Culture

Politics on Campus: Supporting Our Schools, Knowing the Rules

As the November election approaches, it’s critical to actively cultivate campus culture.

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underwater concept
  • Endowment
  • | Legal

Managing Underwater Endowments Amid Market Volatility

A well-crafted policy will help meet both donors’ and the school’s long-term needs.
6 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Human Resources
  • | Performance Management

Making Work Meaningful at Your School

To retain talent, school leaders must cultivate clear purpose, mutual trust and opportunities to grow.
5 min read
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Feature  

  • Budget
  • | Enrollment
  • | Tuition

Public Funding, Private Choices: School Choice Funding This item is protected.

More states than ever are offering school choice funding, but are the strings attached worth it?
11 min read
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Feature  

  • Change Management
  • | Culture
  • | Leadership

Child’s Play: An Interview with 2025 NBOA Annual Meeting Speaker Kyle Scheele

Building a financial plan or new organizational chart can be creative work – we just need to find ways to exercise the creative muscle.
6 min read
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Business Intelligence  

  • Budget
  • | Salary
  • | Tuition

Faith and School Finances This item is protected.

Independent schools with a religious affiliation are more reliant on annual giving than all other types of independent schools.
4 min read
Heather Hoerle (center) accepting the  2022 Sarah Daignault Outstanding  Support for Independent Schools  Award with Shields and Rose Neubert,  the 2021–23 NBOA Board Chair.

Projections  

  • Boards and Trustees
  • | Enrollment
  • | Leadership

A Fond Farewell

A conversation with Heather Hoerle as she reflects on a career serving independent schools, from NAIS to EMA.
6 min read
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CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Human Resources
  • | Leadership

Politics on Campus: Supporting Our Schools, Knowing the Rules

As the November election approaches, it’s critical to actively cultivate campus culture.
4 min read
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  • Budget
  • | Leadership
  • | Planning

Lessons from a Start-Up School This item is protected.

Jewish Leadership Academy’s business leader shared what he learned about perpetual project management in the three years leading up to the school’s opening.
4 min read
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  • Endowment
  • | Investments

How You Spend vs. What You Spend

If your school’s endowment policy uses the Moving Average methodology, you may want to consider the Constant Growth methodology instead.
6 min read
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  • Accounting
  • | Culture
  • | Risk Management

Can You Say Anything? Free Speech in Independent Schools

How laws and regulations on free speech apply to nonprofit independent schools as well as policy and cultural considerations.
6 min read

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.
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Endowment
  • | Planning
  • | Research

Your Peers Are Entering Their School’s Data. Have You?

More than 1,000 member schools have started data entry so they can reap the benefits of robust analysis and benchmarking in the new year.
4 min read
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  • Change Management
  • | Planning

Using Future Studies To Cope with Top Challenges

School leaders need to envision multiple possible outcomes when facing risks and opportunities.
5 min read
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  • Endowment
  • | Investments

Strategies for Boosting Unrestricted Endowment

Schools with smaller and larger endowment may benefit from different approaches.
6 min read
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  • Compensation Strategies
  • | Labor Law
  • | Legal

Sleeping on the Job? and Other Compensable Time Questions This item is protected.

Fundraising events, coaching, trips, and training programs offer great opportunities for school employees but can create confusion about paying non-exempt or hourly employees.
5 min read
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CEO Notebook  

  • Change Management
  • | Leadership

Don’t Be Angry — Be Open

The classic film “12 Angry Men” has leadership lessons for everyone, even if you're feeling downright cheerful.
3 min read
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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Extended Day
  • | Summer Camp

Revving Up Alternative Revenue This item is protected.

When this communications director took on auxiliary programs, non-tuition revenue increased significantly.
4 min read
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Debt
  • | Enrollment
  • | Planning

10 Warning Signs of Financial Distress at Your School

Board members and top administrators should know these rules of thumb before problems become too dire to correct.
6 min read
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Business Intelligence  

  • Enrollment
  • | Financial Aid
  • | Policy

Tuition Discounting in School Choice States This item is protected.

The tuition discount rate was higher among schools in school-choice states compared to schools not in school choice states.
4 min read
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Voices from the Field  

  • Software
  • | Technology

Favorite AI Tools and How To Vet Them This item is protected.

A sprinkling of generative AI tools that business leaders are using, with advice on adopting them thoughtfully.
7 min read

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