As new business officers gathered last week to learn and connect, we were reminded of the incredible community business officers have created.
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Voices from the Field
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Culture
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Membership
Initial insights into different experiences in the independent school business office.
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Holding roles as diverse as hockey coach and human resources director, this now director of financial reporting has deep connections across her school.
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Member insights were crucial in developing NBOA’s new strategic framework – and we’ll need your feedback today and going forward to assess its progress.
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Voices from the Field
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Cash Management
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Reports
The 2022 recipient of the Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award, Nancy Greene, is known for mastering advanced strategies in finance and risk, and communicating their importance to colleagues and peers.
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Lakeside School opened a no-frills micro-school that offers competitive teacher salaries and a tuition that is about half of neighboring independent schools. Lakeside School is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Endowment
Miss Porter’s School has leveraged its large endowment and operating budget to challenge systemic racism. Miss Porter's is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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What schools need to know about legal considerations, crafting effective policies, and creating a culture that prevents incidents.
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CEO Notebook
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Budget
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Change Management
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Leadership
As we move away from the forced changes of pandemic years and into intentional innovation, consider a few low- to no-cost efforts successfully undertaken by colleges and universities.
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Change Management
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Enrollment
Bennett Day School developed a project-based learning lab that has helped generate non-tuition revenue and expand its PK-12 program. Bennett Day is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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NBOA’s latest book provides key considerations to help professionals new to independent school business succeed in their leadership roles.
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An interpretive master planning process can assure the future vision of a campus truly serves the needs of the entire school community.
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Cash Management
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Financial Aid
Mid–2020, business officers predicted a bumpier outcome for FY21 than came to pass. Deficits and cash draws were smaller, while aid awards were higher.
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A grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation will enable data collection and resource development to help independent schools reshape their compensation structures.
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Facilities
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Transportation
School-provided transportation can buoy enrollment and diversity, but developing a cost- and time-efficient model is tricky business.
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In a challenging hiring environment, schools would do well to survey faculty on employee satisfaction to identify areas of improvement and move the needle on employee retention.
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Change Management
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Leadership
Later start times and shorter school weeks that accommodate adolescents’ health and wellness could be independent schools’ future.
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Compensation Strategies
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Employee Benefits
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Tax
Fringe benefits included in head-of-school packages may help attract strong candidates, but be aware of compliance issues.
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We’ve completely overhauled NBOA.org to make it easier for our members to use and engage.
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Projections
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
Facilities changes made during COVID are being taken to the next level as school prepare for the longer-term future.
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