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Projections  

  • Legal
  • | Risk Management

Navigating Uncertainty

What independent school leaders need to know about changing federal policies.
6 min read
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  • Change Management
  • | Enrollment
  • | Planning

Strategic Rightsizing to Strengthen School Operations This item is protected.

Strategic planning led to fewer enrolled students and higher NTR in the case of one boarding-day school.
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership

The School Year’s Final Weeks: A Shared Endeavor

Strong partnership between academic and business leaders, especially the head of school and business officer, is critical when working through the flurry of year-end activities.
3 min read
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  • Budget
  • | Leadership

Creating a Mission Spreadsheet This item is protected.

Skutt Catholic leaders mapped how different parts of the school’s mission statement aligned with actual expenditures to ensure every dollar is spent purposefully.
4 min read
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  • Change Management
  • | Procedures

First Quantity, Then Quality

Moving from finance to a new quality assurance role, this business officer is aligning employees ahead of retirements and new hires.
4 min read
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Voices from the Field  

  • Change Management
  • | Facilities
  • | Leadership

A New Chapter for Facilities Management

The new CEO of APPA — Leadership in Educational Facilities and the board’s vice chair weigh in on top facilities concerns in independent schools today.
8 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership

Leading with "We" in Anxious Times

These 4 tips can help steady the ship when your school community is worried about the uncertain future.
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Planning

Your Mission. Our Experts.

With the launch of NBOA Advisory Services, school leaders can receive personalized support in the business office.
4 min read
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  • Endowment
  • | Governance

Keys to a Smooth OCIO Transition

When changing how your school’s endowment is managed, consider both key players and key steps involved.
5 min read
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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Many Heads Are Better Than One

On volunteering with NBOA in various capacities, as shared by the current Editorial Advisory Committee.
5 min read
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Voices from the Field  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership

Turning the Page on Charter Schools This item is protected.

Two business officers reflect on their experiences working in charter schools.
4 min read
life gives you lemons

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

Lemonade Lessons

Open-eyed optimism — not toxic positivity — can help us get through challenging periods.
4 min read
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Projections  

  • Boards and Trustees
  • | Governance

What Goes Into Strong Financial Governance?

It’s clear that our schools need strong financial governance, but what is it and how can we support it?
7 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Change Management
  • | Leadership

Preparing for Change: 2025 NBOA Annual Meeting Takeaways

Both keynote speakers offered strategies for thinking creatively and thinking ahead in an uncertain future.
5 min read
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  • Culture
  • | Leadership
  • | Publications

Broadway’s Spotlight Shines on Business Leaders at the 2025 NBOA Annual Meeting

Camaraderie and the common good defined the largest in-person conference of independent school business professionals to date.
2 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Membership

How Business Leaders Can Be a Leading Voice for Inclusion Efforts

NBOA has released a new Operational Equity and Inclusion Inventory to help business leaders make the school community more welcoming for faculty, staff and families.
3 min read
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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

At Capacity: 2025 NBOA Annual Meeting Largest Gathering Yet

This year’s confluence of independent school business leaders and business partners will be the largest in-person event in NBOA’s 27-year history.
2 min read
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  • Facilities
  • | Leadership
  • | Maintenance

Giving Facilities a Voice

Effective communication and strategic planning are key for today's facilities leaders.
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Employment
  • | Hiring

Independent Schools’ Advantage in the Hiring Market

Compensation is just one piece of the employee retention puzzle at an independent school that offers many rich benefits.
4 min read
culture meets compliance

Projections  

  • Compliance
  • | Human Resources
  • | Legal

When Compliance Complements Culture

Legal compliance is critical, but when applied without compassion, it can muddy school culture.
6 min read

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