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Prepare Now to Set Next Year’s Annual Fund Up for Success
Advancement // May 17, 2019
Your annual fund strategy should function as an effective tool for informing, involving, and bonding your constituencies to your school. It creates a structure for giving your community opportunities to become more educated about your students, the excellence of your faculty, and your school’s ability to accomplish its mission.
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Waitlist Versus Wait Pool—Which Term Makes Sense for Your School?
Advancement // May 17, 2019
As the Admission or Enrollment Management Director, you know how important it is to fill your seats with mission-appropriate students. We discuss the difference between waitlist versus wait pool.
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The Importance of Tracking Alumni Accomplishments
Advancement // May 16, 2019
Highlighting what your alumni accomplish after graduation is one of the best ways to market your school. By using real-life examples to illustrate student outcomes, prospective families can see the value your school provides—and choose to send their children to your institution.
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Key Elements of Your School’s Insurance Policy
Business and Operations // May 10, 2019
An effective insurance policy is one where your school transfers risk to a third-party to protect your school’s long-term interests. But sometimes it helps to have a breakdown of how exactly to read an insurance policy to ensure it provides the protection you require.
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Reducing Operating Costs—Without Causing Panic
Business and Operations // May 9, 2019
It can feel like your job constantly revolves around cutting costs and balancing budgets. An area where many Business Managers focus their attention when it comes to the budget is employee benefits.
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Why Traditional Teacher Evaluation Doesn’t Work—And What You Can Do About It
School Heads // May 2, 2019
Traditional evaluation doesn’t give you the full picture of which teachers are effectively supporting your students and which aren’t, or provide enough context to create professional development plans for growth.
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Four Steps Your School Must Take Before Launching a Fundraising Campaign
School Heads // May 1, 2019
Launching a new fundraising campaign is both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. Whether you are planning a capital campaign for a specific purpose or an annual fund campaign to support enhancements for the current year, there are certain elements your school must have in place to be successful.
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School Gardens: Learning Beyond the Crops
Private School News // April 30, 2019
There is a lot to learn from nature around us—a deeper lesson than what can be taught from computer screens and lectures. Schools that fold garden lessons into classroom curriculum can create an even more impactful learning experience.
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How to Prepare Your Staff for Your Upcoming Summer Program
Private School News // April 30, 2019
The spring is the time to prepare your staff so they are ready to welcome summer program attendees. Here are a few areas to consider when working with your staff to run a successful summer program.
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The Best Strategy to Develop Your Board’s Financial Aid Policy
Board of Trustees // April 26, 2019
Your Board is responsible for developing a comprehensive policy on financial aid, based on your school's particular mission and budget guidelines (careful calculations of per-pupil cost, retained earnings, and incremental costs.) But what frames an effective financial aid policy?
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