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  • Employment
  • | Risk Management

Due Diligence: The Background Check Moves Front and Center

From the archives: Schools update hiring processes as stakes, and compliance requirements, climb. “Hiring still comes back to your perception of the individual.”
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  • Accounting
  • | Leadership

Unsung Hero: Elise Murphy, The Lamplighter School

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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  • Budget
  • | Communication

Explaining the Numbers, Building the Trust

From the archives: Financial rumors, speculation and grumbling can harm community morale. With students from nearly 50 countries, this school’s commitment to financial transparency builds trust, support and confidence am
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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

I Escaped! Three Takeaways for the Coming School Year

You don’t need all the answers. Discover hidden talents in failure. And don’t forget to debrief.
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After School  

  • Leadership

After School: I’ve Been Working on the Model Railroad

Computer-aided layouts, multi-operator transportation systems, 3D printing to create exact miniature replicas... Clearly, this isn't your father's model railroad hobby.
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  • Financial Aid
  • | Leadership

Unsung Hero: Julia Malaga, Golda Och Academy

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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  • Legal
  • | Policy

Who Owns That Course? Schools, Teachers and Copyright

From the archives: How can schools maintain ownership of the unique offerings that set them apart from competitors, especially with the proliferation of off-the-shelf materials available online?
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  • Facilities
  • | Risk Management

5 Minutes with Brian King and Derek Symer: There’s Something in the Air

From the crumb rubber in artificial turf to Wi-Fi radiation, pollution exposures are mounting for independent schools.
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Policy
  • | Risk Management

Mission & Motivation: Vibrant, Varied, Safe: a Team Commitment to Outdoor Education

Mutual respect governs a risk management committee that overlooks no details when it comes to outdoor trip-planning.
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  • Employee Benefits
  • | Human Resources

ACA Survives; Schools Must Remain in Compliance

The latest effort to partly repeal the Affordable Care Act failed early this morning after three Republican senators voted against it. What was called the “skinny repeal” would have removed the employer mandate, the indi
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  • Budget
  • | Employee Benefits

Confronting the Pain of Health Care Costs

From the archives: Facing rising costs and new ACA rules, independent schools take closer looks at alternative models of health care delivery.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Facilities
  • | Technology

Prepping Your School for Project-Based Learning

Creating student-centered learning spaces doesn't have to break the bank.
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Strategies  

  • Facilities

Strategies: Up and Out: Preparing for a Campus Move

Tips for ensuring the success of your next building move-out or campus relocation. 
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Business Intelligence  

  • Budget
  • | Planning

Business Intelligence: The Independent School Composite Financial Index

NBOA–NAIS partnership will spawn new frameworks for strategic conversations about the financial health of independent schools.
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  • Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security

Preventing the Unthinkable

From the archives: What your school can do to protect itself from security threats.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Risk Management
  • | Technology

Risk & Compliance: Cybersecurity and Master Planning

One of the best times to address cybersecurity risks is before building or remodeling. Do not rely solely on your IT team.
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  • Facilities
  • | Human Resources

Gorgeous Campus Seeks Renaissance Caretakers: Recruiting Facilities Talent This item is protected.

Proactive succession planning helps schools staff increasingly complex facilities leadership positions.
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  • Financial Aid
  • | Leadership

Unsung Hero: Jean Gould, Calvert Hall

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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CEO Notebook  

  • Change Management
  • | Culture
  • | Facilities

The End of the Faculty-Owned Classroom: a Win-Win for Teachers and Schools?

There's lots to like in shared classrooms and faculty co-working spaces.
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  • Accounting
  • | Facilities

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Don't be caught off-guard when it comes to your campus's valuable fixed assets, whatever their condition and stage of life.
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