July-August 2025

ARTICLES FROM THIS ISSUE

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Risk & Compliance  

Errors That Drive Sexual Abuse Claims This item is protected.

Experienced defense lawyers examined recent nuclear verdicts and identified top missteps in mitigation and response.
6 min read
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Business Intelligence  

  • Debt
  • | Key Facilities

Plant Debt and Independent School Finances This item is protected.

Smaller schools are more likely than larger schools to have plant debt greater than their unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets.
4 min read

Feature  

  • Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security

Safe and Culturally Sound This item is protected.

Beefing up school security can raise hackles. Two schools found ways to improve protocols without rocking school culture.
11 min read
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Feature  

  • Compliance
  • | Policy
  • | Risk Management

10 Most Common Fraud Opportunities at Independent Schools — and How To Stop Them This item is protected.

Economic uncertainty and AI may create more opportunities for fraud. It’s critical to be aware of risk and mitigation measures.
6 min read
A Kinkaid School student using AI on their school laptop

Strategies  

  • Risk Management
  • | Technology

7 Steps to AI Integration This item is protected.

An approach that balances access and oversight has helped The Kinkaid School experiment in both the classroom and operations.
7 min read
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Projections  

  • Legal
  • | Risk Management

Navigating Uncertainty

What independent school leaders need to know about changing federal policies.
6 min read
Los Angeles Fire

Feature  

  • Crisis Management
  • | Facilities
  • | Risk Management

Trial by Fire: Best Practices This item is protected.

Independent school leaders evaluated, evacuated and evolved their approach to educational operations through the fury of this year’s L.A. area fires.
14 min read
Los Angeles Fire

Feature  

  • Crisis Management
  • | Risk Management
  • | Safety and Security

Trial by Fire: School Leaders' Stories This item is protected.

Independent school leaders evaluated, evacuated and evolved their approach to educational operations through the fury of this year’s L.A. area fires.
11 min read