Voices from the Field
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Facilities
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Leadership
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Research
What change is worth the effort? And how to make it happen? Leaders at schools that received this year’s Jeffrey Shields Innovation in School Business Operations engage each other in their answers.
Over the past 25 years, human resources issues at independent schools have grown increasingly complex. NBOA Legal Counsel Grace H. Lee charts several areas of change.
If you feel like you’re drowning in school data, remember: metrics aren’t strategy — and there are tools to help you make the most of it.
In honor of NBOA's 25th Anniversary, NBOA members share their expectations, goals and dreams for the next generation of business office leaders.
CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Leadership
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Membership
Teacher retention, shared services and an alternative school year calendar are just some of the areas that this year’s NBOA Leadership Academy cohorts researched.
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Human Resources
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Leadership
Now more than ever, insights from HR professionals can help guide school strategy, but their voices must be heard to drive positive impact.
How can we use ChatGPT and related AI in the independent school business office?
CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Human Resources
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Risk Management
Nobles Greenough School is actively helping their students be happier. What can we learn from their efforts?
Mapping your school’s trial balance to the audit’s financial statements helps both you and the audit process.
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Legal
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Regulatory Updates
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Termination
Recent guidance sheds light on what's permissible in severance agreements.
CEO Notebook
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Investments
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Leadership
How can we use ChatGPT and related AI in the independent school business office?
As NBOA transformed and grew over the course of its first decade, industry leaders brought expertise, innovation and a strategic vision to the organization.
Tips on sharing how the school’s portfolio has changed since the last board meeting.
Behind our happy-student-filled, art-covered buildings, independent schools are complex organizations, operating with dual purposes.
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.
Just two people have led NBOA from the top in its 25 years. They share what leadership of the association has meant and what they see in the membership.
This year’s NBOA Annual Meeting opening keynote hit all the high notes — leadership, personal wellness and innovation.
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Legal
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Misconduct
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Risk Management
With increased prevalence of mental health and sexual misconduct issues, when and how should a school intervene — and what liability may result?
Effective leaders need not have THE answer. Instead, candor and an open mindset will help our communities thrive.
This controller’s entry point to the independent school world was a graduate-level business office internship, which convinced her to return years later.
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