How hard is it to run a school? It may seem easy to the unknowledgeable observer, but it is actually the result of detailed procedures and extensive knowledge understood over time. This book provides needed information for those involved in creating or administering an independent school by laying out the issues that must be addressed, but may not be considered. School leaders can use this book as a resource to learn about the operational side of running a school or as the basis for a rubric to evaluate the work of an existing school. Operating an Independent School addresses curriculum, discipline, school finance, personnel, grants, support services, and the school community.