How can schools employ mission-fit financial aid awards without harming their financial health?
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Strategies
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Communication
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Financial Aid
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Key Enrollment
Independent schools in the Seattle area meet regularly to learn and support one another as they work to improve financial aid policies and strategies.
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Beyond their positive economic impact on independent schools and universities, international students can contribute to host countries long after graduation.
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
Fundamental shifts in demand for and uses of financial aid have stretched many schools’ budgets to the breaking point. Greater clarity, accountability and due diligence could help them get back to form.
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Online learning’s rapid evolution isn’t just giving independent schools more course options. It’s also redefining expectations for exemplary teaching, according to One Schoolhouse founder Brad Rathgeber.
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Could a mammoth fundraising push enable independent schools to lower tuition?
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CEO Notebook
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
Two national associations embark on a year-long effort to help schools maintain and grow enrollment of mission-aligned students and thrive in perpetuity.
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International
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Risk Management
Exchange programs and stays with host families are increasingly the norm. What risks do they bring?
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Communication
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Leadership
Curtis used financial savvy and outstanding communication skills to restore his school's financial health in just a few years.
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CEO Notebook
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Communication
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Enrollment
If we continue to define personalized learning by student-to-teacher ratios or class size, we will erode independent schools' distinct value proposition.
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Jeff Shields speaks with EMA's Peter Baron about business officers' opportunities to help shore up independent school enrollment.
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Imaginative and strategic repurposing of underused spaces shows how modest budgets can strengthen enrollment, reinforce mission.
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By aligning around a compelling vision of its “mission-appropriate customer,” this small school clarified its message, focused its outreach and grew enrollment by 82 percent.
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Governance
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International
Drawn by rapid economic growth and an education-focused population, a new independent school with American roots is winning over a different culture.
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No action is required, but independent schools may want to reconsider financial aid formulas and payment plan dates in future years.
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As with any premium brand, an independent school’s entire faculty and staff must deliver premium customer service. HR professionals can lead the way.
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Contract
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Enrollment
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Key Policies
Independent schools are increasingly adopting evergreen agreements for employees, students and sometimes both. While these arrangements can ease administrative burdens, they also come with risks. Attorneys Charla Stevens
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Communication
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Enrollment
From continuous enrollment contracts to on-time discounts, schools are finding more ways to modernize and streamline the annual re-enrollment drama.
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Flexible payment options can help ensure a reliable flow of tuition dollars — but disclosure requirements apply.
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Robust enrollment remains critical — but the real emphasis (for a growing number of schools) is net tuition revenue. Results: improved enrollment, net revenue and overall financial stability.
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