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Compliance
| Policy
| Risk Management

10 Most Common Fraud Opportunities at Independent Schools — and How To Stop Them This item is protected.

Economic uncertainty and AI may create more opportunities for fraud. It’s critical to be aware of risk and mitigation measures.

6 min read

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Strategies

Risk Management
| Technology

7 Steps to AI Integration

An approach that balances access and oversight has helped The Kinkaid School experiment in both the classroom and operations.

7 min read

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Policy
| Procedures

Time-Saving, Trustworthy Policies Now at Your Fingertips

NBOA’s newly released Business Office Policies and Procedures were developed to help improve business office protocols while giving you time back for everything else on your plate.

4 min read

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Projections

Legal
| Risk Management

Navigating Uncertainty

What independent school leaders need to know about changing federal policies.

6 min read

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Crisis Management
| Facilities
| Risk Management

Trial by Fire: Best Practices This item is protected.

Independent school leaders evaluated, evacuated and evolved their approach to educational operations through the fury of this year’s L.A. area fires.

14 min read

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Crisis Management
| Risk Management
| Safety and Security

Trial by Fire: School Leaders' Stories This item is protected.

Independent school leaders evaluated, evacuated and evolved their approach to educational operations through the fury of this year’s L.A. area fires.

11 min read

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Planning
| Procedures
| Risk Management

Summer Could Be the Time to Tackle ERM

Enterprise risk management may sound intimidating, but this simple list can help you get started this summer.

4 min read

Financial Aid
| Marketing
| Tuition

What Kinds of Independent Schools Are Using Indexed Tuition? This item is protected.

Schools employing indexed tuition receive less net tuition, have lower expenses and distribute more financial aid.

3 min read

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Budget
| Policy
| Risk Management

The “Jet Fuel” of Rising Claims Costs: Litigation Investment

Third-party litigation financing is driving up liability claim costs, and independent schools may be unwittingly investing in the practice.

3 min read

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Change Management
| Enrollment
| Planning

Strategic Rightsizing to Strengthen School Operations This item is protected.

Strategic planning led to fewer enrolled students and higher NTR in the case of one boarding-day school.

3 min read

CEO Notebook

Culture
| Leadership

The School Year’s Final Weeks: A Shared Endeavor

Strong partnership between academic and business leaders, especially the head of school and business officer, is critical when working through the flurry of year-end activities.

3 min read

Budget
| Leadership

Creating a Mission Spreadsheet This item is protected.

Skutt Catholic leaders mapped how different parts of the school’s mission statement aligned with actual expenditures to ensure every dollar is spent purposefully.

4 min read

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Change Management
| Procedures

First Quantity, Then Quality

Moving from finance to a new quality assurance role, this business officer is aligning employees ahead of retirements and new hires.

4 min read

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Voices from the Field

Change Management
| Facilities
| Leadership

A New Chapter for Facilities Management

The new CEO of APPA — Leadership in Educational Facilities and the board’s vice chair weigh in on top facilities concerns in independent schools today.

8 min read

CEO Notebook