Tuition and Financial Strategy

The school uses price to help achieve its goals. The school takes a long-term view on price, financial aid, cost control, and fiscal sustainability to ensure it continues to deliver on its mission.

  • It's Time for a Tuition Reset: Two Schools Share Their Stories [Ep. 105]

    It's Time for a Tuition Reset: Two Schools Share Their Stories [Ep. 105]

    A conversation with Julie Anderson, Sara Lynn Leavenworth, and Kevin Folan.

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  • The Strategic Enrollment Management Spectrum

    The Strategic Enrollment Management Spectrum

    Explore the seven levers of the enrollment spectrum and consider how they work together to contribute to your enrollment success.

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  • Use Tuition Discounting to Help Achieve Your Mission [Ep.101]

    Use Tuition Discounting to Help Achieve Your Mission [Ep.101]

    A conversation with Elizabeth Dabney and James Palmieri.

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  • Financial Aid Training Series: On-Demand Lessons from the Experts

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  • Is financial aid as we know it broken? [S1.E7]

    Is financial aid as we know it broken? [S1.E7]

    A conversation with Mark Mitchell.

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  • Exclusivity and Access in Higher Education [Ep.91]

    Exclusivity and Access in Higher Education [Ep.91]

    A conversation with Jeff Selingo.

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  • The Essential Partnership: Your CFO and Financial Aid Officer53:43

    The Essential Partnership: Your CFO and Financial Aid Officer

    ALC Roundtable, April 19, 2021

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  • Redefining the Independent School Business Model at Providence Country Day School [Ep.79]

    Redefining the Independent School Business Model at Providence Country Day School [Ep.79]

    A conversation with Kevin Folan.

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  • Bennett Labs: Innovation with Intent to Share [Ep.71] [August 13]

    Bennett Labs: Innovation with Intent to Share [Ep.71] [August 13]

    A conversation with Dr. Kelly Page.

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  • Head of School Podcast: The Role of Price [S1.E5]

    Head of School Podcast: The Role of Price [S1.E5]

    What every head needs to know about enrollment management.

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  • Steps to Financial Sustainability in a Time of COVID-19 [Ep.53] [April 20]

    Steps to Financial Sustainability in a Time of COVID-19 [Ep.53] [April 20]

    A conversation with Ari Betof

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  • Financial aid in uncertain times: questions every school must ask today [Ep.47] [March 23]

    Financial aid in uncertain times: questions every school must ask today [Ep.47] [March 23]

    A conversation with Mark Mitchell

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  • Let's start a satellite campus! A conversation with Sean Duncan [Ep.39]

    Let's start a satellite campus! A conversation with Sean Duncan [Ep.39]

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  • Every school should be thinking about a merger [Ep.37]

    Every school should be thinking about a merger [Ep.37]

    Every school should be thinking about a merger, acquisition, or partnership. That’s the message Chad Tew, founder of LearnCollab.

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  • Pricing, Mergers, and More - An interview with Chad Tew [Podcast Ep.9]

    Pricing, Mergers, and More - An interview with Chad Tew [Podcast Ep.9]

    In this episode we talk with independent school consultant Chad Tew of Tew and Associates, about the tough questions keeping so many heads, boards, enrollment leaders, and school administrators up at

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  • The Business of Enrollment: An Interview with Jeff Shields [Podcast Ep.4]

    The Business of Enrollment: An Interview with Jeff Shields [Podcast Ep.4]

    In this episode we talk with Jeff Shields, president and CEO of the National Business Officers Association (NBOA), about the business of enrollment management.

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  • To Lower Tuition or Not To Lower Tuition? [Ep.61] [May 28]

    To Lower Tuition or Not To Lower Tuition? [Ep.61] [May 28]

    A conversation with Jay Rainey.

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  • The Next Normal: How K–12 Independent Schools Can Survive and Thrive in a New Landscape (Executive Summary)

    The Next Normal: How K–12 Independent Schools Can Survive and Thrive in a New Landscape (Executive Summary)

    As schools continue to face the many challenges brought on by COVID-19, everyone is doing exceptional work finding new and creative ways to innovate their programs, tools, communications, and so much

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  • Reconsidering your tuition for the fall? [Ep.55] [April 27]

    Reconsidering your tuition for the fall? [Ep.55] [April 27]

    A conversation with Tom Sheppard

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  • School Consolidation: A Roadmap for Successfully Assuming Another Institution [Podcast Ep.32]

    School Consolidation: A Roadmap for Successfully Assuming Another Institution [Podcast Ep.32]

    Are you considering acquiring another school? Do you wonder if your school would be stronger if it became a part of another institution?

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  • Is There an Independent School Tuition Bubble? [Podcast Ep.29]

    Is There an Independent School Tuition Bubble? [Podcast Ep.29]

    How is tuition set each year at your school? Perhaps the board sets a 4% increase at budget season or maybe tuition is benchmarked in relation to local competition?

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