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Diversity and Inclusion
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Enrollment
Those in the business office have a distinct role to play in supporting economic diversity and inclusion efforts.
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While the calculation requires collaboration, the results can help schools achieve their goals more efficiently.
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
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Tuition
Four schools detail how they have enrolled students from the full range of family incomes — and the impacts on both school finance and culture.
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Once an admissions “roadrunner,” this leading enrollment officer continually evolved in her role as the field did the same.
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Benchmark and assess school finances using this metric: percentage of school operating expenses covered by net tuition and fees.
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Communication
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Leadership
Three business officers in Northern California banded together to improve transportation for their schools. Now a larger group of 20 is considering solutions across the business office.
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Advancement teams are drowning in software, but it’s often de-centralized and doesn’t always meet every need. Is your school’s advancement tech stack moving you forward or holding you back?
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
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Tuition
Implementing a net tuition revenue model and reconceptualizing financial aid helped
Moses Brown School return to full enrollment.
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Lakeside School opened a no-frills micro-school that offers competitive teacher salaries and a tuition that is about half of neighboring independent schools. Lakeside School is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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Change Management
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Enrollment
Bennett Day School developed a project-based learning lab that has helped generate non-tuition revenue and expand its PK-12 program. Bennett Day is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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Cash Management
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Financial Aid
Mid–2020, business officers predicted a bumpier outcome for FY21 than came to pass. Deficits and cash draws were smaller, while aid awards were higher.
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Expanding online curriculum can also promote on-campus engagement opportunities.
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Be it with a local college or business, a partnership may enable your school to offer distinctive opportunities that enhance value proposition and/or develop new revenue streams.
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Investing in early childhood programs can help build enrollment, but the effort requires significant management and resources.
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Business Intelligence
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Enrollment
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Financing
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Salary
While enrollment has declined slightly over the past few years, staffing has increased. How can schools offset increased costs?
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Communication
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Marketing
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Risk Management
The way we track email campaign metrics is going to change.
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Creating joint programs with related organizations has helped differentiate our school in a competitive market.
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What business officers need to know about the admissions testing debate, the best of virtual admissions processes and potential iterations for online learning.
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Modest changes that might not phase larger schools can impact smaller schools significantly.
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Admission
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Enrollment
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Leadership
Integrating advancement, communications and marketing functions can help leaders tap resources to generate alternative revenue streams. Ann Snyder, director of independent and international schools at the Council for Adv
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