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  • Employment
  • | Human Resources
  • | Pandemic

Pandemic-Related Personnel Questions, Answered This item is protected.

Independent schools have faced an onslaught of new personnel questions since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, and these have grown all the more challenging as schools have reopened this fall. Attorneys Matthew D. Batasti
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Strategies  

  • Boards and Trustees
  • | Governance
  • | Planning

Strategies: Better Financial Fiduciaries

A new book from NBOA helps independent school trustees not only understand school finances but also ask management better questions to drive more strategic discussions.
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Projections  

  • Crisis Management
  • | Leadership
  • | Pandemic

Projections: A Truly New School Year

COVID-19 threatens to overshadow everything about the 2020–21 school year, but with cutting-edge resources, you can tackle new and long-standing issues alike.
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  • Membership

Unsung Hero: James Miller, Pembroke Hill School

A model for servant leadership, Miller makes time to lend a hand to students, family and staff alike.
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After School  

  • Leadership

After School: The Home and the World

Twenty years of working and living abroad provided endless opportunities to explore.
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5 Minutes with  

  • Communication
  • | Technology

5 Minutes with Michael Nachbar: Knowing Your North

Clearly communicating your school’s value proposition, which should be consistent whether learning happens in-person or online, will be key to weathering the challenges of the COVID-19 economy.
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  • Membership

Unsung Hero: Michael McKitish, The Peddie School

An adapt budgeter and mentor to many, McKitish is a trusted steward of The Peddie School’s facilities and grounds.
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  • Facilities
  • | Pandemic

The Healthy Building Movement

Prioritizing the wellness of occupants in facilities management standards can help schools understand long-term sustainability goals more clearly and reduce energy consumption by 30%.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Pandemic

Battling Back COVID

Independent schools have an advantage when it comes to reopening campus safely, but we must remain on our toes — and make every dollar spent count.
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Unsung Hero: Christy Horn, Milwaukee Jewish Day School

Horn’s proactive project management skills have helped Milwaukee Jewish Day School increase enrollment, grow the endowment and innovate the financial aid program.
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  • Accounting
  • | Pandemic

Accounting for PPP Loans and PPP Loan Forgiveness

Recording PPP loans in your school's financial statements may not be as straightforward as it seems.
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Strategies  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Human Resources

Strategies: Developing a Gender Diversity Policy

Engaging a local partner, the board and faculty resulted in a policy that increased inclusivity.
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  • Communication
  • | Human Resources
  • | Pandemic

COVID-19: Independent School Considerations for the Fall This item is protected.

Top considerations, including community communications, illness and absenteeism, telework policies, and school finances, with links to additional resources.
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  • Facilities
  • | Maintenance
  • | Technology

The Well-Connected Campus: Facilities and the Internet of Things This item is protected.

Tapping the Internet of Things can reduce energy consumption and identify problem areas in facilities management.
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Unsung Hero: Julia Gabriele, St. Luke’s School

Gabriele has modernized everything from campus facilities and risk management to human resources and benefits – all while making time for the students she used to teach.
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Safety & Security  

  • Pandemic
  • | Safety and Security

Safety & Security: Situational Awareness and Behavior Analysis

After a long stretch of relative isolation, returning students may be ill at ease.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Pandemic

In the Face of the Unknown, Know Your Leadership Style

This fall, you will be called on to perform at the top of your game. Knowing how you tend to lead can help you meet the challenges ahead.
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  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Whose Business Is Belonging?

Yes, the business office can respond to outcries of racism on campus. Diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Jen Cort shares what she’s heard and possible interventions.
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  • Membership

Unsung Hero: Cynthia Fanikos, St. John’s Prep

Fanikos helped restore the school’s financial health while advancing diversity, social justice and equity at St. John’s Prep.
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  • Leadership
  • | Pandemic
  • | Technology

Tackling Technology Concerns Mid-Pandemic

As schools address new needs in technology budgeting and privacy, the business officer-technology leadership partnership is more critical than ever. An interview with Christina Lewellen, executive director of ATLIS.
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