Share Your Expertise

Writing for your professional association’s publications can expand your network, strengthen your credibility, and build your public profile. Sharing your school business perspective and experiences with your peers takes the information in the articles to the next level. The goal for articles on the School Business Now website is to cover all phases of school business management at all levels, including technology, construction, budget and finance, information systems, security, food service, maintenance and operations, transportation, human resources, and legal issues.

Topics to consider

These departments are highlighted on School Business Now and considered areas of great interest to our members.

  • Money – Dollars, Sense, and Big Picture Thinking: Budgeting, Financial Planning, Financial Reporting, Auditing, Cash Management, Investments, Grants
  • People – Supporting Your Most Critical Resource: Wellness - Keeping Your Team Equipped to Thrive, Professional Development
  • Operations  – Creating and Managing Safe Spaces: Property - Assets, Inventory, and Procurement/ Essential Services - Empowering District Operations / Technology - Optimizing Efficiency and Security
  • Leadership – Motivate, Encourage, and Flourish: Innovation - Inspire, Ignite, Invent / Communications - Connect, Collaborate, Succeed

We will continue to consider all submissions and will post new content several times every month. The different departments allow for a variety of articles, and we encourage you to write about what matters most to you and the school business profession.

Writer Guidelines

Audience and Topics
Articles posted on SBN are written primarily for school business officials, but readership extends to superintendents, school principals, university professors, school board members, government officials, and other school central office administrators. Our readers look for articles featuring specific management and leadership techniques, practical cost-saving methods, best practices in school finance and operations, current trends in education, and more.

Style
Typical feature articles range from 600 to 800 words. Articles should be clear and concise, free of jargon, written in a conversational tone, and in the author's own words. 

Articles cannot promote specific products, companies, or services.

More writing tips

Limit Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT should not be used to “author” an article. Rather, AI should be used to assist with editing, refining, error-checking, or brainstorming. Content generated using AI should be attributed to the technology as if you copied it from any other source.

Submission

  • Please submit your article as a Word document. Include your name, title, and contact information (address, phone, email) on the manuscript.
  • If your article includes images or graphics, please include them in a separate document clearly marked with figure number and a caption. Do not embed photos, graphs, bar charts, or other graphic elements within your text.
  • Please inform us if it was previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

Ready to submit? Email our content manager with your article as an attachment.

Acceptance
We make every attempt to acknowledge receipt of manuscripts within two weeks.

Contact ASBO International’s SBN Content Manager