Human Resources
Legal
Risk Management
Grace H. Lee, NBOA’s legal counsel, shares why she got into the legal profession and discusses hot topics in independent school legal affairs with host Jeff Shields, NBOA's president and CEO.
Human Resources
Professional Development
Salary
Jerry Walker, associate head of school for finance and operations at Kent Denver School, shares his school’s strategies for retaining staff talent with podcast host NBOA President and CEO Jeff Shields.
Change Management
Culture
Leadership
NBOA President and CEO Jeff Shields discusses with 2025 NBOA Annual Meeting keynote speaker Kyle Scheele the process behind some of his outlandish projects and about being creative in the workplace.
Change Management
Software
Technology
At Stevenson School, the school’s data operations team is turning technology on its head. CIO Nathan Gault shares his journey from Yale to higher education software and now to the independent school world, where he’s driving business transformation.
Crisis Management
Culture
Leadership
By devoting resources proactively to community conversation following the events of October 7, the Dunn School avoided spending reactively on crisis and reputational management.
Facilities
Leadership
Risk Management
When Louisville Collegiate School was offered a once-in-a-generation opportunity to expand its campus within a tight urban landscape, school leaders rejoiced. CFO Deana Paradis shares how the business leader played an important role managing change.
Change Management
Enrollment
Leadership
Episode 1 highlights the head of school-business officer partnership behind a remarkable enrollment turnaround at Lakefield College School, a day/boarding school in Lakefield, Ontario. Head of School Anne-Marie Kee and CFO and Tim Rutherford are guests.
In a significant decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a 2022 ruling that an independent school's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status constitutes federal financial assistance.
Organizations will find it harder to classify workers as independent contractors thanks to key changes made by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) earlier this year.
Leaving an organization doesn’t have to be seen as the end of the relationship with a former employee
(From SHRM) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) posted on its website guidance and model notices to help employers comply with the federal COBRA premium subsidy put in place by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Under A
(from OSHA and NBOA) OSHA issued new COVID-19 guidance for employers in the final days of January. In line with the Biden administration's previous measures, it focuses on face coverings and on employer responsibilities
Pandemic
Regulatory Updates
(from Journal of Accountancy) The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Treasury issued an 18-page document Tuesday detailing how Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers should calculate revenue reduction and
Pandemic
Regulatory Updates
(from Journal of Accountancy) The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will reopen Monday, January 11, 2021, for select lenders and borrowers, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Treasury announced Friday. The SBA an
Pandemic
Regulatory Updates
(From the National Law Review) On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its first direct guidance for employers regarding COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized by the FDA. These
Pandemic
Regulatory Updates
On June 3, the IRS issued Notice 2020-42 providing temporary relief from the requirement that spousal consent to retirement plan distributions, loans and beneficiary designations occur in the physical presence of a notar
Pandemic
Regulatory Updates
(from blumshapiro and Forbes) On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act. The act provides modifications that will allow organizations more flexibility in using the l
Pandemic
Regulatory Updates
The night of Friday, May 22, the Department of the Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) released new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) guidance that provided some clarity on several loan forgiveness questions
