Culture
Leadership
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In this episode, Frank Aloise, CFO at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, joins NBOA President and CEO Jeff Shields to discuss leadership during an independent school merger.
Change Management
Leadership
Technology
Nancy Greene, CFO at Pine Crest School in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has received just about every major NBOA honor. It's no surprise she's at the forefront of strategic AI adoption.
Culture
Leadership
Membership
In this episode, recorded live at the 2026 NBOA Annual Meeting, host and NBOA President and CEO Jeff Shields sits down with Dallas Joseph, chief financial and operating officer at Baylor School,
Compensation Strategies
Leadership
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In this episode, host and NBOA President and CEO Jeff Shields speaks with Patrick Schuermann, Ed.D., recipient of the 2026 Sarah Daignault Outstanding Support of Independent Schools Award.
More than half of employees say they would always report workplace harassment, but a third would do so only if they could remain anonymous, according to recent reporting.
Heading into 2026, worker outlook is more cautious than employer sentiment, reflecting ongoing financial pressure in the labor market.
Because interims are not seeking long‑term advancement, they are often better positioned to confront entrenched problems, make unpopular but necessary decisions, and move stalled initiatives forward.
As schools nationwide adopt cellphone restrictions, new research shows most teens and parents support the rules — but students often ignore them.
As extreme weather increasingly disrupts learning, NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, released guidelines to help schools prepare and recover from severe weather events.
Sexual misconduct continues to drive significant losses for higher education and K–12 institutions, representing about 30% of all claims costs, according to United Educators’ Large Loss Report 2026.
Change Management
Culture
Technology
Heather McGowan is an award-winning industrial designer, futurist and author, who shares how today's independent school business leaders can embrace "unlearning" keep their practices up to speed.
As independent schools prepare for the next employment cycle, these practices can help reduce litigation risk, according to the Venable Independent School Law Practice Group.
Nine of the top 10 risks mirror last year’s findings, including student mental health, which remains a consistent priority since 2022.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased operations near public schools, prompting student walkouts and class cancellations.
Rising construction costs, expanding building inventories and aging facilities needing modernization or replacement are driving this trend.
Integrating mental health supports with safety measures and balancing people with technology are top school safety priorities in 2026.
Organizations often spend considerable time optimizing benefits and wellness programs. But what do health professionals want organizations to do to keep employees healthy?
Educational technologies provided by third party vendors are a major entry point for cyberattacks that can put the personal information of students, teachers and parents in harm’s way.
Reason Foundation published its 2025 K-12 Education Spending Spotlight, which brings together over two decades of public school finance data for all 50 states. All states increased K12 funding 2002-2023.
Great boards stay in their lane – focusing on strategy, risk, and results – while empowering staff to lead. 5 ideas from Aleem Punja of Future Ready Initiative help boards do that.
