School administrators often work behind the scenes to keep independent schools financially sound and mission-driven. While they might not typically have the same day-to-day impact on student learning and growth as their teacher counterparts, business officers build the foundation that ensures educational success for generations.
That impact is seen in recent data from the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), touting a 70.2-percent yield rate across private schools for the 2023-24 school year, part of a steady increase since a pre-pandemic 68.6-percent yield rate. As evidenced by these growing enrollment rates, administrators have gotten better at selling school impact and creating deeper bonds with prospective families.
VenturEd Solutions® was proud to attend and sponsor the 2026 National Business Officers Association (NBOA) Annual Meeting and Business Solutions Showcase held in Orlando, Florida to celebrate the impact of administrators and school officials.
This year, leaders from hundreds of schools gathered for a week full of discussions with experts on the business side of classroom operations.
Strategic Alignment Over Silos: Rethinking Enrollment and Financial Aid
What We Learned
The 2026 NBOA Annual Meeting kicked off with a keynote presentation from Tucker Bryant, an entrepreneur-poet. A former Google marketing manager, Bryant explained his firsthand knowledge of how creativity fuels communication and leadership, essential skills for any school leader.
Additional sessions and lectures featured topics covering trends and strategies on enrollment, finance operations, tuition, and many more back-office departments. The VenturEd team even hosted a series of three Goldmine sessions, together promoting our comprehensive Enrollment Suite™:
- Making the Numbers Work: Smarter Discounting and Enrollment Strategy
- Awarding Financial Aid with Real-Time Data in Action
- Modernizing Parent Payments Without Increasing Risks
Our team also talked to the hundreds of school administrators working in business offices to better understand what we can do to meet customer, market, and ultimately student needs.
Empower Business Operations with the Enrollment Suite
Whether or not you made it to this year’s NBOA Annual Meeting, your school can still benefit from more cost-efficient operations and expanded family interest.
From tracking and nurturing prospective applicants to enrolling students and collecting payments, VenturEd Solutions eases the burden on school business offices with solutions that simplifies the entire independent school enrollment process and provide deep insight into opportunities for improvement.
