As new business officers gathered last week to learn and connect, we were reminded of the incredible community business officers have created.
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Voices from the Field
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Culture
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Membership
Initial insights into different experiences in the independent school business office.
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What schools need to know about legal considerations, crafting effective policies, and creating a culture that prevents incidents.
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CEO Notebook
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Budget
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Change Management
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Leadership
As we move away from the forced changes of pandemic years and into intentional innovation, consider a few low- to no-cost efforts successfully undertaken by colleges and universities.
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Change Management
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Enrollment
Bennett Day School developed a project-based learning lab that has helped generate non-tuition revenue and expand its PK-12 program. Bennett Day is one of three schools to receive this year's Innovation Excellence Award.
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An interpretive master planning process can assure the future vision of a campus truly serves the needs of the entire school community.
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In a challenging hiring environment, schools would do well to survey faculty on employee satisfaction to identify areas of improvement and move the needle on employee retention.
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Change Management
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Leadership
Later start times and shorter school weeks that accommodate adolescents’ health and wellness could be independent schools’ future.
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Be it with a local college or business, a partnership may enable your school to offer distinctive opportunities that enhance value proposition and/or develop new revenue streams.
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Wonder Woman had a complex personality. So might you — and that perspective can help you as an independent school leader.
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Boards and Trustees
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Gift
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Leadership
A strong relationship with a long-time donor made this business officer the best person to make a major ask to fulfill a pressing need.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
Four business officers offer initial insights into diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and their experiences at their schools.
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Projections
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Change Management
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Leadership
As the cultural landscape continues to change, business officers can be strong partners in school leadership.
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The in-person event unfolded in Chicago, while the Digital Pass is available through March.
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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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Come together with a community of innovative thinkers to reinvigorate, recharge and elevate the impact and value of your role.
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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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Esports are like others sports and also not, which is their appeal for this business officer.
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The selected schools have demonstrated creative new ways to approach maker spaces, endowments and a multi-campus business model.
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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.
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