How a two-and-a-half-week hike is like running an independent school business office.
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The key is to create moments in which you can build that trust, not to wait passively for them to happen.
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The micro-school, the online school, global, progressive and experiential schools--these new models are making waves in the independent school sector.
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5 Minutes with
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Boards and Trustees
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Leadership
Frank Aloise, recipient of the 2017 NBOA Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award, draws on his investment banking past and love of technology and design to manage his school's resources.
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The business-savvy head of school assesses the school's financial strengths, supported by the business officer, and pulls the right financial levers to ensure the school thrives.
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High-impact investments under business-savvy heads guided two schools through trying times. Both are thriving again.
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Submitted by Frank Aloise, CFO at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
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New independent school models smash traditional boundaries as their veteran leaders incorporate the practices that remain relevant and leave many others behind.
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Entrepreneurial thinking can galvanize independent schools. But how much disruption can established schools handle?
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The future is now, and "simple improvement" is not nearly enough.
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Going where few independent schools have gone (so far), Milton Academy brings on a full-time data analyst to ensure the consistent application of data — trends, assumptions, outcomes — in financial decision-making.
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For this business officer, the therapeutic riding center is "a place of phenomenal commitment, profound connections, laughter and joy."
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“Why do we call it a ‘retreat’ if our purpose is to move forward?”
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Let's unleash independent schools' best potential at a time when our country may very well need it most.
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How do introverts lead in a world that conflates extroverted behavior with leadership?
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Change Management
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Leadership
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Planning
Is it time to consider merging with another school? “Everybody wants to be part of a winning team.”
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Endowment
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Enrollment
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Facilities
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
More than 1,300 attendees made the Washington gathering the biggest-ever of independent school financial and operational leaders. A recap in tweets.
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Learning is a cultural process, says 2017 NBOA Annual Meeting keynote speaker Sir Ken Robinson.
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Want greater productivity and efficiency at your school? Break down the silos, says educational change management consultant Howard Teibel.
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From the archives: A business officer on dogs, love and ambition. "A common saying about Flat-Coats is that you can't have just one."
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