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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

Pause To Celebrate 2021’s Successes

Your school’s extraordinary efforts have made an extraordinary impact on your school community.
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The Best of 2021: Rethinking Resilience

While the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions have continued into 2021, independent schools have been working to support staff, manage emerging risks and further their financial futures. Through this, business office
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  • Hiring
  • | Risk Management
  • | Technology

What Don’t I Know? The Importance of Social Media Screening

Amber Stockham: What can a school learn from a social media check?
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  • Employment
  • | Hiring
  • | Salary

Benchmarking 2022-23 Salary Changes: NBOA Flash Survey This item is protected.

A recent flash survey shows that most schools are anticipating wage increases for both new hires and retained employees. 
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  • Leadership

2022 NBOA Annual Meeting: Ready for More: Ben Nemtin

Independent schools’ rapid-fire innovations over the past two years have required resources, time and most of all energy. NBOA Awards Luncheon speaker Ben Nemtin offers insights on refilling the tank so leaders can keep
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  • Financing
  • | Investments
  • | Technology

FAQ: Cryptocurrency and the Business Office

What business officers need to know about the latest changes in technology and digital strategy.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

Lessons from a Musical Genius

Three takeaways from Stephen Sondheim’s storied career can help independent schools face another challenging year — with verve.
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  • Communication
  • | Marketing
  • | Risk Management

Is Your Marcom Office Ready for the Latest Privacy Changes?

The way we track email campaign metrics is going to change.
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

2022 NBOA Annual Meeting: Capacity for Audacity: Jade Simmons

Renowned pianist and opening keynote speaker Jade Simmons explains how everyone can bring creativity into the workplace.
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Using a Mobile Safety App to Enhance Emergency Response

A new app enables faculty and staff to call for help if they witness a crime or have an emergency.
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Enrollment
  • | Leadership

Mission & Motivation: Partnerships That Raise Our Profile

Creating joint programs with related organizations has helped differentiate our school in a competitive market.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Human Resources
  • | Leadership

The Hybrid Business Office Requires Candor and Care

Remote work isn’t in itself an obstacle to building trust among colleagues, but strong results require intentional bridge-building.
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After School  

  • Leadership

After School: Home Ties

Serving as treasurer for her university alumni association has strengthened this business officer’s connections to Thailand.
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  • Admission
  • | Enrollment

5 Minutes With Jenna Rogers King: To Test or Not To Test? This item is protected.

What business officers need to know about the admissions testing debate, the best of virtual admissions processes and potential iterations for online learning.
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Business Intelligence  

  • Research
  • | Tuition

Business Intelligence: Benchmarking for Small Schools

Modest changes that might not phase larger schools can impact smaller schools significantly.
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  • Admission
  • | Enrollment
  • | Leadership

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Integrating advancement, communications and marketing functions can help leaders tap resources to generate alternative revenue streams. Ann Snyder, director of independent and international schools at the Council for Adv
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  • Compliance
  • | Pandemic
  • | Regulatory Updates

NBOA Regulatory Roundup: Vaccines and Accommodations, ERC, International Travel and More This item is protected.

This fall is similar to the one before it only in that both are unlike any other schools have experienced in recent memory. As schools have worked to adapt their policies and procedures again to ensure the safety of thei
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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

Data Collection Made Easier

Collaboration between NBOA and NAIS will yield new insights that will help all schools plan strategically.
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NBOA Leadership Academy Connects in Nashville

NBOA’s first in-person program since the 2020 NBOA Annual Meeting unfolded last week in Nashville, Tennessee. Nineteen participants in the second-ever cohort of the NBOA Leadership Academy met each other face to face, as
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  • Compliance
  • | Pandemic
  • | Regulatory Updates

OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard and Independent School Operations This item is protected.

Article by Amber Stockham, SPHR
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