Helping school boards lead with clarity and confidence
A board effectiveness survey benchmarked against comparable school boards across independent and education sector organisations.
Exclusive ISNZ Member Benefits
ISNZ has partnered with Board Benchmarking to provide member schools with access to board evaluation and governance review solutions at preferential rates.
Member schools can access:
• An exclusive Entry Level Survey for NZ$2,200 — available to ISNZ members and not offered through the Board Benchmarking website.
• 10% off all other Board Benchmarking surveys and advisory services using the code ISNZ10%OFF.
• Preferential pricing on the Lite Survey shown below.
All surveys include a comprehensive benchmarked report and a complimentary debrief with one of our governance specialists to help boards strengthen performance, governance effectiveness, and strategic oversight.
We benchmark your board against relevant industry peers to ensure meaningful insight
Our survey options
Use our Design-your-own-review approach to choose your benchmarked board survey and the optional extras that will most suit your board.
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Free Trial
Board Survey
Try a FREE 4 minute survey and get a benchmark report
Trial version for a single user
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Number of survey items included: 23
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Number of Board Effectiveness Categories: 10
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Number of open questions: 2
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Time taken to complete 10 mins
See what else is included
- Designed for individual(s) to try a shortened survey
- Benchmarked against the whole database
- Benchmark report sent directly to you
Entry Level
Board Survey
Includes benchmarked report and free advice to the Chair
For small to medium organisations and lite touch reviews for larger organisations
For a whole board
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Number of survey items included: 23
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Number of Board Effectiveness factors: 10
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Number of open questions: 2
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Minimum number of Directors & Execs: 4
See what else is included
- Appropriate terminology applied (e.g. CEO, Principal, Vice-Chancellor, etc.)
- Your company logo included on survey and report
- 2 reminder emails before close of survey
- Email support prior to and during the survey
- Benchmarking against the whole database or your industry sector
- Benchmarked report sent directly to the Chair or other nominated party
- Comparable figures included if a previous benchmarked survey was completed after 1 January, 2020
Lite
Board Survey
Includes benchmarked report and free debrief to the Chair
For smaller organisations and lite touch reviews
For a whole board
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Number of survey items included: 34
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Number of board effectiveness categories: 14
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Number of open questions: 4
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Minimum number of respondents: 4
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Minutes taken to complete: 10
See what else is included
- Designed for a whole board to complete
- Benchmarking against relevant boards in your industry sector
- Benchmarked report sent directly to the Chair or other nominated party
- Compare figures included if a previous benchmarked survey was completed
- Prompt phone and email support
Optional Extras +
Debrief to Chair (and not to the Board) for the board report
- Analysis of the benchmarked report by an expert Board Advisory Partner and a 30 minute video debrief
- Includes advice to the Chair and/or other nominated party on how to interpret and act on the report and answering any questions
Included
Included
Survey sent to executives and additional reporting
- Survey also sent to chosen executives to complete.
- A table comparing the average director and average executive response will be included in the report if 3 or more executives complete the survey.
- Inclusion of frequency count for executive responses if 4 or more complete the survey.
- Ratings and comments made by executives are merged with those of directors to protect the anonymity of executives in the benchmarked report.
Director Effectiveness Module added plus scorecards - price includes all Directors
- 3 survey items to assess the effectiveness of each director added to end of Board Survey (on teamwork, contribution and strategic direction)
- 2 open ended questions in relation to each director added (main areas of value add and any suggestions)
- If you choose for executives to do your Board Survey you can choose that executives be excluded from completing this Module
- A Director Effectiveness Scorecard for each director sent directly to the Chair or other nominated party to distribute and discuss with each Director
Committee Effectiveness Module added plus scorecards - price includes all Committees
- 3 survey items to assess the effectiveness of each committee added to end of Board Survey (on appropriate skills, effectiveness and reporting to the board)
- 2 open ended questions in relation to each committee added (main areas of value add and any suggestions)
- If you choose for executives to do your Board Survey you can choose that executives be excluded from completing this Module
- A Committee Effectiveness Scorecard for each committee sent directly to the Chair or other nominated party to distribute and discuss with each Committee Chair
Board Skills Matrix Module added plus a report
- You advise us of the descriptions of between 8 and 12 categories of skill and 3 to 5 behaviours to include in the module added to the end of a board survey
- Module includes a rating of the importance of each skill and behaviour as well as the overall board representation of each
- Module also asks each director to rate themselves in relation to each skill and behaviour
- Questions are added about any missing skills and behaviours and the skills and attributes desired for the next director appointments
- A Board Skills Matrix Report is provided. It includes the ratings of the importance and representation of each skill and behaviour and the gaps. It also incldues the self-ratings of each director
Preparation of an Executive Summary for the board report (no interviews)
- Analysis of the benchmarked board report and preparation of an Executive Summary.
- Executive Summary to include insights and 3 or 4 main recommendations prepared by an expert Board Advisory Partner
Executive Summary based on 4 interviews and analysis of Benchmarked Report
- 30 minute interviews by video – normally with the Chair, CEO and two directors chosen by you
- Executive Summary to include insights and recommendations based on the interviews and review of the board report
Debrief to the Board for the board report
- Presentation to the board by video including how to interpret and act on the benchmarked report and answering any questions
TESTIMONIALS
Don't take our word for it
What’s in your benchmarked report?
Overall benchmarking of your board against comparable boards within your chosen sector.
Benchmarking of each importance factor of your board's effectiveness.
5 highest and lowest benchmarked survey items and the profile of director responses for each.
Benchmarking and profile of director responses to all 10 survey categories.
Written responses to the main strengths of the board and suggestions to increase the board's effectiveness.
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