Human Resources

  • Compliance
  • | Hiring
  • | Labor Law

No-Poach Agreements: Compliance and Best Practices for Independent Schools

How Do Antitrust Laws Affect Independent Schools?
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Human Resources
  • | Leadership

Key Questions To Combat the Great Resignation at Your School

A deep understanding of your school’s talent pool is a competitive advantage.
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  • Change Management
  • | Human Resources
  • | Leadership

Powering On: Managing Conflict Within Independent Schools This item is protected.

When polarizing issues come to campus, the business office can be a strong force in connecting the community.
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  • Human Resources
  • | Leadership

Voices from the Field: Full Stop

Following the stress of the 2020–21 school year, one school experimented with a coordinated, school–wide break.
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Business Intelligence  

  • Enrollment
  • | Financing
  • | Salary

Business Intelligence: Fewer Students and More Staff Signal New Paradigms

While enrollment has declined slightly over the past few years, staffing has increased. How can schools offset increased costs?
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Hiring
  • | Human Resources

Hiring at the Cultural Crossroads This item is protected.

Despite significant changes in hiring processes over the past year, implicit bias remains. It can be mitigated.
14 min read

Risk & Compliance  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Hiring
  • | Human Resources

Risk & Compliance: Diverse Hiring Practices Without Discrimination

Make sure your school’s best efforts don’t run afoul of anti-discrimination laws.
6 min read
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  • Human Resources
  • | Pandemic

Get Well(ness) Soon This item is protected.

Schools are rethinking wellness programs to drive tangible improvements in staff and faculty wellbeing.
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Strategies  

  • Human Resources
  • | Technology

Strategies: School Culture and the Cloud

Encourage acceptance of — and minimize resistance to — remote hires or cloud-based processes by engaging in these distinct steps.
8 min read
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  • Hiring
  • | Risk Management
  • | Technology

What Don’t I Know? The Importance of Social Media Screening

Amber Stockham: What can a school learn from a social media check?
5 min read
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  • Employment
  • | Hiring
  • | Salary

Benchmarking 2022-23 Salary Changes: NBOA Flash Survey This item is protected.

A recent flash survey shows that most schools are anticipating wage increases for both new hires and retained employees. 
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Human Resources
  • | Leadership

The Hybrid Business Office Requires Candor and Care

Remote work isn’t in itself an obstacle to building trust among colleagues, but strong results require intentional bridge-building.
4 min read
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  • Human Resources
  • | Performance Management

Four Perspectives on Staff Evaluations

When rethinking staff performance evaluation processes, HR leaders need to function as change agents.
4 min read
  • Human Resources
  • | Pandemic

Late Pandemic Employee Wellness Efforts

Increased communication about school planning, newly adjusted leave policies and wellness services are some of the ways schools seek to mitigate burnout this year.
5 min read
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  • Leadership
  • | Professional Development

How Is a Business Office Built? This item is protected.

Results from a recent survey suggest business office staffing is based on number of responsibilities more than budget size.
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Employee Benefits
  • | Human Resources
  • | Pandemic

Risk & Compliance: Flexible Work Arrangements in a Post-COVID Environment

Schools are not obligated to automatically renew telework accommodations, but they must engage in an interactive process.
5 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Hiring
  • | Performance Management

3 “Reset” Opportunities for Business Officers

Recruitment and retention efforts are vital in a hot labor market.
4 min read
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Employee Benefits
  • | Risk Management

Risk & Compliance: 10 Tips for Building a Socially Responsible Retirement Plan

Sustainable investing based on environmental, social justice and ethical corporate governance principles can mean higher returns and a better fiduciary future.
7 min read
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  • Human Resources
  • | Leadership

Developing Future Leaders from Within

Succession planning and opportunities for internal advancement can make for smooth transitions and sustained leadership.
5 min read
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  • Employment
  • | Human Resources

Designing Head of School Contracts

A well-crafted head of school contract can help pave the way for a successful headship.
3 min read

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