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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

Mission-Centered Leadership

A leading entrepreneur values his company’s mission over growth and revenue generation. Are independent schools doing the same?
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  • Human Resources
  • | Leadership

Struggling with HR Compliance? NBOA Unveils New Guidebook

Addressing issues from hiring to classifications, expert analysis speaks to the uniqueness of independent schools.
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  • Food Service
  • | Risk Management

Creating a Healthy Environment to Reduce the Risk of Eating Disorders

Students at private schools are particularly high-risk for these serious but treatable illnesses.
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  • Legal
  • | Technology

A GDPR Primer for Independent Schools

The EU General Data Protection Regulation, widely known as GDPR, went into effect on May 25, 2018, amidst a flurry of activity — countless emails and website notices about privacy policy updates. Many organizations subje
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After School  

  • Culture

After School: Stretching Her Limits

Yoga class helped this business officer feel at home in a new city. Now she shares her practice with students at her school.
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  • Communication
  • | Leadership

Unsung Hero: Mike Curtis, St. Andrew’s Schools

Curtis used financial savvy and outstanding communication skills to restore his school's financial health in just a few years.
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  • Endowment
  • | Investments

Growing a School’s Endowment: Don’t Let It Be an Afterthought

Article by Robert Riggar, SunTrust Bank
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Governance
  • | Leadership

Mission & Motivation: Dual Leadership that Works

To combat high turnover in leadership, this school’s board installed the CFO and CAO as equal co-leaders. Eight years in, finances have stabilized, enrollment is up and the campus is expanding.
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Projections  

  • Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security

Holding Vigil

Many of the costliest risks to independent schools involve people. By avoiding distractions and complacency, business officers can lead their communities to safety.
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

NBOA’s Future: Strengthen, Advance and Maximize

Our vision includes supporting excellence in business operations and the business officer as a thought leader within independent schools. 
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  • Leadership

Unsung Hero: Steven Burr, De Smet Jesuit High School

For 35 years, this business officer has mixed tried-and-true tactics with innovative solutions.
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  • Leadership
  • | Risk Management

No Strangers to Danger: ERM for Every School This item is protected.

Launching a campus-wide risk management program may seem daunting, but with attention to leadership, resources and communication, any school can get started.
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Business Intelligence  

  • Governance
  • | Planning

Business Intelligence: First Forays into the Composite Financial Index

Once the province of colleges and universities, the CFI has helped early adopters in independent schools plan for long-term stability and communicate financial priorities.
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  • Crisis Management
  • | Risk Management

Quantifying Risk: Conducting a Risk Audit This item is protected.

Why conduct a comprehensive risk audit? Because a school can never be too prepared. “I would rather do 10 false-alarm lockdowns than have somebody be afraid to call a lockdown.”
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Risk & Compliance  

  • Policy
  • | Risk Management

Risk & Compliance: Risk and Liability in the Era of Ride Sharing

With more parents sending their kids to and from school in ride-share vehicles, schools wonder what their liability might be if a child is harmed using such services.
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  • Human Resources
  • | Risk Management

The More You Know: Vaping

Vaping and drug use are increasing nationwide. Update your student handbook and develop an appropriate policy.
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  • Human Resources
  • | Risk Management

The More You Know: Service Animals

A visually impaired student requests to bring a service dog to school. Her teacher is severely allergic to animal hair. What do you do?
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  • Policy
  • | Risk Management

The More You Know: Anxious Parents

Managing relationships between schools and parents is becoming more, not less, difficult. 
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  • Facilities
  • | Leadership

Unsung Hero: Juan Botello, Graland Country Day School

Through major construction projects and leadership transitions, Botello has been a steady hand and strategic thinker. "Juan is always the first phone call I make when I am faced with an issue that needs a thoughtful and
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CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership

Understanding the Job, Doing it Right

It's tempting to chase "the next big thing," but focusing on the core reasons students and parents choose your school will likely produce better results.
4 min read