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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Leadership
  • | Summer Camp

Build That Bridge

It's up to the business officer to earn trust with faculty. Teaching is one way to do it.
5 min read
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Strategies  

  • Change Management
  • | Technology

Transitioning to a Cloud-Based Student Information System This item is protected.

Data utilization and information management improved significantly thanks to marketing and technology leaders’ collaboration.
4 min read
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Voices from the Field  

  • Governance
  • | Research

From Numbers to Narratives This item is protected.

Institutional research can uncover critical trends and help schools get ahead of potential issues. Eric Heilman shares how schools might get started.
10 min read
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Feature  

  • Communication
  • | Leadership

Optimized, Optimistic Operations & Outcomes This item is protected.

How to create efficiency and effectiveness using the Entrepreneurial Operating System.
11 min read
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Business Intelligence  

  • Budget
  • | Extended Day
  • | Summer Camp

Financial Trends in Auxiliary Programs This item is protected.

Auxiliary programs brought in higher revenues late pandemic (2021–22) than they did pre-pandemic, and with lower expenses.
3 min read
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  • Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security
  • | Technology

Don’t Look Back This item is protected.

Smart security cameras can help schools shift from reactive to proactive responses, but are independent schools tapping their high-tech capabilities?
11 min read
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Employment
  • | Human Resources
  • | Labor Law

Recent Regulatory Rulings Expand Employee Rights This item is protected.

The NLRB and DOJ have granted further protections for labor organization practices, cracked down on employer wage collusion and widened the scope of compensable damages.
5 min read
Artificial intelligence

Feature  

  • Accounting
  • | Audit
  • | Legal
  • | Technology

DIY AI: Business Applications (Part 2)

AI has never been more accessible, and it will impact every corner of the independent school business office.
13 min read
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Feature  

  • Change Management
  • | Leadership
  • | Technology

DIY AI: Key Considerations (Part 1)

AI has never been more accessible, and it will impact every corner of the independent school business office.
13 min read

Projections  

  • Enrollment
  • | Technology

Leaning Into Online Learning

Digital education can support the independent school business model in two primary ways.
6 min read