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  • Budget
  • | Leadership
  • | Planning

Business Office Basics: Financial Equilibrium

A balanced budget is nice, but it is not enough.
4 min read
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  • Employee Benefits
  • | Human Resources

Is A PEO Right for Your School? This item is protected.

PEOs can offer more options for employees and reduced workload for the business office, but schools must know what they need to make the structure work.
9 min read
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  • Culture
  • | Leadership

2023 NBOA Annual Meeting: Seeing the Unseen: Erin Gruwell

NBOA Breakfast speaker Erin Gruwell shares what she sees changing in classrooms today and how school operations are vital to programmatic goals.
11 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

2022: My Favorite Things

We accomplished much this past year that we can be proud of, from signature programs to robust data collection to timely guidance.
4 min read
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  • Budget

Business Office Basics: Preparing Next Year’s Operating Budget for the January Board Meeting

You can sharpen finance committee discussion using sensitivity analysis and improve your presentation to the board of trustees with a waterfall chart.
5 min read
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  • Membership

The Best of 2022: Re-Defining Independent School Leadership

To address the challenges of 2022 and beyond, independent school leaders looked inward to redefine their values and priorities.
3 min read
Nyle Dimarco

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  • Leadership

2023 NBOA Annual Meeting: Reaching the Stars: Nyle DiMarco

NBOA Luncheon speaker Nyle DiMarco inspires school leaders to strive for their most ambitious goals.
5 min read
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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Slope Style

When the school ski team needed a coach fast, this business officer and former pro skier stepped up.
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Membership

Aligning Who We Are With What We Do

As NBOA plans to celebrate its first 25 years, we are asking all members to envision what the next 25 years could hold.
3 min read
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  • Crisis Management
  • | Safety and Security

Three Common Myths in School Security Planning This item is protected.

With school shootings at record high, it’s important to identify common safety and security myths and the truths that make a difference in school decision-making.
5 min read
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  • Leadership

2023 NBOA Annual Meeting: Movers & Shakers & Builders & Makers: Suneel Gupta

Opening keynote speaker Suneel Gupta shares insights on instilling wellness into organizational culture and winning internal buy-in for new ideas.
11 min read
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Voices from the Field  

  • Leadership
  • | Professional Development

The Business Office of One

Business officers who are their school’s sole employee in finance share the highlights, challenges and opportunities they see.
7 min read

Projections  

  • Budget
  • | Financing

Today’s Price for Timeless Value

Resist letting fears of escalating inflation hijack your tuition-setting and budget-setting conversations this school year.
6 min read
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Risk Management
  • | Trips

COVID-Era Learning in the Field This item is protected.

Schools weigh in on the challenges and opportunities of returning to off-campus travel this school year.
6 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Change Management
  • | Leadership

Too Important To Fail: Communicating Change

Change is always hard, but some approaches are more painful to stakeholders than others.
4 min read
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  • Budget
  • | Forms
  • | Planning

Business Office Basics: The Department Budget Request Form

Distributing a budget request form in the fall will build good will across the school and give you a comprehensive view of school needs and wants.
4 min read
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Business Intelligence  

  • Financial Aid
  • | Tuition

Tuition Discounting in Context This item is protected.

Data on discounting in terms of need, remission and other related data points by tuition levels.
4 min read
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Financial Aid

Economic Affinity Groups and Inclusion Efforts: A Case Study This item is protected.

Two schools share strategies for improving socioeconomic inclusion through voluntary, community-led programs and innovative fundraising efforts.
7 min read
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Enrollment

The Business Case for DEI: The Business of Economic Diversity This item is protected.

Those in the business office have a distinct role to play in supporting economic diversity and inclusion efforts.
12 min read
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Strategies  

  • Budget
  • | Enrollment

The Cost-Per-Enrollment Calculation This item is protected.

While the calculation requires collaboration, the results can help schools achieve their goals more efficiently.
5 min read

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