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Finance Budgeting Education: Comprehensive Guide and Best Practices for Schools Budgeting education is probably the most labor-intensive and important project a school district's business office undertakes. The school budget is …

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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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K-12 Enrollment The 5 Advantages of an Early Implementation If your school is rolling out a new payment software that can accept cash or card payments online, you might be wondering when is the best time to …

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Child Care Why Social Skills are Important for Child Development Forming social skills is an integral part of child development. Social skills help children interact with the world around them through relationship …

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Events Get the Only School Event Planning Checklist You Will Need Wondering how to plan a school event in a way that promotes attendance? Coordinating and executing them can sometimes feel like a daunting task. …

Online Payments School Money & Online Payment Software - The Complete Setup Guide To eliminate work, districts often turn to online payment solutions for schools. Aside from streamlining work for staff, these online payment …

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Fundraising What Online School Store Can Do for Your District Looking to open an online store for your school? You might want to provide a convenient way for parents to access school supplies. Alternatively, you …

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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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Food Service How to Improve Your School Cafeteria Procedures As students begin to head back to school, no one is quite sure what the year is going to look like. Many of the “normal” school procedures we’ve come …

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Food Service Here's Why You Need a School Lunch Point of Sale System | Vanco It’s back to school time, but parents and educators alike feel nervous about what the new school year will bring. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic …

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Child Care 5 Must-Have Tips for After School Programs | Vanco Managing an after school program is a herculean task. With strategic planning and high-quality research, you can greatly increase the chances of your …

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COVID-19 How to Make School Lunch Lines Faster and Safer After being closed for months, school districts across the country are slowly starting to reopen. And one thing many people are wondering is what the …

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Technology Top Benefits of a School Lunch Ordering System It's been some time since schools have welcomed students back for back for face-to-face learning. However, COVID has only added to the list of …

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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 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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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 …

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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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 …

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6 Tips for a Successful Professional Development Day 1. Send an Agenda in Advance Send a meeting agenda ahead of time and ask if there is anything not on the schedule that should be included. This gives …

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AP Exams Advanced Placement Trend Debate: Public vs Private Schools The number of schools offering Advanced Placement courses and the number of students taking them were at an all-time high in the 2016-17 school year. …

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Music Education Finding the Right Repertoire for Community Orchestras Community orchestras may not be as widespread as other community arts organizations, such as theater companies, but they can make important …

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Music Education 6 Ways to Attract Students to School Music Programs You’re in charge of a K-12 arts education curriculum, and you’ve navigated those tricky waters of obtaining funding for your programs. …