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Endowment Spending Policy Primer

Feb 11, 2025, 4:27 PM
This document provides information on creating a spending policy for your endowment including suggestions for developing the spending rate methodology and best practices for creating and updating your spending policy.
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  • Boards and Trustees
  •   |   Budget
  •   |   Planning
  •   |   Policy

Reserves Policy & Financial Assessment Sample

Feb 3, 2025, 1:59 PM
Business leaders at Stevenson School in Pebble Beach and Carmel, California, developed a reserves policy to support the school's financial health in perpetuity.
  • Human Resources
  •   |   Professional Development
  •   |   Salary

Salary System for School Staff

Jan 14, 2025, 3:44 PM
Kent Denver School in Colorado developed a transparent salary system for school staff who are not in leadership positions.
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  • Crisis Management
  •   |   Facilities
  •   |   Risk Management

Preparing for Wildfires, Quakes, Wind and Water

Jan 10, 2025, 9:17 AM
This 2023 NBOA Annual Meeting session recording and slides address how schools can prepare for climate-change related disasters, including wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods.
  • Membership
  •   |   Research
  •   |   Salary

Demographics of the Independent School Business Office: Key Findings 2025

Jan 2, 2025, 9:36 AM
“Demographics of the Independent School Business Office Report: Key Research Findings 2025” provides insights into workforce trends of the independent school business office, particularly since 2020.
  • Communication
  •   |   Financial Aid
  •   |   Tuition

Website Financial Aid Calculator Example

Dec 19, 2024, 2:29 PM
An example of an indexed tuition financial aid calculator for a school website. This is an example of the indexed tuition calculation itself and not the website programming.
  • Environmental Sustainability
  •   |   Facilities
  •   |   Maintenance

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation Considerations

Dec 17, 2024, 1:26 PM
This entry contains information for those considering installing EV charging stations. 
  • Culture
  •   |   Employment
  •   |   Professional Development

Mission-Aligned Mentoring Program - Davidson Day School

Dec 5, 2024, 10:52 AM
In alignment with the school mission and values, leaders at Davidson Day School developed a faculty mentoring program to provide support to new teachers.
  • Change Management
  •   |   Culture
  •   |   Hiring

Culture of Agency and Connection - St Mark's Episcopal School

Oct 31, 2024, 3:36 PM
In order to compete in a challenging market and to provide unique opportunities to faculty and staff, St. Mark’s began the task of shifting the community’s culture by forming cross-departmental teams.
  • Change Management
  •   |   Human Resources
  •   |   Performance Management

Performance Management System - Mount Vernon School

Oct 31, 2024, 3:22 PM
Leaders at Mount Vernon have defined the competencies and practices that make each faculty member a better teacher. To organize the competencies, Mount Vernon used the periodic table as inspiration.