denominational, university prep school. Students are exposed to languages (Spanish and Mandarin Chinese) technology, strong academics, and inculcation of strong character.

Canadian Projects:
  • West Point Grey Academy : WPGA is an independent, Prek-12, university preparatory, co-educational school started by one of our associates and a group of dedicated professionals in 1996. It opened it doors to +300 students enrolled in PreK-Grade 8. Bill Wan was the founding Director and Doug Halladay was the founding Senior School Director and Deputy Head. The school is now ranked #1 academically in the province of British Columbia.
  • Aspengrove School: Aspengrove School is the first and only Prek-12 independent, non-denominational, co-educational, university preparatory school located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. One of our assocates was engaged by a group of founding parents in 2002, and advised on the formation of the school over a 12 month span, from the ground up.
  • Stratford Hall School: Stratford Hall is a K-12 ICo-Ed IB preparatory private urban school based in Vancouver, BC. One of our assocates was engaged by a group of founding parents, and advised on the formation of the school.
  • Southpointe Academy : Southpointe is an independent, Prek-12, university preparatory, co-educational school of +450, using an enriched BC certified curriculum.
International School Projects:
  • Dalian Maple Leaf International High School: Students are registered as BC students and write the same Grade 10, 11, and 12 BC examinations as resident students in BC and graduate with the same BC Ministry of Education transcripts and graduation (Dogwood) diploma as resident students in BC. English program taught by BC certified teachers. Inspected annually on-site and certified by BC Ministry of Education. Over 2,300 students are currently enrolled.
  • Chatsworth International School: Caters to 720 students, aged 3 to 18 years, from over 45 different nationalities, with an international curriculum based on the British and American models, and an extensive ESL Programme. Chatsworth has WASC accreditation (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) is a fully authorized IB Diploma school and is a recognized IGCSE centre.
  • The American School of Ulaanbaatar: ASU is a co-educational, non-sectarian international school that offers a unique Pre-school to Grade 12 program in Mongolia. It is the first elementary and secondary school in Mongolia with a fully equipped learning facility in accordance with international standards of WASC and the Ontario curriculum.
  • Canadian School of India: PreK-12 day/boarding, co-ed school using the Ontario and International Baccalaureate curriculum, and enriched to meet the needs of international students. CIS is an overseas inspected private school, authorized by the Ontario Ministry of Education to grant secondary school credits and the Ontario Secondary School Certificate. Each year an Officer from the Ministry spends a week at CIS to evaluate procedures and practices to ensure compliance.
  • British Columbia Canadian International School of Cairo: It offers a British Columbia program from PreK - Gr.12. All subjects are taught in English and all the academic staff must be BC College of Teachers certified. The school is certified by The BC Ministry of Education and is inspected annually.
Post Secondary Projects:
  • Stenberg College: Stenberg College was acquired in 2002 by a joint venture company that owns CATO. It offers post secondary diploma programs in the area of nursing and allied health care.
  • Center For Arts And Technology: CATO is the industry leader and a respected digital arts school, with campuses in Kelowna, B.C., and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was formed by one of our associates in a joint venture with the Center for Digital Imaging and Sound (CDIS), a leading Vancouver film school. CDIS was subsequently acquired by the Art Institute of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (now know as the Art Institute of Vancouver).

Do You Want To Start A School...What Should You Do Next?

Starting a school is a complicated and unique project that requires a team of experienced professionals who have had direct experience with all of the elements of school formation, and can take you from concept to operating your school. We can provide full “turn-key” services (e.g., feasibility studies, business plan, project management, human resources, marketing, and more). HEG can work with you in each of the stages of school development related to starting and operating your school, and can assist you with planning, forming, and operating your new school...around the world. There are many reasons why HEG continues to be the leader in the development of schools. We can help answer your questions...

  • Do you want to start a school either for profit or as part of a housing or community development project?
  • Do you want to start a non-profit independent school but are not sure where to begin?
  • Do you feel the idea of starting a school is viable but you are not sure what needs to be done next?
  • Do you want professional support and guidance to ensure the sustainable success of your new school?
Next Step With Opening a School: If you are interested in receiving written material about HEG's school formation services, or would like to discuss your particular schooling needs, please contact Doug Halladay directly to find out more about our School Formation services or other . You can set this up by sending him an email to info@halladayeducationgroup.com or calling directly at 1-604-868-0002. Don't wait...make your dream a reality!
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Strives To Make The Big Picture a Reality...

Doug is highly motivated and approached his services with a great deal of enthusiasm and professionalism …He is highly skilled in helping us visualize and strive to make the big picture a reality. Doug advocated to the board the needs of the school and ways of prioritizing and practical ways of attaining those needs…His knowledge of strategic planning and board governance as a consultant is incomparable.”

-- Becky Warren, Principal, Westmont School, BC

We Serve For- and Non-Profit Clients

From our headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, we provide innovative services including: strategic planning; board governance; Head of School evaluations and searches; starting schools; institutional assessments; admissions and recruiting; surveys; policy development; and, the design, implementation, and management of international development projects.

We understand that every institution and project is unique, and our approach provides a flexible and specialized team of consultants specifically chosen for each individual client.

Halladay Education Group provides innovative private school consultant services tailored to the following education-based sectors. Be it for- or non-profit Private or Indepedent PreK-12 schools, non-profit organizations, educational reform projects for NGO's or Ministry of Education, or founders that want to open their private schools, colleges, or universities, we can help you. For more information on each, just click on the service you are interested in.
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Who Am I and Why Might You Consider My Firm's Private School Consulting Services?

My name is Douglas Halladay and I've been helping private and public schools and for- and non-profits operate and manage their organizations more effectively as well as assisting founders open private schools for the past 25 years. My team of experienced associates have combined to start a +20 private schools and colleges around the world, and lead their own institutions. I’ve spent 15 years as a senior educational leader in some of the most prestigious private schools in North America, helping children excel and boards maximize the performance of their schools. As President of Halladay Education Group, an independent school consulting firm, I've rolled up my sleeves and lived "in the trenches" with many schools and leaders, helping them to start and lead the best schools possible.

My private school consultant firm is the leader in providing customized operations and management solutions for new and existing private schools. With our collective experience of specialized professionals in the education sector and our knowledge and wisdom in starting and leading schools, we will guide you through the enormous challenges you face. Why take on the pitfalls that every group faces in leading or opening a new school, when you can utilize our services and focus on the big picture; making your dreams a reality.

Over my career, I've been the Superintendent of Venturex Group in Canada and the USA, Head of Queen Margaret's School on Vancouver Island; Head of Fraser Academy in Vancouver; Deputy Head at West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver; and before that the Senior Managing Curriculum and Resources Coordinator with B.C.’s Ministry of Education. I know and understand the needs of private schools and non-profits, and want to help make your organization even better.

3 Reasons Why Our Consulting Services Will Be of Value To You
  1. NO MORE WASTING TIME: If you've been trying to research methods, systems, or expertise to help your private-independent school improve its operation and management, or you want to start a new school, now you can finally fill that void without hesitation.
  2. NO MORE WORRYING: We’re experienced with managing, operating, and starting new and existing independent and private schools. We’ve countless years of experience starting and leading independent and private schools, and we understand what your needs are and how to overcome your challenges. You can focus on the big picture and not be concerned about the little stuff.
  3. NO MORE WASTING RESOURCES: Sometimes your present situation will demand time from the Head of School, Board Chair, Staff, or Founders, yet with limits on time, staffing, and money, you can’t focus on the solution, or you just create another problem by diverting your staff from their priorities. You won't have that problem here because you'll find HUGE VALUE in our services. Your staff can focus on the core of your private school's services and mission while saving time and money.
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Your Next Step: If you are interested in our private school consulting services and would like to receive written material about HEG, or would like to discuss your particular needs, please contact Doug Halladay directly to find out more about our services. You can set this up by sending him an email to info@halladayeducationgroup.com or calling directly at 1-604-868-0002. I also invite you to continue browsing my web site by clicking on Our Service.

 

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Private School Consultant - Douglas Halladay
Douglas Halladay,
B.A., T.Cert., M.A.
President and Founder
Halladay Education Group Inc.		 Private School Consultant

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