On August 31, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Obama-era federal overtime rule that would have raised the minimum salary level for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act from $23,660 to $47,476. Ruli
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From the archives: A roundtable discussion with leading authorities in the realm of independent school risk management
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Culture
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Risk Management
From the archives: Enlisting trustees, staff and the community, independent schools make enterprise risk management everyone’s business.
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Security-conscious schools set their sights on high-tech deterrents, with caveats. “The brain is the best identification machine that exists.”
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Communication
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Enrollment
From the archives: Independent schools roll out a new generation of “responsive” websites as mobile usage soars. “If you can’t get the information as elegantly as possible on your mobile device, it’s an opportunity lost
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CEO Notebook
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Risk Management
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Safety and Security
Presence, process and protocols: Best practices from a head of school who is also a certified school safety manager.
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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There may be a real business case for digitizing years (or decades) of your school’s administrative records and historical documents.
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It's back to the drawing board, in a manner of speaking, for the DOL's overtime rule. NBOA and NAIS are surveying member schools.
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Employment
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Risk Management
From the archives: Schools update hiring processes as stakes, and compliance requirements, climb. “Hiring still comes back to your perception of the individual.”
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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From the archives: Financial rumors, speculation and grumbling can harm community morale. With students from nearly 50 countries, this school’s commitment to financial transparency builds trust, support and confidence am
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You don’t need all the answers. Discover hidden talents in failure. And don’t forget to debrief.
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Computer-aided layouts, multi-operator transportation systems, 3D printing to create exact miniature replicas... Clearly, this isn't your father's model railroad hobby.
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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From the archives: How can schools maintain ownership of the unique offerings that set them apart from competitors, especially with the proliferation of off-the-shelf materials available online?
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Facilities
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Risk Management
From the crumb rubber in artificial turf to Wi-Fi radiation, pollution exposures are mounting for independent schools.
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Mutual respect governs a risk management committee that overlooks no details when it comes to outdoor trip-planning.
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Employee Benefits
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Human Resources
The latest effort to partly repeal the Affordable Care Act failed early this morning after three Republican senators voted against it. What was called the “skinny repeal” would have removed the employer mandate, the indi
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Budget
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Employee Benefits
From the archives: Facing rising costs and new ACA rules, independent schools take closer looks at alternative models of health care delivery.
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