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Budget
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Legal
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Membership
This finance director has excelled in regulatory compliance and advanced her school’s policies and handbooks.
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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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Accounting
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Budget
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Change Management
Outsourcing can help independent schools address higher-level priorities, enhance operational capabilities and ensure compliance.
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Leadership
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Planning
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Technology
AI offers the independent school business office immediate benefits, and promises a more automated and efficient future.
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Voices from the Field
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Audit
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Facilities
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Leadership
2024 Ken White Distinguished Business Officer on construction queries, long-term teaching and business officer generosity.
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Strategies
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Cash Management
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Endowment
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Financing
Every school should have a clear board policy about operating cash and PPRRSM reserves, as well as a plan for using the idle cash.
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Budget
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Cash Management
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Food Service
Independent school dining programs leverage financially sustainable strategies to nourish their communities.
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Risk & Compliance
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Accounting
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Environmental Sustainability
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Tax
Nonprofit independent schools can receive direct cash payments when investing in renewable energy technology.
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Business Intelligence
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Budget
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Maintenance
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PPRRSM
An increased percentage of independent schools report having a PPRRSM reserve.
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Facilities
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Legal
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Planning
Before purchasing land or accepting a land donation, understand the financial,
legal and local implications.
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Accounting
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Risk Management
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Technology
Facing the threat of financial fraud, schools can enhance their financial security by automating accounts payable.
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Debt
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Facilities
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Financing
Despite high interest rates, independent schools are taking on debt to maintain campus and attract students.
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Budget
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Extended Day
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Summer Camp
For some schools, auxiliary programs can significantly help close the gap between tuition revenue and expenses.
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Day schools averaged a 9.5% return, schools with boarding averaged an 8.4% return.
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From revolutionizing financial oversight to driving operational excellence, these profiles showcase the dedication and expertise of individuals shaping the future of independent school administration.
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Business Intelligence
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Budget
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Facilities
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Maintenance
Even before the pandemic and recent economic challenges, many schools were not meeting the capital spending ratio to maintain their campuses.
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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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Results from a recent survey reveal best practices for enhancing financial governance and strategies for sustained intergenerational equity.
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Business Intelligence
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Budget
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Extended Day
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Summer Camp
Auxiliary programs brought in higher revenues late pandemic (2021–22) than they did pre-pandemic, and with lower expenses.
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Accounting
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Audit
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Legal
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Technology
AI has never been more accessible, and it will impact every corner of the independent school business office.
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