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Finance Budgeting in Education - Comprehensive Guide   Creating a school budget is probably the single most labor-intensive project a school district's business office undertakes every fiscal year. …
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Finance School Finance Management: Your Guide to K-12 Finances Funding for K-12 schools has faced financial challenges for decades. Federal funding for US schools was on a steady decline when the American …
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The Top 42 PTO & PTA Fundraising Ideas to Boost Revenue An important group at any school is its Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) or Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), and many schools look to them for PTA …
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Top 20 Fun Ideas for School Spirt Weeks & Days Spirit weeks are popular ways to celebrate your school and your school community, so it’s a good idea to have a few spirit week ideas for high school …
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The Top 21 School Family Night Ideas That Rock The best school family night ideas can also be great fundraisers for your school. Family nights at schools can help strengthen the school community …
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11 Principal Challenge Ideas for Fundraising That Work Why Fundraise?  What Is a Principal Challenge?  Principal Challenge Ideas  Simplify Fundraisers with Event Ticketing Software  There are lots of ways …
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20 Spring Fundraising Ideas for Schools that Boost Revenue Each part of the school year can inspire ways to raise money, and spring fundraising ideas for schools are no exception. Spring is a time for outdoor …
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27 Effective Food Fundraising Ideas for Schools Food fundraising ideas for schools are fun and engaging ways you can raise money to give your students and teachers the supplies and programs they …
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Technology Why Schools Must Use Cashless Payment Systems – Free Guide Education is the priority for any school district, but schools also provide services, such as collecting payments for fees and activities, and …
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Free Graduation Ceremony Planning Checklist For any school planning a graduation ceremony, there are a lot of moving parts — a graduation ceremony planning checklist can help. We created a …
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Free School Lunch Survey Templates for Parents & Students School lunch surveys are a great way to find out how well your cafeteria is meeting students’ and parents’ needs. Surveys allow you to get feedback …
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Free Cafeteria Rules & Lunchroom Expectation Poster Templates For many schools, the cafeteria can be the most challenging space to manage, so a few specific cafeteria rules can help make this a positive and calm …
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Fundraising 17 Free Donation Letter Templates for Schools One important job for many school staff members is writing donation letters for schools. Schools today have varying levels of resources, but the …
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15 School Event Ideas Kids & Parents Will Love A school is a community that needs to be reinforced throughout the school year, and having a great list of school event ideas can help you do that. …
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Fundraising Amazing School Store Ideas to Boost Revenue Students and teachers spend a lot of time in school — a school store and great school store ideas can help them get the products they need (and want) …
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Events The Top 21 Back to School Event Ideas for 2023 Going back to school can be a time for both excitement and anxiety for students, so it’s a great idea to have a list of back-to-school event ideas …
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Fundraising Free Comprehensive Homecoming Dance Planning Checklist As the school year begins, it seems too early to think about a homecoming dance planning checklist. Because for students, preparing for homecoming …
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