School will likely look different in coming years, in everything from our markets to our staffing approach to the ubiquitous touch of technology on and off campus.
Risk & Compliance
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Employee Benefits
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Human Resources
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Pandemic
Schools are not obligated to automatically renew telework accommodations, but they must engage in an interactive process.
A self-evaluation process can help inform decisions and navigate new restrictions.
Safety & Security
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Pandemic
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Safety and Security
Strong emergency communications and visual alerts helped one school manage a safer return to campus.
Risk & Compliance
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Employee Benefits
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Risk Management
Sustainable investing based on environmental, social justice and ethical corporate governance principles can mean higher returns and a better fiduciary future.
5 Minutes with
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Crisis Management
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
When communicating about difficult issues, do not aim to avoid conflict but rather strive to convey the school's work and the spirit in which it is done.
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Misconduct
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Risk Management
Victims of sexual abuse, past and present, need clear ways to report misconduct and are most likely looking for caring communication and support, not retaliation.
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Misconduct
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Risk Management
Establishing a standard of care for safeguarding students can be challenging. Lessons from the pandemic can help schools do this effectively.
School business leaders have learned and innovated their way through the pandemic. Now they are looking ahead to how that experience helps shape the “next normal.” Which changes to school business and operations are here
While lessons from this pandemic and response are ongoing, data from the 2008 financial crisis may help inform what lies ahead.
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Human Resources
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Pandemic
Across the country, relaxed COVID-19 regulations are coming into force or will soon. Here's a look at some of the rule changes that may impact independent schools.
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Human Resources
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Pandemic
Many independent schools will continue to offer a remote work option to eligible employees, some of whom have thrived in an online environment.
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Compliance
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Policy
Despite progress, the pay gap between men and women still exists. Learn what independent schools can do to ensure equitable pay practices.
Risk & Compliance
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Hiring
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Risk Management
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Summer Camp
What schools need to know as they enter the summer camp hiring season.
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Misconduct
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Risk Management
Boarding, camp and auxiliary programs are in a unique position to mitigate this danger.
Our collective, never-ending recognition of the past year as the most challenging, exhausting and memorable of our entire professional careers may soon be in for a reversal of fortune.
Projections
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Change Management
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Leadership
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Pandemic
As light from the tunnel’s end comes into focus, our charge is to maintain the spirit of innovation through the pandemic’s final stages and beyond.
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Change Management
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Pandemic
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Technology
Moving to cloud-based processes — and the holy grail of systems integration — is not a matter of if but when. “We’re no longer moving incrementally.”
CEO Notebook
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Change Management
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Pandemic
These schools have capitalized on their strengths to serve essential community needs and build a stronger financial future.
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Financial Aid
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Pandemic
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Planning
Review the criteria that determines if your independent school is eligible for the new round of federal support and how much it may receive, be it your school’s first or second draw.
