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July/August 2017 Issue

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  • Budget
  • | Planning

A Better Way to Benchmark: Business Intelligence for Independent Schools

A breakthrough data collection platform built by business officers for business officers is coming soon.
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After School  

  • Leadership

After School: I’ve Been Working on the Model Railroad

Computer-aided layouts, multi-operator transportation systems, 3D printing to create exact miniature replicas... Clearly, this isn't your father's model railroad hobby.
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5 Minutes with  

  • Facilities
  • | Risk Management

5 Minutes with Brian King and Derek Symer: There’s Something in the Air

From the crumb rubber in artificial turf to Wi-Fi radiation, pollution exposures are mounting for independent schools.
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Policy
  • | Risk Management

Mission & Motivation: Vibrant, Varied, Safe: a Team Commitment to Outdoor Education

Mutual respect governs a risk management committee that overlooks no details when it comes to outdoor trip-planning.
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Strategies  

  • Facilities

Strategies: Up and Out: Preparing for a Campus Move

Tips for ensuring the success of your next building move-out or campus relocation. 
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Business Intelligence  

  • Budget
  • | Planning

Business Intelligence: The Independent School Composite Financial Index

NBOA–NAIS partnership will spawn new frameworks for strategic conversations about the financial health of independent schools.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Risk Management
  • | Technology

Risk & Compliance: Cybersecurity and Master Planning

One of the best times to address cybersecurity risks is before building or remodeling. Do not rely solely on your IT team.
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  • Facilities
  • | Human Resources

Gorgeous Campus Seeks Renaissance Caretakers: Recruiting Facilities Talent This item is protected.

Proactive succession planning helps schools staff increasingly complex facilities leadership positions.
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  • Accounting
  • | Facilities

Fixed Assets, Unpredictable Accounting This item is protected.

Don't be caught off-guard when it comes to your campus's valuable fixed assets, whatever their condition and stage of life.
8 min read
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  • Facilities

Operation Farm-to-Table

Schools that blur the line between food service operations and student learning bring campus communities closer — and hone their value proposition.
12 min read

Projections  

  • Facilities
  • | Leadership

We’re in This Together. Now, Where Are We Going?

The business officer and facilities director must work as a team in tackling challenges and envisioning possibilities. 
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  • Facilities
  • | Maintenance

Building into the Future: Modernizing School Facilities This item is protected.

Critical decisions about technology interfaces, not gears and machines, drive successful modernization projects. "Whatever big system we're integrating these days involves our IT department."
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