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  • Facilities
  • | Pandemic

Campus Space Planning During COVID-19 and Beyond

As you reconfigure campus space, now is the perfect time to consider longer-term implications of campus space management.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Employment
  • | Risk Management

Risk & Compliance: Everyday Bias and Liability

Microaggressions may be brief and commonplace, but they are damaging and pose a liability risk in independent schools.
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  • Financial Aid
  • | Pandemic

Financial Aid in the Age of COVID-19 This item is protected.

Families’ increased need for financial aid continues to shift and will likely do so throughout the coming year. 
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Projections  

  • Crisis Management
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Projections: The Hope Still Lives

Global challenges to the status quo demand that we change and adapt.
4 min read
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  • Facilities
  • | Maintenance
  • | Pandemic

HVAC Strategies for Safeguarding Wellness

Adjusting strategies for diluting and filtering air can help mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19, while careful scheduling can save the school money.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Facilities
  • | Planning

Four Ways To Make Summer Work for You

From reopening campus to scenario planning to managing employee leave and more, these resources should ease your summer workload.
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  • Pandemic

You Asked, We Answered: COVID-19 Q&A

Curated resources to help the business office answer top questions related to COVID-19 concerns.  
4 min read
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Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Headed?: Flash Survey Findings This item is protected.

NBOA’s latest "pulse check" on school business operations impacted by COVID-19 yields data to navigate the pandemic and plan for the year(s) ahead.
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  • Crisis Management
  • | Leadership
  • | Pandemic

Impossible Is Off the Table: Lessons Learned During COVID-19 This item is protected.

Like their colleagues in the classroom, business officers turned on a dime during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and adapted their approaches in surprisingly nimble ways.
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5 Minutes with  

  • Leadership

5 Minutes with Valerie Hughes: Above and Beyond

From leading capital projects to serving a national association, this year’s recipient of the Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award has continually stretched her limits.
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After School  

  • Leadership

After School: Full of Good Cheer

Once a Division I college cheerleader, this controller now coaches the squad.
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  • Legal
  • | Pandemic

5 Things Independent Schools Should Know About PPP Loans

The essentials on safe harbor, unused lines of credit, staffing, endowments and contract renewals.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

No Time for Silence

Recent events are disheartening, but we all have a role to play in strengthening our communities.
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  • Enrollment
  • | Pandemic
  • | Risk Management

Navigating the Semi-Normal

While independent schools may be facing financial difficulties this coming school year, they can use their independence to meet the market’s quickly shifting needs.
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  • Culture
  • | Pandemic

Acts of Kindness and Community During the Pandemic

From PPE donations to socially distant graduation ceremonies, independent schools have found creative ways to support their students and give back.
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Facilities
  • | Maintenance

Mission & Motivation: More Than Brick Deep

Maintaining not only curb appeal but also sufficient maintenance reserves will ensure our schools’ missions endure for generations to come.
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  • Culture
  • | Misconduct
  • | Risk Management

Four Guideposts for Maintaining Healthy Relationships with Students

Behavioral standards regarding faculty roles, boundaries, power and accountability can catch missteps at an early stage, before rules are violated and damage is done.
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  • Culture
  • | Misconduct
  • | Risk Management

Holding the Line: Sexual Misconduct Prevention This item is protected.

Schools are rethinking sexual misconduct prevention strategies to get beyond the checkbox.
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Safety & Security  

Safety & Security: The Hidden Costs of School Safety

When developing safety strategies, consider best practices as well as your school’s liability.
5 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Employee Benefits
  • | Leadership
  • | Pandemic

Care for Self, Care for Others

Our employees’ wellbeing should be our first priority. It’s what holds our strong communities together.
3 min read

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