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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Communication
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Enrollment
Veteran independent school marketers discuss the importance of a school’s website in enrollment management, targeted recruitment and retention.
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A pricing and tuition study can shed light on the changes your school may need to make. Lessons from Exeter.
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NBOA’s board members are thinking about facilities construction, capital campaigns, community relations and the impact of millennial parents on enrollment. What about your school?
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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Communication
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Enrollment
From the archives: Independent schools roll out a new generation of “responsive” websites as mobile usage soars. “If you can’t get the information as elegantly as possible on your mobile device, it’s an opportunity lost
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From the archives: Financial rumors, speculation and grumbling can harm community morale. With students from nearly 50 countries, this school’s commitment to financial transparency builds trust, support and confidence am
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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Mission & Motivation
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Admission
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Tuition
A head of school says that consciously engaging in difficult conversations about economic disparities has helped to create a more inclusive and accessible school.
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Communication
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Enrollment
An “elements of value” hierarchy may help clarify what parents value in your school.
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A new study confirms that raising tuition does not impact enrollment. Here's what these findings mean for schools.
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Indexed tuition, sliding-scale tuition, variable tuition: Whatever you call this tuition pricing model, it’s gaining momentum.
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High-impact investments under business-savvy heads guided two schools through trying times. Both are thriving again.
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Submitted by Frank Aloise, CFO at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
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If we increased tuition next year by 2 percent instead of 2.5 percent, would we be “affordable” then? I have my doubts.
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New independent school models smash traditional boundaries as their veteran leaders incorporate the practices that remain relevant and leave many others behind.
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Enrollment
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International
2019 school year expected to reflect the Trump effect, currency fluctuations.
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Mission & Motivation
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Communication
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Enrollment
"100 years gave us a story. A strategic hire gave us a voice to tell it."
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Endowment
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Enrollment
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Facilities
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
More than 1,300 attendees made the Washington gathering the biggest-ever of independent school financial and operational leaders. A recap in tweets.
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