From the archives: A business officer on dogs, love and ambition. "A common saying about Flat-Coats is that you can't have just one."
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Human Resources
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Key Technology
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Technology
From the archives: Education technology is on a fast-moving trajectory. Here’s how schools’ technology department staffing structures can keep pace.
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From the archives: Economic recovery drives "a perfect storm" of financing for major construction at independent schools. But there’s a new sense of caution this time.
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From the archives: Can lowering tuition rates widen and diversify applicant pools? “Everything is on the table.”
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Is your school making the most of its technology budget? How do you know if faculty, students and staff are fully utilizing new resources?
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From Haiti to sub-Saharan Africa, this business officer continues her multidisciplinary adventure.
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Independent schools face sizable changes in the year ahead. The business office will be instrumental in preparing them to adapt and thrive.
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With commitment and resources, we can deliver on the independent school mission of honoring how each student learns.
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From the archives: NBOA’s 2015–2016 Facilities Budgeting and Staffing Survey Report illustrates independent schools’ struggles to maintain their biggest assets.
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From the archives: Following the higher-ed model, independent schools ask, "Why not just expect students to come back?"
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This year's award recipients — Frank Aloise and Dana Tufts — have merged schools, counseled peers and served as exceptional leaders.
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Weightier leadership titles, expanding support services stand out in NBOA’s 2016-2017 Business Office Compensation and Staffing Survey Report.
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2017 NBOA Annual Meeting preview: Why do some large-scale changes at schools take off and solve problems while others fall flat or create new headaches?
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Independent schools are bracing for upcoming FASB changes. A number of NBOA resources can help.
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2017 NBOA Annual Meeting preview: Bestselling author Susan Cain makes the case for nurturing your inner introvert while making “strategic forays” outside of your comfort zone.
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The question for business officers is a perennial one: How can I support this effort with confidence that our school is making the best investments with its financial resources?
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Pop songs and poetry get their “best of” lists — so we thought Net Assets should have one too.
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Risk Management
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Safety and Security
A four-step strategy for preventing sexual abuse in independent schools.
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2017 NBOA Annual Meeting preview: In times of complex change, “innovation is as important a function to business officers as to anyone else.”
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This school's re-enrollment letter doesn't focus on tuition price. And families love it.
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