Escuela Bilingüe Internacional (EBI) Selects Connor Associates For Compensation/Benefits Study
Connor Associates' President Mike Connor is pleased to announce that Escuela Bilingüe Internacional (CA) selected Connor Associates for a Compensation Benchmarking Analysis. EBI is an independent Spanish-English bilingual school from PreK-8th grade and an authorized International Baccalaureate World School. EBI is located in California on two campuses in Oakland and Emeryville.
Leading the effort is Connor Associates’ Strategic Partner for Finance, Operations, and Search Services, Thom Greenlaw, assisted by HR Consultant, Deb Tyrell, and Director of Special Projects, Carolyn Stiles. Thom has served for over twenty-five years in varying senior roles in independent schools including President of Independent Schools Compensation Corporation (ISCC) from 2012-2021. He was most prominently the Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N) from 2017-18 and Assistant Head for Operations/CFO at BB&N from 2001-2013. Thom also served as COO and Assistant Head for Strategic Initiatives at the Ethel Walker School and Business Manager of the Dana Hall School.
Deb has been a strategic partner in the Human Resources consulting field for over 25 years. Deb served as the Human Resources Director for BB&N for over 14 years and was recently a member of the Senior Leadership Team at New England Law | Boston. Deb is currently consulting with Kingsley Montessori School (KMS) in Boston's Back Bay.
In addition to special projects work with Connor Associates and working with Thom Greenlaw on Leadership Search services, Carolyn has supported the admissions, development, marketing, and communications offices at independent schools during leadership transitions, produced collateral materials for capital campaigns, and edited written and video material for websites.
“Mike Connor, Thom Greenlaw, and the Connor Associates team have been outstanding partners as we embarked on our compensation benchmarking analysis. Thom and the team have gone above and beyond to meet each deadline and deliver strategic research-based and data-driven recommendations. As a result, EBI is poised to make informed decisions that will enable us to retain and recruit top talent in an ever-changing market, while also prioritizing sustainable financial modeling for organizational resilience. Importantly, we have developed a long-lasting partnership that will continue to serve our school in years to come.”
Escuela Bilingüe Internacional
Escuela Bilingüe Internacional is an independent PreK-8 school offering a multilingual, international education with two campuses located in California’s East Bay. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, EBI’s exceptional faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students become multilingual, internationally minded global citizens who are empathetic and compassionate, and understand our shared responsibility to create a better and more sustainable world through intercultural understanding and respect.
At EBI, students learn in an immersive Spanish language environment, where they begin their journey of cultural awareness and develop fluency in a language other than English. With the addition of Mandarin in 3rd grade, students expand their cultural and linguistic competencies. Graduates of EBI have conversational skills in Mandarin and are fully literate in Spanish and English.
Diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusivity are deeply integrated into the foundation of EBI’s educational model and school community. EBI is passionate about creating a community that reflects the vibrant diversity of the world in which we live and a culture that celebrates a myriad of perspectives. The families at EBI form a strong and supportive community. Their commitment to each other and to the school is among the unique qualities of attending EBI.
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