About
We've sat in your chair. Now we're here to walk with you.
NextEd is a team of former Heads of School who’ve felt the weight of leadership—and the joy of mission. We’ve been in your position, making complex decisions about people, priorities, and purpose.
That shared experience isn’t just our backstory. It’s your advantage.
We bring deep, practical insight to every engagement—helping Christian schools lead with clarity, make wise strategic decisions, and grow in a way that honors Christ. What sets us apart isn’t just our credentials; it’s our commitment to walk alongside leaders with humility, care, and shared conviction.
Our mission
Together, we're ensuring education bears the image of Christ—by shaping exceptional leaders, strengthening school dynamics, and stewarding mission-driven governance.
How we achieve our mission
Regardless of the school we are working with and the service we are providing, our team stays grounded in four key principles:
Listening
We enter every situation with a listening ear, especially with clients, as each school is unique. If we actively listen, we understand and answer well (Prov. 18:13). Not once, not twice, but through the full relationship.
Angles
Great solutions are a culmination of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding—the many angles that make sense of a challenge. We operate as a team in everything, burdens included (Gal. 6:2). Teams that work well, produce ideas that work well.
Truth
Our team submits to the truth of Scripture (John 17:17), knowing that in a posture of humility and servant leadership, His will is done (Eph. 4:9, Mark 10:45). We commit to speaking the truth in love with clients, because He does the same for us.
Motion
NextEd strives for excellence and the highest standard of expertise, for ourselves and school leaders. We are constantly moving forward and challenging others to find their next. (And we’ll be right next to them as they do.)
Powerful ideas come from multiplied minds.
The chemistry of our team isn’t just relational—it’s operational. Every project benefits from the collective insight of six experienced Christian school leaders who support one another behind the scenes. While one or two partners may lead your engagement, the ideas, strategies, and prayerful discernment come from a shared bench.
Find the need
We ask great questions to uncover the full picture of what’s needed. Then, our team aligns around the right strategy to move forward with clarity.
Hit the mark
Solutions are shaped through collaboration between your team and ours, drawing on years of lived leadership. The result: clear, customized, and actionable steps.
Look ahead
Consulting doesn’t stop at delivery. We help you carry the work forward—anticipating what’s next and offering ongoing support as your needs evolve.
Statistics tell a story. This one is worth reading.
The NextEd leadership team has a combined 170+ years of experience in leading Christian schools across the country – shaping students, stewarding resources, and advancing mission-driven growth. That experience now fuels every engagement we take on.
These numbers reflect more than past success—they represent the lived experience we now bring to every school we serve.
170+
$120m+
annual school budgets managed
15,000
students led through graduation
$450m
raised in capital campaigns and fundraising
What that means for you...
We partner with Christian school leaders and boards to:
- Strengthen leadership and culture through coaching and consulting
- Clarify direction with customized strategic planning
- Conduct retained executive searches for mission-aligned leaders
- Offer contingency search support for key administrative roles
- Align boards and teams around governance best practices
- Support financial sustainability with tuition modeling and forecasting
- Equip schools to grow with clarity, purpose, and Christ-centered mission
