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Risk Management
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Termination
Excerpted and adapted from NBOA’s new book, Culture Meets Compliance: the NBOA Guide to Assessing Human Resources at Independent Schools.
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Yoga class helped this business officer feel at home in a new city. Now she shares her practice with students at her school.
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To combat high turnover in leadership, this school’s board installed the CFO and CAO as equal co-leaders. Eight years in, finances have stabilized, enrollment is up and the campus is expanding.
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Projections
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Risk Management
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Safety and Security
Many of the costliest risks to independent schools involve people. By avoiding distractions and complacency, business officers can lead their communities to safety.
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Leadership
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Risk Management
Launching a campus-wide risk management program may seem daunting, but with attention to leadership, resources and communication, any school can get started.
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Once the province of colleges and universities, the CFI has helped early adopters in independent schools plan for long-term stability and communicate financial priorities.
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Crisis Management
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Risk Management
Why conduct a comprehensive risk audit? Because a school can never be too prepared. “I would rather do 10 false-alarm lockdowns than have somebody be afraid to call a lockdown.”
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With more parents sending their kids to and from school in ride-share vehicles, schools wonder what their liability might be if a child is harmed using such services.
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Crisis Management
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Governance
Don’t let powerful board dissenters, loose-lipped gossips or simply poor preparation hijack your school’s principles or plans when so much is on the line.
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Safety & Security
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Facilities
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Safety and Security
Consider everything from new construction to the fall return of faculty and students.
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5 Minutes with
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Accounting
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Risk Management
When it comes to weaknesses in schools’ internal controls, these CPAs have seen it all. Here’s how to protect your school’s finances, reputation and future.
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