This year’s recipients, Dallas Joseph and Debra Wilson, exemplify service and support to the national independent school business officer community.
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Play shouldn’t be reserved for students at your school. It can help kids and adults alike cultivate curiosity, think creatively, inspire teams and deliver results.
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Heads of schools, boards of trustees and other school leaders are expecting more from the business office.
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Keynote speakers will explore what it takes to accomplish extraordinary feats, which can be found very close to home.
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A snapshot of NBOA’s priorities, accomplishments and operational health in support of member schools during the 2018 fiscal year
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Disciplined creativity is a long-term growth strategy, according to Leadership Awards Lunch speaker Erik Wahl. Getting it right starts with commitment from the top.
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Now a NetAssets.org tradition (since 2016!), here's a baker's dozen of articles from the past year: a mix of the most clicked, most provocative and most appreciated. We'll be back in January with fresh content on hiring
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From the archives: A conversation between Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian, and Jeff Shields, NBOA's president and CEO.
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Sharing just 200 square feet with a toddler and spouse required patience and problem-solving, but life on a sailboat was well worth it for this HR director.
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5 Minutes with
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
At a school where cultivated diversity drives enrollment demand, this administrator facilitates everything from classroom discussions to faculty hiring.
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Assessing a school’s perceived value in the marketplace is one of several key data points that signal its financial health.
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Weakley managed on-time, under-budget construction projects while strengthening her school's financial foothold.
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Including these in employee and student contracts allows schools to avoid the court system. But are they the right move for your school?
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As we enter the holiday season of gratitude, thankfulness, family and friends, look for what is going right at your school.
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Smith implemented a regular risk audit, which spurred his school to raise limits on fire damage just 15 months before a devastating wildfire. His tireless efforts enabled campus to reopen one month later.
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Transforming 3,000 square feet of underused space, this K-8 independent school became the first in its area to offer programs for infants and toddlers.
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The end of its financial dependence on a longtime sponsor forced this school to scrutinize operations and reset its revenue and expense levers. “We were a 160 year-old toddler learning to take our financial first steps.”
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Rego provides strategic counsel and has modernized everything from collections and benefits to campus security and financial aid.
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Give this business officer a map and a compass, and he’ll find his way across brambles and boulders in a flash.
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Koller has been instrumental in transforming her school and bolstering its future viability, while lending a hand to many others.
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