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Diversity and Inclusion
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Legal
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Technology
Recent ADA guidance puts new emphasis on making websites and digital assets accessible to all.
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The program’s success indicates that business office leaders and staff alike have an appetite for the executive skills to help advance their schools.
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If courts deem that independent schools receive federal funds simply due to our tax-exempt status, are we truly independent anymore?
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Other Duties As Assigned
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Accounting
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Leadership
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Membership
This business officer represents independent schools on the FASB Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee.
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To enhance productivity and creativity for all employees, consider building in time to zoom out, reflect and refuel at work.
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Culture
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Diversity and Inclusion
Business officers are helping schools move beyond aspirational goals toward
real change.
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Increasing compensation is only one factor in teacher and staff retention. Consider how your school articulates value proposition to faculty members and listens to their concerns.
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CEO Notebook
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
As school leaders face another summer of employee “churn,” it is essential to ensure everyone feels comfortable in the school community to improve their chances of retention.
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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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