How can we use ChatGPT and related AI in the independent school business office?
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CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Human Resources
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Risk Management
Nobles Greenough School is actively helping their students be happier. What can we learn from their efforts?
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Mapping your school’s trial balance to the audit’s financial statements helps both you and the audit process.
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Legal
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Regulatory Updates
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Termination
Recent guidance sheds light on what's permissible in severance agreements.
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Two new research reports on critical aspects of independent school business can help your school understand its financial position and strengthen it.
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As NBOA transformed and grew over the course of its first decade, industry leaders brought expertise, innovation and a strategic vision to the organization.
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Tips on sharing how the school’s portfolio has changed since the last board meeting.
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Behind our happy-student-filled, art-covered buildings, independent schools are complex organizations, operating with dual purposes.
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CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Human Resources
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Leadership
Group feelings can take on a life of their own, and when that happens, different strategies can help address the dynamics and move forward.
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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.
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This year’s NBOA Annual Meeting opening keynote hit all the high notes — leadership, personal wellness and innovation.
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Legal
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Misconduct
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Risk Management
With increased prevalence of mental health and sexual misconduct issues, when and how should a school intervene — and what liability may result?
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Effective leaders need not have THE answer. Instead, candor and an open mindset will help our communities thrive.
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This controller’s entry point to the independent school world was a graduate-level business office internship, which convinced her to return years later.
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Social inflation is changing the liability landscape. Understanding it can help your school manage the costs.
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This year’s awards recognize selfless and transformative leadership, and innovation in financial and facilities management.
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Feature
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Boards and Trustees
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Budget
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Leadership
The financial sustainability heat map has helped schools in areas from board communication to strategic planning. Here are four school’s stories.
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Budget
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Leadership
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Planning
A balanced budget is nice, but it is not enough.
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NBOA Breakfast speaker Erin Gruwell shares what she sees changing in classrooms today and how school operations are vital to programmatic goals.
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We accomplished much this past year that we can be proud of, from signature programs to robust data collection to timely guidance.
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