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Top 8 ways to improve cybersecurity for your organization

CIO

As you plan your security budget, know that your recommendations to improve cybersecurity will be scrutinized more than ever before. No budget is unlimited. Get those in place, and you’ll reduce risks, build momentum, and gain buy-in for your cyber program. or “ How long will this take to show results? ”

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3 Superintendent Tips for a Balancing School Budgets

PowerSchool

As an assistant superintendent who manages budgeting for a district with 5,000-plus students, I know all about the financial challenges K-12 leaders face today. For most districts, salaries and benefits make up the vast majority of the budget. For most districts, salaries and benefits make up the vast majority of the budget.

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5 Expert Tips for K-12 Budgeting in 2021-2022

PowerSchool

With budgeting season for the 2021-2022 school year upon us, many K-12 districts are still balancing funding disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic while also budgeting for expected annual costs. Like many districts, school closures and the switch to hybrid learning made budgeting extremely challenging for Mt. Dr. Lisa Gonzales.

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3 Steps to Creating a Flexible K-12 Budget Geared for Any Challenge

PowerSchool

Having a flexible budget during challenging times allows you to pivot and address quickly changing needs as they arise K-12 finance leaders are used to dealing with disruptions daily. In education, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everything from how and where we teach and learn, to where finance leaders spend already-tight budgets.

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Upskilling And Reskilling: Ready To Future-Proof Your Workforce?

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Companies like Meta have had to lay off up to 13% of their workforce, and Amazon had to trim the salaries of 50% of its employees this year to manage budgets. Hire employees on a tight budget Choice 2: Ask existing employees to take on the responsibilities handled by the employees who had to be laid off The problem?

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A K-12 Finance Guide To COVID-19 Stimulus Funding in 2021

PowerSchool

Read on for helpful information about each stimulus funding bill and to get ideas for how some districts are planning to use the influx of funding in their budgets. 133 , was built upon the efforts to shore up education budgets made in the CARES Act. The second federal stimulus package, H.R.133 Similar to the CARES ACT, H.R.133

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Introducing the PowerSchool App Switcher

PowerSchool

PowerSchool Unified Classroom™ Special Programs. Check out this eBook to find out how systems that don’t work together can actually work against your school’s or district’s staff and budget. Get the eBook. PowerSchool eSchoolPlus SIS. July: PowerSchool Unified Talent Perform, Professional Learning, and SmartFind Express.

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