Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

CEO Notebook  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Membership
  • | Research

How Do You Measure 2024?

Among this year’s many efforts to enhance your professional development opportunities, these four stand out.
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Strategies  

  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Financial Aid

Clarifying Financial Aid for Multilingual Families This item is protected.

Making the process clearer to parents whose dominant language is not English can result in significant community enrichment.
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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Change Management
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

The Cost of Protest

At Dunn School, a proactive approach to discussing events of October 7 and the ensuing war resulted in positive educational outcomes with minimal impact to budget and operations.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Boards and Trustees
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

In Their Own Words: Heads and Business Officers Talk Partnership

Role clarity, communication and joint investment in DEI efforts all help bolster the head-business officer partnership.
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  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Professional Development

Creating an Equitable Workplace

When remote work is an option for some employees but not others, how can school leaders foster inclusion and belonging among all faculty and staff members?
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CEO Notebook  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Morale Boosters on a Budget

Regularly recognizing small wins can have a significant impact on staff wellbeing and retention.
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  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

2024 NBOA Annual Meeting: Bertice Berry: Smarter Together

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.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Financial Aid
  • | Research

Telling Our Financial Aid Story

The financial aid plot is shifting as dollars increase and diversity numbers fall.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Healing and Humor in Atlanta

A message of humor and inspiration from 2024 NBOA Annual Meeting Speaker Bertice Berry.
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  • Boards and Trustees
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

The Business Case for DEI: Supporting the Board’s DEI Goals This item is protected.

Tracking data, assessing vendors and working with the investment committee are just a few ways business officers can play a role in board level DEI work.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Legal

Transgender Student Participation in Athletics: Legal Implications for Independent Schools This item is protected.

What to know about federal and state laws and athletic governing bodies, and tips on crafting a policy.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Technology

Tech-Enabled DEI Solutions

Independent schools can operationalize their DEI goals using technology.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Facilities

The Business Case for DEI: Accessible, Affordable Facilities This item is protected.

Investing in accessible facilities goes beyond compliance for most schools — and can have unexpected dividends.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Who Was at the Table?

NBOA explores how efforts centered around inclusion and belonging within a diverse workforce have impacted the association and its members over the past 25 years.
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Voices from the Field  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Human Resources

Critical Compassion

Those whose work touches human resources have a special role to play in creating accessible, equitable school communities.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Human Resources

The Business Case for DEI: Making Space for Differing Abilities This item is protected.

Reviewing practices in four key areas of operations can help staff and students with disabilities feel more at home in your school and increase the richness of the school community.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Financial Aid

Economic Affinity Groups and Inclusion Efforts: A Case Study This item is protected.

Two schools share strategies for improving socioeconomic inclusion through voluntary, community-led programs and innovative fundraising efforts.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Enrollment

The Business Case for DEI: The Business of Economic Diversity This item is protected.

Those in the business office have a distinct role to play in supporting economic diversity and inclusion efforts.
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  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Technology

The Business Case for DEI: Digital Accessibility: Operational and Cultural Considerations This item is protected.

When those overseeing physical and digital accommodations work together, the impact on school culture is stronger and more inclusive.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Legal
  • | Technology

The Business Case for DEI: Digital Accessibility: Legal Considerations This item is protected.

Recent ADA guidance puts new emphasis on making websites and digital assets accessible to all.
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