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Natural Disaster: Planning and District Recovery
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. Natural disasters are a part of life. And while they can’t be prevented, they really need to be planned for. When your district undergoes a fire, flood, or earthquake, you may lose vital records for both students and employees. Losing student records…
School Business Managers: Quick Access to Every Record
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. As a business manager, it’s your job to manage the financial, legal, and project matters that confront your district on a daily basis. Because many of the documents you deal with are financial in nature, you need the most secure system possible,…
Freedom of Information Act: What Can be Accessed?
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a piece of legislation that grants public access to certain documents that are in the possession of a government agency or public authority, unless some information is specifically excluded from that legislation. Some examples of…
Assistant Superintendent: Helping you help the district
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. Assistant superintendents are the jack of all trades. If the superintendent is responsible for the overall vision and goals of your school district, its your job to help implement it. Youre also the day-to-day operational manager for several important functions, from records…
Special Ed Directors: Providing the Best Service for Special Needs
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. As the special education director, there is perhaps no one in your school district more aware of the challenges paperwork can present to day-to-day workflow. A single special needs student’s IEP can generate a file inches thick with government-mandated reports, health records,…
Human Resources Directors: Go Paperless
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. As your school district’s human resources director, you have an immense amount of paperwork that passes through your office, much of it vital to the district’s critical functions and all of it sensitive in nature. Whether its employee files that include results…
Superintendents: Do What’s Right for Your District
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. As the superintendent of a public school district, we know that you wear many hats. You are the CEO of a multi-million dollar company. You have to balance the responsibility to your community and compliance with state and federal regulations. You oversee…
How Does FERPA Work?
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. FERPA refers to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which is designed to protect the rights to privacy that a student has over their school records. This act applies to all schools who receive valid federal funding under the U.S. Department…
Keep Your Student Records More Secure Than Ever
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. Keeping your student records secure is of the utmost importance for your district. Under FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), students have the right to privacy concerning their records, and with new changes to the Student Online Privacy and Protection Act…
5 Benefits of Scanning School Personnel Files
This post is part of The Datamation Guide to Managing School District Records. More and more schools are digitizing both their student and employees records. Employee records contain vital information like employment records, resumes, evaluations, education records, certification records, medical records, and much more. When all of these records are stored in paper form, they…
