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Curated resources to help the business office answer top questions related to COVID-19 concerns.  

This article was last updated on December 1, 2020. New items are indicated in red.

The information contained in the resources below is accurate as of press time. However, as the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, it's possible that some data have changed since publication. Additionally, this information is provided for general educational purposes only. It should not be relied upon as, or in place of, legal or other professional advice. Readers are encouraged to stay informed through news and recommendations for their own communities and also work with their schools’ trusted counsel and partners when addressing specific issues.

NBOA members have asked for resources to help tackle the myriad business and operational challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to their school communities. NBOA has endeavored to provide support to our diverse membership, and below we’ve listed some of the common questions and identified some key resources to help develop your schools’ answers.

What might the next normal look like and how can we adapt?

• NEW Article: What You Said: COVID-19 Financial Impact Pulse Check
• NEW Webinar Recording: Driving Innovation To Thrive Through the COVID 
• NEW Article: Metrics for the Multiverse: Measuring School Financial Health
• NEW Webinar Recording: Buckle Your Seatbelts! Navigating the Path to 2021-22 (hosted by SAIS)
• NEW Webinar Recording: Transformational Leadership: Effective Strategies To Guide Your Team Through Change And Uncertainty 
• Webinar Recording: Change Management: When Culture, Finance and Uncertainty Collide
• Article: Impossible Is Off the Table: Lessons Learned During COVID-19
• Article: Knowing Your North: Articulating Value Proposition in a Hybrid Environment
• Webinar Recording: Enrollment Trends and Strategies in Uncertain Times (hosted by EMA)

How do I perform projections and stabilize our finances in such an unstable environment?

• Tool: The Long-Range Financial Model for Independent Schools 
• Tool: Composite Financial Index℠
• White Papers: Financial State of the Industry & Key Financial Indicators of Vitality for Independent Schools
• Tool: NBOA Financial Dashboard
• Webinar Recording: Stewarding Endowments through the COVID-19 Crisis
• Webinar Recording: The Financial Impact of COVID-19: Scenario Planning and Financial Modeling  

How can our school support personnel with consistent, compliant policies? 

• NEW Webinar Recording: COVID-19 Back-to-School: Your Personnel Questions Answered
• NEW Article: Pandemic-Related Personnel Questions, Answered
• Resource: Answering Employee Concerns
• Resource page: FMLA Overview and FAQ
• Resource: Leave Considerations Tool
• Resource: Revising Handbook Policies
• Federal Guidance: FFCRA: Questions and Answers

How do I ensure forgiveness for a PPP loan?

• Webinar Recording: PPP Loan Forgiveness and Accounting Questions Answered
• Article: Accounting for PPP Loans and PPP Loan Forgiveness
• Webinar Recording: The SBA's PPP: How Independent Schools Can Support Their Good Faith Certification and Prepare for a Possible Audit
• Federal Guidance: SBA & Department of Treasury FAQs for the PPP Program
• Related Article: The Reputational Minefield of COVID Relief — Round 2

How can we prepare for and monitor the success of on-campus reopening?

• Field Guide: Operating Guidance for Independent School Pandemic Management
• Article: COVID-19: Independent School Considerations for the Fall
• Tool: Rosner Campus Space Planning Tool
• Discount Purchasing: PPE Procurement
• Template: Contagious Disease Waiver for Students
• Federal Guidance: CDC Pandemic Protocols

How can we thrive in a remote teaching and working environment?

• Webinar Recording: Performance Management in the Age of COVID-19
• Article: Successfully Managing Remote Employees
• Webinar Recording: Boundaries in a Remote Learning Environment
• Discussion: Recording Zoom Classes
• Article: Remote Hiring Considerations
• Discussion: Remote Onboarding
• Discussion: Employee Agreements