CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Human Resources
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Leadership
Group feelings can take on a life of their own, and when that happens, different strategies can help address the dynamics and move forward.
The new law, aimed to help Americans prepare for retirement, impacts schools’ 403(b)/401(k) retirement plans, and leaders need to prepare.
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Membership
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Professional Development
This year's sessions will provide insight into topics such as data visualization, diversity and inclusion, and workplace wellness.
Voices from the Field
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Human Resources
Those whose work touches human resources have a special role to play in creating accessible, equitable school communities.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Human Resources
Reviewing practices in four key areas of operations can help staff and students with disabilities feel more at home in your school and increase the richness of the school community.
When it’s challenging for independent schools to raise salaries in line with inflation, leaders must find other ways to incentivize faculty and staff to stay.
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Employee Benefits
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Human Resources
PEOs can offer more options for employees and reduced workload for the business office, but schools must know what they need to make the structure work.
Voices from the Field
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Leadership
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Professional Development
Business officers who are their school’s sole employee in finance share the highlights, challenges and opportunities they see.
CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Human Resources
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Leadership
Four insights can help us meet the calls for leadership that have only been growing louder in recent years.
Strategies
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Athletics
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Hiring
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Salary
Coaching stipends are notoriously difficult to standardize. This points-based system can help assure fair and well-reasoned compensation.
Increasing compensation is only one factor in teacher and staff retention. Consider how your school articulates value proposition to faculty members and listens to their concerns.
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Employment
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Risk Management
The risks and rewards of putting parents and pupils on the payroll.
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Employment
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Risk Management
The risks and rewards of putting parents and pupils on the payroll.
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.
A grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation will enable data collection and resource development to help independent schools reshape their compensation structures.
Fringe benefits included in head-of-school packages may help attract strong candidates, but be aware of compliance issues.
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Compliance
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Hiring
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Labor Law
How Do Antitrust Laws Affect Independent Schools?
CEO Notebook
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Human Resources
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Leadership
A deep understanding of your school’s talent pool is a competitive advantage.
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Change Management
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Human Resources
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Leadership
When polarizing issues come to campus, the business office can be a strong force in connecting the community.
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Human Resources
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Leadership
Following the stress of the 2020–21 school year, one school experimented with a coordinated, school–wide break.
