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Grimmer Unsung Hero
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Unsung Hero: Rebecca Grimmer, All Saints' Episcopal School of Fort Worth

Grimmer has been instrumental in conserving natural resources on campus while running a lean budget.
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Unsung Hero Award recipient Robert Constantine
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Unsung Hero: Robert Constantine, The White Mountain School

As his school’s longest-tenured administrator, Constantine helped oversee several leadership transitions while modernizing financial practices at The White Mountain School.
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  • Leadership
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NBOA Leadership Academy Takes Root

The program’s success indicates that business office leaders and staff alike have an appetite for the executive skills to help advance their schools.
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Dyana Conroy, Unsung Hero
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Unsung Hero: Dyana Conroy, The Potomac School

Conroy’s outstanding communication skills have helped build trust and streamline operations at The Potomac School.
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Jenny Chen, NBOA Unsung Hero
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Unsung Hero: Jenny Chen, Hanahau'oli School

A master risk manager and strategic thinker, Chen helped the Hanahau'oli School navigate pandemic-related challenges and ward off fraud attempts.
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  • Enrollment
  • | Technology

Rethinking the Advancement Tech Stack

Advancement teams are drowning in software, but it’s often de-centralized and doesn’t always meet every need. Is your school’s advancement tech stack moving you forward or holding you back?
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Taryn Clatanoff, NBOA Unsung Hero recipient
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Unsung Hero: Taryn Clatanoff, Skutt Catholic High School

Clatanoff's organizational leadership skills have helped Skutt Catholic High School transition to a new tuition model and grow enrollment.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Legal
  • | Risk Management

Defending Our Independence

If courts deem that independent schools receive federal funds simply due to our tax-exempt status, are we truly independent anymore?
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PPP Loan Acceptance and Tax-Exempt Status May Both Trigger Title IX Compliance Obligations for Independent Schools

A number of recent federal district court decisions have both clarified and confused the analysis regarding the obligations of independent schools to comply with Title IX.
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Meredith Chase, NBOA Unsung Hero
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Unsung Hero: Meredith Chase, The Howard School

An advocate for financial literacy, Chase empowered faculty and staff at the Howard School to plan expenses and reduce costs, resulting in stronger operational and budgeting outcomes for the school.
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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Accounting
  • | Leadership
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A Seat at the FASB Table

This business officer represents independent schools on the FASB Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee.
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River Oaks Baptist School

Business Intelligence  

  • Facilities
  • | Maintenance

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The financial answer is a simple calculation that will help your school manage resources strategically.
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Francis Cash, NBOA Unsung Hero award recipient
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Unsung Hero: Francis Cash, Atrium School

As his school's first business officer, Cash has helped standardize business and facilities operations at Atrium School.
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Daniel Cargill, 2022 Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero recipient
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Unsung Hero: Daniel Cargill, Central Catholic High School

For over four decades, Cargill has helped secure the school's financial health while modernizing the its technology infrastructure.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Crisis Management
  • | Risk Management

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A quantitative approach to risk assessment can help schools in devising more effective risk treatments and tracking risk responses across time.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership

Spend a Minute Thinking, Gain an Hour’s Insight

To enhance productivity and creativity for all employees, consider building in time to zoom out, reflect and refuel at work.
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Feature  

  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion

The Business Case for DEI: Structural Solutions

Business officers are helping schools move beyond aspirational goals toward real change.
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Curt Brossman, 2022 NBOA Unsung Hero Award recipient
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Unsung Hero: Curt Brossman, One Schoolhouse

Brossman’s innovative thinking and transparent leadership style have helped One Schoolhouse reinvent the organization’s compensation model.
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Greg Bokman, 2022 NBOA Unsung Hero Award Recipient
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Unsung Hero: Greg Bokman, The Langley School

Bokman helped The Langley School complete an ambitious capital campaign while securing endowment investment to aid its future growth.
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Projections  

  • Culture
  • | Employment

Show Them More Than the Money

Increasing compensation is only one factor in teacher and staff retention. Consider how your school articulates value proposition to faculty members and listens to their concerns.
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