Lydian, Inc., co-founder John Heintz offers management consulting services to executives around the world at his Chicago-based firm. Formerly an English teacher and the chief legal officer for Niles Township High School District 219, Chicago's John Heintz continues to advocate for better schools and better educators through his Second Rail organization and blog.
In recent years, school administrators have become increasingly likely to come from a business background instead of a traditional background in education. Some experts suggest that this shift could help failing schools perform better under the right circumstances.
Conventional programs for school administrators tend to be rigid. They largely focus on meeting mandatory standards and topics such as working with parents, dealing with bullying, and monitoring student progress. These topics tend to be static rather than responsive to changing school conditions.
Conversely, MBA programs and their graduates can be highly dynamic. Those with an MBA are not as likely to feel tied to a prescribed set of lessons, which means they are more likely to initiate more innovative curriculum. MBA programs can help administrators and educators become visionaries rather than functionaries.
Some stakeholders suggest that this difference makes educational professionals with a business administration background uniquely able to adapt to rapid changes in the world of education. This key benefit may be one part of the recent trend of MBA program graduates being sought out to work in schools.
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