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July/August 2019 Issue

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Business Intelligence  

  • Cash Management
  • | Tax

Business Intelligence: Financial Gains Strongest in West in Fiscal 2018

Operating margin, net tuition revenue and expendable resources were up for more schools in the West and fewer schools in the Mid-Atlantic and Texas.
2 min read
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5 Minutes with  

  • Budget
  • | Risk Management

5 Minutes with Constance Neary and Alex Miller, United Educators: Shifts, Not Quakes, in the Risk Landscape

External pressures have replaced operational pressures as top-of-mind risks among school leaders, while sexual misconduct issues continue to reverberate at a national level.
7 min read
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Safety & Security  

  • Facilities
  • | Safety and Security

Safety & Security: On Cameras

Security cameras today cost less and do more. With proper installation and monitoring, they can mitigate risk and head off lawsuits.
5 min read

Mission & Motivation  

  • Facilities
  • | Planning

Mission & Motivation: Powerful Points

Communication is key during busy summer months, fostering connections among different sides of the business office as well as staff and faculty members upon their return to campus.
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Strategies  

  • Facilities
  • | Planning

Strategies: One Space, Many Voices

When designing a shared school space, taking the time to collect different stakeholders’ perspectives in unbiased ways pays dividends.
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  • Accounting
  • | Risk Management

To Stay Secure, Think Like a Fraudster

The longer a fraudster has been at a school, the larger the losses and the less likely he or she will be suspected. Knowing what motivates fraudsters can supplement internal controls in mitigating risk.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Compliance
  • | Human Resources

Risk & Compliance: The New Pay Equity Laws

While federal law has done little to shrink the gender pay gap, more states have passed laws on comparable pay, which may impact school hiring practices.
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  • Human Resources
  • | Risk Management

When Tragedy Knocks: Losing a Faculty Member

No one on campus wants to consider what happens after the death of a colleague or their own passing, but preparing for the worst will help everyone in a time of grief.
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  • Human Resources
  • | Misconduct
  • | Risk Management

With Justice for All: School Investigations This item is protected.

Should your school face the dreaded day of a serious misconduct allegation, you will need to know what situations require an investigation, who can conduct one and what the outcomes might be.
17 min read

Projections  

  • Enrollment
  • | Tuition

Projections: Our Increasingly Risky Business Model

Numerous factors are pushing independent school leaders to rethink our traditional business model, particularly tuition pricing and financial aid. Change is in the air.
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  • Risk Management
  • | Transportation

Overdrive: Managing Transportation Risk This item is protected.

Managing the infinite scenarios of transportation risk — from owning or outsourcing vehicles to corralling volunteer drivers —  requires time, expertise and financial resources to keep everyone safe.
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  • Enrollment
  • | Tuition

Modeling Sustainability: Four Tuition Models to Consider This item is protected.

Changing your school’s tuition strategy may seem risky, but adhering to a traditional model has its own hazards. Four tuition models to consider and case studies in context.
9 min read