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Culture
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Financial Aid
Making the process clearer to parents whose dominant language is not English can result in significant community enrichment.
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Risk & Compliance
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Debt
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Enrollment
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Planning
Board members and top administrators should know these rules of thumb before problems become too dire to correct.
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Business Intelligence
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
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Policy
The tuition discount rate was higher among schools in school-choice states compared to schools not in school choice states.
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Enrollment
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Leadership
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Membership
Christie Holman has driven The Walker School’s recovery and growth through creative problem-solving and expert budgeting.
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CEO Notebook
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Financial Aid
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Research
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Tuition
NBOA’s latest Tuition Discounting Report offers robust analysis of the pandemic years and practical takeaways for school leadership.
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Admission
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
Learning how to read tax forms in the financial aid application process is like finding a map through sometimes dense documentation.
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
Cerkiewicz transformed her school's tuition assistance program, significantly increasing the percentage of families receiving aid.
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Business Intelligence
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Budget
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Enrollment
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Research
Day-boarding schools are particularly concerned about lagging boarding enrollment.
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Employment
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Hiring
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Marketing
To combat teacher shortages, consider pipeline programs, housing incentives, teacher training centers, and targeted marketing.
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Other Duties As Assigned
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Admission
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Enrollment
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Leadership
After a career transition, a dedicated parent volunteer-turned-development officer took on the business office as well when the need arose at her small school.
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Projections
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Leadership
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Marketing
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Membership
NBOA’s rebranding positions our incredible community as one that is more accessible and approachable to a wider range of school roles and school types.
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Two schools, one on the West Coast and the other on the East, have significantly increased their enrollment following sweeping changes.
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Crisis Management
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Enrollment
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Risk Management
In the wake of the Maui wildfires, La Pietra – Hawai‘i School for Girls took swift and decisive action to alleviate the impact on the affected community.
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Other Duties As Assigned
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Communication
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Leadership
This business officer has overseen marketing and communications when needed — including during the Covid pandemic.
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Kimball Union Academy’s enrollment and finance teams share an attention to data that builds the partnership.
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Trends in the tuition discount rate, discount types, administering discounts, funding discounts and more.
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Leaders in independent school financial aid offer their take on the current terrain — plus NBOA’s Financial Aid Fast Facts sheet.
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Wildflower Schools, based across the U.S., have adapted their tuitions to meet community needs and fulfill their missions.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Financial Aid
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Research
The financial aid plot is shifting as dollars increase and diversity numbers fall.
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Change Management
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Enrollment
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Tuition
To boost harvest yield, gardeners must prune early growth. Likewise, an independent school may at some point need to cut its tuition or “reset” the sticker price in order to grow net tuition revenue.
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