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Communication
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Leadership
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Pandemic
With campuses closed at the height of admissions and advancement season, independent schools need to communicate more clearly than ever via digital channels.
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Budget
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Cash Management
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Pandemic
Most schools predict an increase in financial aid budgets and a decrease in annual giving, according to NBOA’s recent 3-minute survey.
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Human Resources
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Pandemic
Clear expectations and consistent communication can help schools improve remote employees' productivity and engagement.
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Cash Management
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Cybersecurity
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Risk Management
No school is immune from the rising threat of financial cybercrime. Accounting, tech and legal insights help keep everyone on their toes.
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Safety & Security
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Risk Management
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Safety and Security
Regular exercises can make safety policies and procedures stick and help your school fully prepare for an emergency.
6 min read
CEO Notebook
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
While most of us are dispersed, away from campuses and colleagues, we can still support each other to tackle rapidly evolving challenges.
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Budget
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
Business officers discuss priorities, decision-making processes, possible financial impacts for the current and future fiscal years, and more.
7 min read
Risk & Compliance
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Admission
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Risk Management
Schools must be careful to collect neither too much nor too little information about students and families before they enroll.
6 min read
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Crisis Management
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Human Resources
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Pandemic
On moving processes online, selecting software, setting expectations and creating equitable opportunities, and conveying community.
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
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Regulatory Updates
On communicating a campus closure, anticipating student and staff illness, telework and payroll expectations, and maintaining facilities operations.
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
We at NBOA can only imagine how difficult this time must be for our member schools and their communities. We update this resource page regularly with news items, guidance, community discussions and more to help inform in
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
On tracking community members’ travel, limiting campus visitors, planning large gatherings, adjusting trip waivers, addressing and preventing bullying and more.
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
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Regulatory Updates
Last week, the first U.S. schools closed in response to COVID-19 illnesses among the campus community or potential exposures. The students, families, faculty and staff impacted have returned from trips abroad or interact
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Strategies
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Enrollment
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Policy
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Risk Management
How to phase out vaccine exemptions to protect community health, regardless of state law requirements.
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
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Technology
A Beijing independent school has grappled with centralizing communications, testing technological requirements and keeping up morale since moving learning online.
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Cybersecurity
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Risk Management
Strong digital use policies, trainings and behavioral standards can protect schools from these emerging technology related risks.
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
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Trips
Schools are tackling health preparations, trip considerations and community communications among other measures.
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CEO Notebook
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Crisis Management
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Risk Management
As recommendations quickly change, schools are seeking to mitigate risk while maintaining a steady course.
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Risk & Compliance
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Misconduct
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Policy
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Risk Management
Strategies for preventing and addressing cyberbullying and other internet-based student misconduct.
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Environmental Sustainability
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Food Service
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Risk Management
New products that mimic ground beef are all the rage, but they may pose a problem for those with peanut allergies.
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