Exit and Alumni Management for Education
Resignation to relieving letter, in a defined order.
What this looks like in education
The parts of exit and alumni management that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Exit on the Academic Calendar
Why a teaching exit is timed differently from any other.
What this coversHide
Exit on the Academic Calendar
Why a teaching exit is timed differently from any other.
What this coversHideA faculty exit in the middle of a term is a different event from one at the end of the academic year, and the process has to acknowledge that rather than treat all leavers alike.
Academic staff
- Syllabus coverage and pending portions recorded
- Internal marks, assessment records and answer scripts handed over
- Class and section reallocation before release
- Student project and mentorship handover
- Notice aligned to term or academic year where agreed
Administrative and support
- Records, fee and admission files transferred
- System access revoked
- Assets and keys returned
- Statutory and audit records closed
We also build the alumni-faculty relationship deliberately. Former teaching staff are a significant source of visiting faculty and referrals, and most institutions lose contact entirely.
The general method — what exit and alumni management covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the exit and offboarding process page. What is above is the part that differs for education.
Other HR topics for education
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.