How School Districts Can Integrate Business Software and Tools with Microsoft Dynamics PDF
School districts have highly specialized requirements to support district financial, procurement, and human resource operations. Demonstrating a high level of accountability and wise use of contracts and grants to your board, state, federal, and other funding sources is crucial for future funding and the success of your mission. You also need to consider that regulatory requirements are becoming more stringent. Regulations,
such as Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 34 and state-mandated reporting, already demand highly specific accounting transactions and financial reports for school districts. The ability to support the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act by effectively tracking teaching competencies and the need to recruit highly skilled staff requires full integration of human resource data and student information systems. Today’s K-12 administrators are challenged to do more with less.
With so many demands, and so much riding on the bottom line, school administrators need a powerful ally in the back office. In your district, you might face limited availability of staff resources and funding. Practical, flexible, and affordable tools geared for K-12 school districts allow administrators to effectively monitor budgets, streamline accounting functions, track encumbrances, comply with GASB 34 requirements, manage unique payroll requirements, automate reporting, and more. Microsoft® Dynamics™ can help reduce cost—and increase efficiency—by streamlining key administrative functions, including: Financial Administration Accounts Payable and Receivable Fund Accounting Contract and Grant Management Budget and Encumbrance Management Fixed Assets Management and Reporting Human Resources/Payroll Staff and Teacher Recruiting Workforce Management Certification and Skills Tracking Specialized Payroll for School Schedules Regardless of whether you’re a small or large school district, Microsoft Dynamics delivers financial and human resource management solutions that can help you serve the needs of your board and community. Microsoft Dynamics can give you the tools you need to comply with regulatory requirements, satisfy the demands of grantors and sponsors, use your budget and other resources more effectively, and increase your financial insight and control. This white paper gives you a few practical suggestions for improving the financial and workforce management in your district.
Human Resources Workforce Optimization
Manage the potential of district staff and faculty by maintaining and automating the tracking of skills, teaching experience, and certifications. Record and quantify teaching staff by consolidating employee demographics and support the process of NCLB. Track employee skills or enhance existing ones by providing specific training, typically a manual process. Track recruitment and training programs to support Improving Teacher Quality State Grants. Effectively maintain staff skills such as bilingual capabilities and other competencies that enable district eligibility for education grants. Provide detailed substitute staffing information. Manage every aspect of the employee life cycle smarter, faster, and better—for less cost than any other system. Increase employee satisfaction by offering flexible employee and manager self-service capabilities. Deliver the information that district staff and administrators need to make better-informed decisions. With Microsoft Dynamics, school districts can get a concentrated view of staff competencies and support he proper use of their existing workforce, develop career plans, and identify recruiting needs.
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