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CEO Notebook  

  • Facilities
  • | Planning

On the Ground with Facilities Leaders

Our facilities colleagues have a lot to teach us. Bring them to the decision-making table sooner rather than later.
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Strategies  

  • Budget
  • | Technology

Strategies: Budgeting Ed Tech with Confidence

Are teachers actually using the ed tech tools your school supports?
3 min read
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  • Environmental Sustainability
  • | Facilities

10 Steps to a Successful Energy Management Program

From the archives: Sensible tips that take the whole campus into account.
13 min read
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Leadership
  • | Technology

Mission & Motivation: A Place at the Leadership Table for School Technology Directors

Technology has become too integral to school operations for it to be compartmentalized.
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5 Minutes with  

  • Leadership
  • | Technology

5 Minutes with Richard Oliver: Taking Risks, Moving Forward

A pioneer in online learning discusses how his institution found its sweet spot, achieves 96 percent student satisfaction and embraces the automated advantages of true “digital” education.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Enrollment
  • | Facilities

Keeping Our Fingers on the Pulse

NBOA’s board members are thinking about facilities construction, capital campaigns, community relations and the impact of millennial parents on enrollment. What about your school?
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  • Policy
  • | Technology

Twists and Turns in Technology Acceptable Use Policies

From the archives: Ten guidelines for crafting your school's technology policies 
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  • Software
  • | Technology

9 Tech Tools for the Business Office

From the archives: New technology products emerge every day, challenging even the geekiest edtech professionals to keep up. We reached out to the NBOA community to share some of the tools that help them most.
6 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Compliance
  • | Safety and Security

The Right Thing to Do

The year has just begun, yet schools have already faced a flurry of storms. From weather disasters to the overtime rule, NBOA is here to support you.
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Strategies  

  • Facilities
  • | Safety and Security

Strategies: Cool Heads, Safer Spaces: The Value of Security Training

It’s impossible to predict every threat to a school campus, but security training can help faculty and staff respond appropriately should an emergency arise.
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security

A School Where “P” Means Protection

Presence, process and protocols: Best practices from a head of school who is also a certified school safety manager.
4 min read
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  • Procedures
  • | Technology

The Digital Archives

There may be a real business case for digitizing years (or decades) of your school’s administrative records and historical documents.
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5 Minutes with  

  • Facilities
  • | Risk Management

5 Minutes with Brian King and Derek Symer: There’s Something in the Air

From the crumb rubber in artificial turf to Wi-Fi radiation, pollution exposures are mounting for independent schools.
8 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Facilities
  • | Technology

Prepping Your School for Project-Based Learning

Creating student-centered learning spaces doesn't have to break the bank.
3 min read
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Strategies  

  • Facilities

Strategies: Up and Out: Preparing for a Campus Move

Tips for ensuring the success of your next building move-out or campus relocation. 
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  • Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security

Preventing the Unthinkable

From the archives: What your school can do to protect itself from security threats.
12 min read
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Risk Management
  • | Technology

Risk & Compliance: Cybersecurity and Master Planning

One of the best times to address cybersecurity risks is before building or remodeling. Do not rely solely on your IT team.
3 min read
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  • Facilities
  • | Human Resources

Gorgeous Campus Seeks Renaissance Caretakers: Recruiting Facilities Talent This item is protected.

Proactive succession planning helps schools staff increasingly complex facilities leadership positions.
6 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Change Management
  • | Culture
  • | Facilities

The End of the Faculty-Owned Classroom: a Win-Win for Teachers and Schools?

There's lots to like in shared classrooms and faculty co-working spaces.
4 min read
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  • Accounting
  • | Facilities

Fixed Assets, Unpredictable Accounting This item is protected.

Don't be caught off-guard when it comes to your campus's valuable fixed assets, whatever their condition and stage of life.
8 min read