For Leaders of Private Christian Schools
The Executive Leadership Your School Needs Without the
Full-Time Hire.
You didn't step into school leadership for enrollment reports, accreditation binders, and 11 p.m. board prep alone. FWD Solutions gives private Christian school leaders the operational leadership their mission deserves, brought alongside your team by someone who's grown three Christian schools himself.
Trusted by Private Christian Schools
Across The Country
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3 Weights Every Head of School Knows.
If any of these feel like your Monday morning, you're not carrying anything unusual. You're carrying what most Christian school leaders carry, often alone.
Enrollment
Pressure
Applications are down, discount rates are up, and the admissions playbook from five years ago isn't converting anymore. Every family "shopping" is a family you could lose.
Board/Accreditation Weight
Your board wants strategic clarity. Accreditation wants documentation. Both want it by next quarter. And neither has time to help you build the systems that produce them.
Wearing
Every Hat
You're supposed to be the CEO. But you're also running admissions, HR, marketing, finance oversight, and chapel. There isn't a C-suite around you, because you can't afford to hire one.
Dr. Greg Jones
Fractional COO for
Private Schools & Nonprofit Organizations
He's Sat in the Chair You're Sitting In.
Dr. Greg Jones has served as head of school, president, and CEO of Christian schools since 1999. He grew Trinity Christian from 198 students to 415. Shiloh Christian from 714 to 1,139. And most recently, Baptist Preparatory School from 485 to 800, while raising over $10M for capital and program initiatives, opening a third campus, and walking through accreditation cycles that would break a less-experienced leader.
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He doesn't consult on Christian school leadership. He's done it. That's the difference.
3X
Average Enrollment Growth
$10M+
Raised for Schools
ACSI
Lifetime Certified
890
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5 Ways We Serve Private Schools.
Choose the engagement that matches your season, from an embedded Fractional COO to a Head of School executive search.
Fractional COO
Embedded executive operations leadership, without the full-time hire.
A 12-month engagement where Dr. Jones serves as your fractional Chief Operating Officer — guiding strategy execution, financial oversight, board governance, advancement, marketing oversight, admissions, and accreditation alongside your leadership team.
Best for: Schools ready for executive-level operations leadership but not able to hire a full-time COO.
Strategic Planning
From vision to execution in 90 days.
A six-phase, thirteen-step process that produces a 3–5 year strategic plan your board adopts and your team actually executes — plus the 12-month execution system that makes it stick.
Board Training
Build the board that
builds the school.
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A three-session curriculum for school boards and heads of school, covering Foundations, Strategy & Stewardship, and Execution & Activation. Paired with DISC assessments and 1:1 coaching.
Operations & Audits Advisory
A focused review of the systems running your school.
Project-based operational engagements for schools that don't need a full COO retainer but do need executive-level review and recommendations in a specific area.
Executive Search
SPECIALIZED
Head of School Placements
Find the right leader for the mission that's already yours.
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Full executive search for Head of School, President, and senior leadership placements at private Christian schools. From role definition and search committee coaching through candidate cultivation, assessment, reference verification, board interviews, and 90-day onboarding transition support.
Best for: Schools navigating founder retirement, mid-tenure leadership transitions, sudden departures, or a critical senior leadership gap.
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Available formats: Full retained search · Advisory search (school-led with FWD guidance) · Interim leadership placement.
Faculty at the Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association Emerging Leaders Academy.
Dr. Jones serves as faculty for the Emerging Leaders Academy of the Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (ANSAA): a leadership development program for the next generation of Christian school heads, principals, and senior administrators.
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Being in the room with emerging leaders, plus decades of relationships across ACSI-accredited schools nationwide, keeps FWD Solutions connected to the field's talent pipeline in a way most consultants never are.
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Practical implication: When your school engages FWD Solutions for a Head of School search, you're tapping into a network the field's search firms can't easily replicate.
Your Path Forward
Three Steps To Get Started
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Schedule a Discovery Call
A free 30-minute conversation. We'll listen first, where you are, what you're carrying, what's next.
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Get a Clear Recommendation
Walk away with an honest read on which engagement fits your season, even if it's "not yet" or "not us."
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Lead With Confidence
Engage Dr. Jones alongside your team and lead the next chapter with experienced executive support beside you.
Imagine Your School
A Year From Now.
Enrollment is climbing again. Your board is rowing in the same direction. Accreditation prep isn't crisis mode; it's a rhythm your team knows. Faculty are flourishing. Your strategic plan isn't a binder on a shelf; it's the operating system your school runs on.
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That's what happens when a school gets the executive leadership it deserves.