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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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Child Care How to Promote Physical Activity in Your Daycare Encouraging healthy behaviors early in their children's lives is a priority for many parents and with good reason. Physical inactivity in children …

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Child Care How to Communicate with Difficult Parents in Child Care Being an effective child care provider means establishing a relationship with their child and the child's parents. Sometimes, it can be tougher to …

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Child Care How to Manage Illness in Your Preschool The importance of mitigating the spread of illness in your preschool has never been more acute. With the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic hovering over …

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Child Care How to Promote Diversity in Child Care As adults, we can actively seek out knowledge and information that makes us better equipped to form meaningful connections with other people from …

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COVID-19 Guidelines for a Safe Return to School We’ve spoken with school district leaders across the country about their back-to-school strategies for the coming year amidst the coronavirus …

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Finance Success Stories: Online Donation Collection Educators are facing an unprecedented situation. We know plans, meals and logistics are in a state of flux. Vanco is here to help. Your RevTrak Web …

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COVID-19 Meeting National School Lunch Program Requirements Amid COVID-19 Every day, more than 20 million free meals are distributed through schools (according to the USDA). For this reason, schools play a vital role in …

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K-12 News 17 Tips to Choose the Right School Payment Software Your district has decided to move student fees online – and that’s great! But it can be overwhelming trying to find the right school payment …

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K-12 Enrollment 21 Tips for Creating the Perfect Online Student Registration System Coordinating the student registration process and making sure parents walk away with the right IDs, books and class schedules for students can be …

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Online Payments RevTrak Frequently Asked Questions for Parents | Vanco Who can I contact with account or payment questions? If you’re a parent or student with questions, please contact the RevTrak administrator for …

Finance A Simple Summary of PCI DSS | Vanco Do you hear people talk about PCI DSS compliance but never explain it? We have to admit, Vanco has been guilty of this, but we are making things …

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Back to School Tips for Fall School Registration | Vanco Update Fees If you have any fee changes from last year, please let us know ASAP! We are ready to get everything in place for the new school year. …

Technology Facebook in the Classroom | Vanco No social media site is as well known, or as much of a powerhouse, as Facebook. Originally developed for college students, Facebook now meets a vast …

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Technology A Secure Solution | Vanco Choosing a Secure Vendor Keeping personal data safe and secure is a serious issue, and here at RevTrak it is our top priority to make sure that your …

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RevTrak Web Store Managing Contacts within RevTrak | Vanco Discover how to manage RevTrak contacts from within the Web Store by watching this easy-to-follow video.

Music Education 10 Benefits of Music Education | Vanco March is Music in Our Schools Month! In celebration, we put together a list of some of the benefits of music education. Here are our favorite.

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Finance Tips for Selecting the Best School Payment Processor

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Finance Are You Tracking Every School Fee? | Vanco

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RevTrak Web Store RevTrak Portal Overview | Vanco Discover how you can better manage your RevTrak account by getting a detailed overview. Simply watch our video to get started.

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Finance Web Stores Stay Busy After Start-of-Year Rush The school year begins at different times in different parts of the country, but by early September most campuses are up and running. That means the …

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Fun Ways to Initiate New School Staff The week or two before school starts is a chance to renew old acquaintances, as teachers and staff members who have worked together for any number of …