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March/April 2017 Issue

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Strategies  

  • Technology

Strategies: Antidotes to Email Malaise

Too many emails. Too much time checking them. One school's app-based method for stemming the tide. 
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5 Minutes with  

  • Leadership
  • | Technology

5 Minutes with Heidi Vanderbilt-Brown and Sara Kauffman: Data Agnostic

Going where few independent schools have gone (so far), Milton Academy brings on a full-time data analyst to ensure the consistent application of data — trends, assumptions, outcomes — in financial decision-making.
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After School  

  • Culture

After School: Gentle Horse, Gentle Rider: the Magic of Therapeutic Riding

For this business officer, the therapeutic riding center is "a place of phenomenal commitment, profound connections, laughter and joy." 
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security

Risk & Compliance: Independent Schools’ Overlooked Risks: Cherished Traditions

They're a part of every school's culture and legacy. They're also fraught with risk.
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Communication
  • | Enrollment

Mission & Motivation: Masterminding Our Message

"100 years gave us a story. A strategic hire gave us a voice to tell it."
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Business Intelligence  

  • Budget
  • | Financing

Business Intelligence: How Fit Are Your Facilities?

Your school's capital spending ratio reflects the health of its most valuable asset.
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Ratio Redux: Controlling Staff Costs

Ever-increasing staffing costs prompt more schools to rethink the traditional classroom model.
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Projections  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership

Here’s to the Trailblazers

Let's unleash independent schools' best potential at a time when our country may very well need it most. 
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  • Employee Benefits
  • | Professional Development

Getting More Bang for Your Professional Development Buck

PD funding must serve the entire institution, not just the interests of individuals. Real money is at stake.
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  • Contract
  • | Employment

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Out to pasture for another independent school tradition? At-will employment laws build case against presumption of year-long employment.
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  • Change Management
  • | Leadership
  • | Planning

Stronger Together: the Case for School Mergers

Is it time to consider merging with another school? “Everybody wants to be part of a winning team.”
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  • Admission
  • | Enrollment

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Ripped from the higher-ed textbooks: Schools dig deeper into data to reach new markets, increase inquiries and more accurately read future enrollment trends.
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