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November/December 2019 Issue

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After School  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

After School: Going the Distance

A passion for running expanded into other outdoor pursuits, all of which require endurance that comes in handy on and off the job.
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Business Intelligence  

  • Cash Management
  • | Enrollment
  • | Tuition

Business Intelligence: Landmarks in a Disrupted Landscape

Schools are considering revenue and expense levers beyond tuition and financial aid to plan a viable future.
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Safety & Security  

  • Crisis Management
  • | Culture
  • | Safety and Security

Safety & Security: Knowing Your Neighbor

A behavioral threat assessment policy can help those in a close-knit independent school identify unusual behaviors and quickly intervene.
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Culture
  • | Employment
  • | Leadership

Mission & Motivation: A Time To Stay and a Time To Move

Transitioning into a new school can be challenging but worthwhile, especially when you have confidence that key relationships will work.
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5 Minutes with  

  • Admission
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Enrollment

5 Minutes with Amada Torres: Changing Faces

What changing demographics mean for independent schools, and how schools can strategize to meet new challenges.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Legal
  • | Planning

Risk & Compliance: Creative Accommodations

Handling increased requests for student accommodations requires keeping an open mind while not altering standards or veering away from mission.
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Strategies  

  • Cash Management
  • | Financial Aid

Strategies: Explaining Aid

Three tools to communicate financial aid decisions more clearly may help mitigate families’ confusion and bargaining.
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  • Admission
  • | Enrollment
  • | International

Global Correction: International Student Enrollment Trends This item is protected.

An uncertain political landscape leads schools to rethink their international student recruitment and enrollment efforts.
13 min read

Projections  

  • Enrollment
  • | Financial Aid
  • | Planning

Projections: What a Difference a Decade Makes

The unspoken rules of handling financial aid have changed. A focus on pricing, discounting and NTR will help us secure true financial viability.
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  • Financial Aid
  • | Key Enrollment
  • | Tuition

Reflecting Pull: Rethinking Financial Aid This item is protected.

As demands on financial aid budgets increase, it’s more important than ever that aid programs mirror mission, community and strategic goals. Four schools reinvented their approach to make it happen.
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