Voices from the Field
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Change Management
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Leadership
NBOA Breakfast speaker Brett Jacobsen shares tips for cultivating a culture of innovation and adaptability within independent schools, laying the foundation for transformative growth.
6 min read
Strategies
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Employee Leave
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Hiring
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Salary
A position created late in the pandemic continues to ensure faculty and staff wellbeing.
3 min read
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Compensation Strategies
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Employee Benefits
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Survey
Following extensive research, NBOA has developed a suite of resources to help leaders at independent schools of every size, type and context recruit and retain mission-aligned professionals.
6 min read
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Compensation Strategies
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Employee Benefits
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Research
A recent flash survey shows different approaches to paid leave, including vacation and personal days, and paid parental leave.
5 min read
Amidst the holiday cheer, the NBOA staff reflect on a year of accomplishments, celebrating milestones and setting a course for the future.
3 min read
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Crisis Management
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Enrollment
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Risk Management
In the wake of the Maui wildfires, La Pietra – Hawai‘i School for Girls took swift and decisive action to alleviate the impact on the affected community.
4 min read
In NBOA's 25th-year, Net Assets magazine focused on critical issues in independent schools, from navigating the challenges of inflation to fostering inclusive environments.
4 min read
Feature
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Culture
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
Drawing on her perspectives as both a sociologist and a comedian, NBOA Luncheon Award speaker Bertice Berry discusses the importance of learning from each other.
12 min read
Other Duties As Assigned
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Communication
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Leadership
This business officer has overseen marketing and communications when needed — including during the Covid pandemic.
4 min read
In a hot labor market, independent schools’ mission offers a distinct advantage over non-educational employers.
4 min read
Kimball Union Academy’s enrollment and finance teams share an attention to data that builds the partnership.
3 min read
Trends in the tuition discount rate, discount types, administering discounts, funding discounts and more.
6 min read
Leaders in independent school financial aid offer their take on the current terrain — plus NBOA’s Financial Aid Fast Facts sheet.
4 min read
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Legal
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Regulatory Updates
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Salary
NAIS and NBOA are advocating to ensure proposed changes to FLSA overtime rules do not threaten the viability of our schools.
3 min read
CEO Notebook
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Boards and Trustees
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Leadership
Curiosity may be school leaders’ number one trait to guide our schools through increasingly unpredictable waters.
4 min read
Following the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions, financial aid practices may receive more scrutiny.
4 min read
Wildflower Schools, based across the U.S., have adapted their tuitions to meet community needs and fulfill their missions.
12 min read
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Financial Aid
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Research
The financial aid plot is shifting as dollars increase and diversity numbers fall.
6 min read
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Change Management
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Enrollment
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Tuition
To boost harvest yield, gardeners must prune early growth. Likewise, an independent school may at some point need to cut its tuition or “reset” the sticker price in order to grow net tuition revenue.
12 min read
Honing our use of generative AI was just one of many takeaways from this year’s NBOA Leadership Academy gathering in Nashville.
5 min read
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