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March/April 2019 Issue

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No Place Like Home: Faculty Housing This item is protected.

As affordable and desirable housing becomes harder to find, offering a faculty housing benefit can build retention and school community.
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Mission & Motivation: Our Founding, Our Future

A momentous school anniversary can provide opportunities to rekindle alumni relations, build connections among current students and strengthen town-gown relationships.
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5 Minutes with  

  • Leadership

5 Minutes with Grant Lichtman: Is Your School’s Engine Defunct?

The traditional independent school model is under threat. The case for clearly defining, differentiating and delivering a very different value proposition.
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Safety & Security  

  • Extended Day
  • | Key Auxiliary
  • | Risk Management

Safety & Security: Are Your Auxiliary Programs Prepared for an Emergency?

The unique challenges associated with after-school, evening and weekend activities merit additional considerations.
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  • Facility Rental
  • | Financing

Found Money: Untapped Income Opportunities

Look closer. Could there be untapped income opportunities in your facilities, your programs, your operating cash and reserves?
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Projections  

Projections: Leading with Optimism

The threats are real. So are the resources, tools, knowledge and expertise that will help you address them.
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  • Accounting
  • | Audit

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Near and distant changes to not-for-profit audits should provide greater transparency and consistency in describing school finances. “It’s an opportunity to pause and consider things from an enterprise perspective.”
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Strategies  

  • Accounting
  • | Audit

Strategies: the Magic Binder

Reconciling every accounting fund every month may sound onerous, but it saves time and headaches down the line — especially during the annual audit.
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  • Facilities
  • | Financing

A Capital Plan This item is protected.

From bridge financing to a unique co-location partnership, schools’ construction financing strategies reveal new levels of creativity, resourcefulness and fiscal prudence.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Labor Law
  • | Summer Camp

Risk & Compliance: Wage and Hour Laws Don’t Go on Summer Vacation

Are summer camps exempt from FLSA requirements? A closer look at the recreational establishment exemption.
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  • Extended Day
  • | Planning

Extended Day, Extending the Brand

After-school programming can and should be much more than an afterthought. This school’s robust and thoughtful program is a powerful differentiator that fosters enrollment growth.
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Business Intelligence  

  • Planning

Business Intelligence: Independent School Finances Gained Ground in Fiscal 2018

Data from NBOA’s Business Intelligence for Independent Schools reveals modest financial gains for schools on almost all fronts.
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