Running the Business Side of International Schools w/ Patricia & Keith

On today’s episode, Patricia Foster & Keith Cincotta join us on the show as we explore the business side of International Schools. Patricia Foster is the Director of Finance and Operations (CFO) at The American School of Doha, while Keith is the Director of School Services/Senior Leadership Executive serving in purchasing, consolidation and shipping needs of over 100 international schools. In the session, our guests share their experience in the business side of international schools and how different it is from the corporate world as well as business challenges during COVID. Moreover, they share the acceleration of the use of technology in schools from the pandemic that has stuck since. Ultimately, they expound on how CFOs can understand the importance of Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) and how International schools promote SEL in schools. Tune in for more! Timestamps [00:42] Housekeeping items [01:17] Introducing today’s guests “Patricia Foster & Keith Cincotta.” [01:54] Why Patricia got into her International Schools Career [03:14] Keith’s transition from the pure education world to the business side of running schools [04:55] Do they use business terminologies on the back end while running schools [07:16] Challenges during COVID in business and how they are improving [13:07] The importance of socialization both for the kids and teachers [15:10] How CFOs can understand the importance of social, emotional, and well-being [17:06] How international schools are promoting Social & Emotional Learning in Schools [18:52] Books, article,s or other resources to keep up with in their industry. Quote ● School is a business in that you create your budgets, targets, and look at policies, procedures & controls. Everything you do in the business world translates into how you manage schools. Let’s Connect Connect with Patricia Foster on; ● LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-patricia-foster-202921134/ Connect with Keith Cincotta on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/kcincotta Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachwatts Connect with Mike Pierre on; ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan More resources ● Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PDs that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ● Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative