Drawing on extensive data analysis and in-depth, campus-wide discussions, leaders at Greenhill School are on a five-year path toward reducing costs, increasing revenue and sustaining a financially diverse student body.
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From the archives: The IRS took a closer look at independent schools’ Form 990s, employee fringe benefits and more in the 2015–2016 school year.
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Robust enrollment remains critical — but the real emphasis (for a growing number of schools) is net tuition revenue. Results: improved enrollment, net revenue and overall financial stability.
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Communication
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Enrollment
Veteran independent school marketers discuss the importance of a school’s website in enrollment management, targeted recruitment and retention.
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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A pricing and tuition study can shed light on the changes your school may need to make. Lessons from Exeter.
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2020 is years away, but now is the time for schools to ensure 403(b) plan compliance — on paper as well as operationally.
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Cash Management
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Leadership
This small school overcame multiple challenges and expects a bright future under a strategic partnership between the head of school and business officer, now in their third year of working together. “We both took a risk.
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From the archives: Mitigating the risk of TBI: As injuries, awareness and claims increase, schools get serious about reducing traumatic brain injuries — and supporting students’ healthy recoveries.
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Keep close to nature's heart ... and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. —John Muir
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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Let’s reject once and for all the notion that innovation and fiscal responsibility are at odds.
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Technology has become too integral to school operations for it to be compartmentalized.
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Risk & Compliance
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Human Resources
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Legal
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Risk Management
Schools must remain vigilant about DOL classifications.
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Joint response to DOL request for information on aborted overtime rule captures schools' best intentions, costly frustrations.
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Human Resources
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Procedures
Understanding these eight organizational principles will help protect students and staff.
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Independent school administrators seek answers as an imminent change in ACA regulations makes health insurance more difficult for boarding school students to get.
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As they leave the world of independent schools, veteran business officers share what they learned, loved and wish for their successors. “You can never close your eyes.”
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A pioneer in online learning discusses how his institution found its sweet spot, achieves 96 percent student satisfaction and embraces the automated advantages of true “digital” education.
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NBOA’s board members are thinking about facilities construction, capital campaigns, community relations and the impact of millennial parents on enrollment. What about your school?
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