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• 3 Proven Ways to Defeat Fraud

  Imagine discovering that while you've been agonizing over pennies in the budget, hundreds or thousands of dollars were being inaccurately reported or rerouted with malicious intent. It happens all the time. But it doesn't have to.

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• 3 Skills Students Need from the School Business office

  The skills at work in your school business office are in short supply outside it. How can the SBO help?

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• 3 Ways to Keep Your Credit Cards Out of The News

  How can administrators stay vigilant against all types of fraud? By being good stewards of reimbursement approvals. Here's how.

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• 3 Ways Virtual Onboarding Strengthened One Team

  If onboarding a new employee from afar sounds like a nightmare, read on to discover the hidden benefits.

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• 4 Essential Security Features for Your Business Office

  Protect yourself from Business Email Compromise attacks.

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• 4 Ways to Enrich Your School Business Office

  Make a few tweaks and watch your team thrive like never before. 

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• 4 Ways to Save Money in EdTech Purchasing

  Edtech purchasers are tasked with getting the most bang for the district's buck. These four strategies are tried and true.

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• 5 Ways to Get Better RFP Results

  I responded to K12 enterprise software RFPs for more than a year. Here's what I learned.

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• 6 Edtech Tools Schools Used to Navigate a Pandemic

  These six tools have proven useful—and the good news is, you may already have them.

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• A K12 Funding Primer for Parents

  Do you find yourself answering questions about funding from parents? Here's a quick, share-worthy breakdown of the basics of funding to bookmark.

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• Admin Assistants are the K12 MVP

  The pillars of the district call the main office home.

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• Budget Entry Made Easier

  This is how easy it could be to import your budget into your ERP system.

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• Business Office Automation Changes K12 for the Better

  Everyone who works in schools contributes to a better environment for kids.

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• Does Your Pre-Hire Process Shine?

  Are applicants following a well-marked, automated path to hiring success? Analyze your application process to see where improvement is needed.

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• End of the Year in the School Business Office

  A high-level look at the multi-step process SBOs use to end the year—and how a great ERP can help.

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• Financial Literacy Equals Freedom: Your School Business Office Can Help

  How school business offices can lead the way to students’ achieving financial literacy.

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• Guest Post: Demystifying PCI DSS

  Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is a business framework designed to protect cardholder data. Learn about 5 important points for PCI DSS compliance.

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• Guest Post: Introducing #EdFinChat

  In this guest post, #EdFinChat co-creator Chris Wildman breaks down the making of a Twitter chat and discusses Twitter’s potential as a global networking tool for helping school business leaders shift to a more strategic role.

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• Guest Post: Why We Do What We Do in the School Business Office

  The business office and the classroom might seem miles apart, but they are united by a shared purpose. Read about one school business leader's quest to rediscover meaning in his day-to-day work.

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• Hand-Picked: Tips for Hiring

  Ah, the hiring process... It can be time consuming, difficult, and inconvenient. But it’s also one of the most important elements of a successful school district. Here are some tips to keep in mind as you look to fill those open positions for next year. 

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• High-Tech HR: One-Way Video Interviews

  Imagine interviewing every single applicant while speeding up the first-round process. Unbelievable? Believe it! Here's how.

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• Is Your Budgeting Process Overly Complicated?

  As your budget begins to take shape for the upcoming fiscal year, take a moment to consider the process itself. Are you able to focus your time and effort on making sure that everything is adequately funded without getting bogged down in logistics? 

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• Less Paper Not Paperless

  "Going paperless" sounds good on, well, paper. But even small steps to reduce paper usage are steps in the right direction.

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• Making Budgets Beautiful

  School finances can be complicated, but savvy school business leaders are using design to present information in a way that makes better sense. Check out our sample budget infographic for inspiration!

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• Payroll Encumbrances Made Easier

  Does your ERP forecast your payroll encumbrances? If not, it should.

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• Position Control and Traveling Staff

  As staff travel between buildings, how are you tracking their time spent in each? Is each building sharing an equal part of the position budget? These are just a couple questions that may affect the salary negotiations, budget considerations, and time tracking for these traveling employees.

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• Simplify Audits with View-Only Users Accounts

  It's a win-win: Auditors can't unwittingly disrupt data, and the system remains secure. Read on to learn how.

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• Storing Data in the SBO

  How can your ERP solution support record retention compliance?

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• Summertime Fraud Watch: 10 Ways to Stay Vigilant

  Keep your school business office safe from bad actors within and outside the district.

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• The 6-Step Fraud Test

  Few things can be more devastating to a school district than a major fraud scandal. In this article, we explore six areas worthy of the occasional audit.

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• The Emotional Toll of Data Security in the Business Office

  Talk about sleepless nights.

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• The Evolution of SIS Purchasing

  Your district is unique, and your SIS should be, too. Spec lists are only part of the story – consider these 5 non-traditional aspects of modern SIS purchasing.  

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• The Future of Onboarding: Say Goodbye to Sink or Swim

  Will they sink…or will they swim? Once you’ve hired the right candidates, it's important to make them comfortable and get them up to speed. Research shows that your onboarding approach makes all the difference.   

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• The Gold Standard for School Budgets

  Budgets: A necessary task, or an art form?

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• The New Business Office

  Can you bridge the divide between the old guard and the new and future version of the school business office? Make time for what keeps you closer to the mission and the reason for your work.

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• The Possibilities of Blended Hiring

  Blended learning has taken off in classrooms, and the same elements being used to support instruction can also be applied to district hiring. In this article, we examine 5 steps to help you attract and identify better teacher candidates through a combination of strategy and technology. 

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• Top 4 Midyear Tasks in the School Business Office

  As the new year starts, the SBO is knee-deep, smack-dab in the middle of theirs. Let's take a peek behind the scenes.

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• Use SIS & ERP Data to Pay Teachers More

  How to use data you already have to make the case to stakeholders on the board and beyond.

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• What is ePayables?

  What if you could turn accounts payable into a revenue generator for your district? ePayables is emerging as a preferred payment method, and for good reason.

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