Leadership

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Technology

A(I) Smarter Future?

How can we use ChatGPT and related AI in the independent school business office?
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Human Resources
  • | Risk Management

The Pursuit of Happiness — in Independent Schools

Nobles Greenough School is actively helping their students be happier. What can we learn from their efforts?
4 min read
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  • Audit
  • | Leadership

Business Office Basics: Know Your Audit, Part 1

Mapping your school’s trial balance to the audit’s financial statements helps both you and the audit process.
3 min read
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  • Legal
  • | Regulatory Updates
  • | Termination

NLRB Guidance on Severance Agreements: What Independent Schools Need to Know This item is protected.

Recent guidance sheds light on what's permissible in severance agreements.
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Investments
  • | Leadership

Perspective: A Tool You Need To Lead

Two new research reports on critical aspects of independent school business can help your school understand its financial position and strengthen it.
4 min read
25 Years of NBOA

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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Elevating the Role

As NBOA transformed and grew over the course of its first decade, industry leaders brought expertise, innovation and a strategic vision to the organization.
12 min read
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  • Governance
  • | Investments

Business Office Basics: The CFO’s Investment Committee Report

Tips on sharing how the school’s portfolio has changed since the last board meeting.
3 min read
Chad Stacy and Spencer Taintor
  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: The Head of School-Business Officer Partnership

Behind our happy-student-filled, art-covered buildings, independent schools are complex organizations, operating with dual purposes.
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Human Resources
  • | Leadership

When Emotions Run High, It’s Time to Lead

Group feelings can take on a life of their own, and when that happens, different strategies can help address the dynamics and move forward.
5 min read
Jeff Shields and Sarah Daignault

Projections  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Reflections from the Top

Just two people have led NBOA from the top in its 25 years. They share what leadership of the association has meant and what they see in the membership.
9 min read
  • Leadership
  • | Membership

3 Takeaways from the Inspirational Suneel Gupta

This year’s NBOA Annual Meeting opening keynote hit all the high notes — leadership, personal wellness and innovation.
5 min read
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  • Legal
  • | Misconduct
  • | Risk Management

Revising Student Conduct Policies for a Shifting Environment This item is protected.

With increased prevalence of mental health and sexual misconduct issues, when and how should a school intervene — and what liability may result?
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership

Authenticity Matters

Effective leaders need not have THE answer. Instead, candor and an open mindset will help our communities thrive.
4 min read
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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Back in the Business Office

This controller’s entry point to the independent school world was a graduate-level business office internship, which convinced her to return years later.
3 min read
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Legal
  • | Risk Management

Why Is Insurance More Expensive?

Social inflation is changing the liability landscape. Understanding it can help your school manage the costs.
7 min read
  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Congratulations to the 2023 NBOA Award Recipients

This year’s awards recognize selfless and transformative leadership, and innovation in financial and facilities management.
6 min read

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  • Boards and Trustees
  • | Budget
  • | Leadership

Strategic Financial Planning with the NBOA Heat Map

The financial sustainability heat map has helped schools in areas from board communication to strategic planning. Here are four school’s stories.
16 min read
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  • Budget
  • | Leadership
  • | Planning

Business Office Basics: Financial Equilibrium

A balanced budget is nice, but it is not enough.
4 min read
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  • Culture
  • | Leadership

2023 NBOA Annual Meeting: Seeing the Unseen: Erin Gruwell

NBOA Breakfast speaker Erin Gruwell shares what she sees changing in classrooms today and how school operations are vital to programmatic goals.
11 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

2022: My Favorite Things

We accomplished much this past year that we can be proud of, from signature programs to robust data collection to timely guidance.
4 min read

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