August 2005

FEATURES
Update Financial Systems
Discover smart ways to bolster your back office through automation. Track assets, manage payroll, save money, leverage deals, and more.

Create, Grade, Prosper
Like it or not, student projects are heading online in droves. Find out how to manage and even assess that work through innovative e-portfolio strategies.

Audit E-Rate Funds
With the federal program has come some controversy, so how can you avoid the bad and get the goods?

IN EVERY ISSUE
Plugged In
Internet2 is coming to a district near you; end drive-by professional development; the latest score on outdoor message boards; and use video for classroom instruction.

Newsmaker: Q&A With Nancy Staub
Assistant Superintendent of Pinckney Community Schools shares strategies on how to make smarter assessments.

District Spotlight
When West Clermont School District in Ohio decided to reinvent itself, the information technology system was key.

Future Schools (PDF)
Students in one Connecticut district get in touch with high-tech food service.

In Scholastic Administr@tor’s story, “2005 District Picks,” in our June issue, we misidentified Leticia Bush, special projects coordinator for Memphis City Schools, as Carol Johnson, the district’s superintendent, in a caption. We apologize for the error.

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