Lakeside School opened a no-frills micro-school that offers competitive teacher salaries and a tuition that is about half of neighboring independent schools. Lakeside School is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Endowment
Miss Porter’s School has leveraged its large endowment and operating budget to challenge systemic racism. Miss Porter's is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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What schools need to know about legal considerations, crafting effective policies, and creating a culture that prevents incidents.
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CEO Notebook
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Budget
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Change Management
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Leadership
As we move away from the forced changes of pandemic years and into intentional innovation, consider a few low- to no-cost efforts successfully undertaken by colleges and universities.
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Change Management
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Enrollment
Bennett Day School developed a project-based learning lab that has helped generate non-tuition revenue and expand its PK-12 program. Bennett Day is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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NBOA’s latest book provides key considerations to help professionals new to independent school business succeed in their leadership roles.
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An interpretive master planning process can assure the future vision of a campus truly serves the needs of the entire school community.
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Cash Management
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Financial Aid
Mid–2020, business officers predicted a bumpier outcome for FY21 than came to pass. Deficits and cash draws were smaller, while aid awards were higher.
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A grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation will enable data collection and resource development to help independent schools reshape their compensation structures.
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Facilities
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Transportation
School-provided transportation can buoy enrollment and diversity, but developing a cost- and time-efficient model is tricky business.
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In a challenging hiring environment, schools would do well to survey faculty on employee satisfaction to identify areas of improvement and move the needle on employee retention.
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Change Management
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Leadership
Later start times and shorter school weeks that accommodate adolescents’ health and wellness could be independent schools’ future.
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Compensation Strategies
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Employee Benefits
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Tax
Fringe benefits included in head-of-school packages may help attract strong candidates, but be aware of compliance issues.
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We’ve completely overhauled NBOA.org to make it easier for our members to use and engage.
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Projections
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
Facilities changes made during COVID are being taken to the next level as school prepare for the longer-term future.
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Expanding online curriculum can also promote on-campus engagement opportunities.
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Be it with a local college or business, a partnership may enable your school to offer distinctive opportunities that enhance value proposition and/or develop new revenue streams.
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
Wellness features and healthy design offer simpler, more flexible community spaces where students can relax and restore from the increased stresses of everyday life.
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Wonder Woman had a complex personality. So might you — and that perspective can help you as an independent school leader.
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Investing in commercial grade air purifying systems can help protect your school’s “danger zones” — from cafeterias to locker rooms to the nurse’s office.
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