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
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Leadership
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Planning
Is it time to consider merging with another school? “Everybody wants to be part of a winning team.”
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Endowment
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Enrollment
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Facilities
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
More than 1,300 attendees made the Washington gathering the biggest-ever of independent school financial and operational leaders. A recap in tweets.
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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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Major study of tuition price elasticity tracks 259 schools over six years.
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Learning is a cultural process, says 2017 NBOA Annual Meeting keynote speaker Sir Ken Robinson.
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Want greater productivity and efficiency at your school? Break down the silos, says educational change management consultant Howard Teibel.
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Human Resources
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Labor Law
Amid federal reshufflings in the early days of the new administration, independent school business officers are still in wait-and-see mode regarding the fate of legislation such as the Affordable Care Act and proposed ch
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From the archives: Six small independent schools, four years of 990 data and some universal truths about financial sustainability.
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From the archives: A business officer on dogs, love and ambition. "A common saying about Flat-Coats is that you can't have just one."
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Human Resources
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Key Technology
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Technology
From the archives: Education technology is on a fast-moving trajectory. Here’s how schools’ technology department staffing structures can keep pace.
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From the archives: Economic recovery drives "a perfect storm" of financing for major construction at independent schools. But there’s a new sense of caution this time.
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From the archives: Can lowering tuition rates widen and diversify applicant pools? “Everything is on the table.”
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Is your school making the most of its technology budget? How do you know if faculty, students and staff are fully utilizing new resources?
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From Haiti to sub-Saharan Africa, this business officer continues her multidisciplinary adventure.
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Independent schools face sizable changes in the year ahead. The business office will be instrumental in preparing them to adapt and thrive.
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With commitment and resources, we can deliver on the independent school mission of honoring how each student learns.
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From the archives: NBOA’s 2015–2016 Facilities Budgeting and Staffing Survey Report illustrates independent schools’ struggles to maintain their biggest assets.
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From the archives: Following the higher-ed model, independent schools ask, "Why not just expect students to come back?"
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This year's award recipients — Frank Aloise and Dana Tufts — have merged schools, counseled peers and served as exceptional leaders.
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