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Spelling, Grammar, and the Magic of “Add to Dictionary”
There are few things more frustrating than typing an email, report, newsletter, or blog post only to have your computer aggressively underline a perfectly correct word in bright red. You stare at it. The computer insists it is wrong. You …
Jazz Up Certificates with Extensis Fonts
Have some fun with end of year certificates!
The Final Countdown: A Fun End-of-the-Year Idea for School Offices
Create a Countdown Calendar!
Testing Season Takes a Team
Ah yes… it’s that time of year. The halls get quieter, the pencils get sharper (literally), and suddenly everyone is whispering like we’re in a library from 1992. State testing season has arrived. And while the spotlight is often on …
From Signup to Sign-In: How to Run School Volunteers Smoothly
3 Free Downloads:
Volunteer Application
Volunteer Guidelines and Expectations
link to Dept. of Education FERPA for volunteers
Happy Administrative Assistant’s Day: Celebrating Our School Secretaries
If you’re a school secretary, you already know—your work is a lot like housework. When everything is handled, organized, and running smoothly, no one really notices. The phones are answered, attendance is recorded, students are where they need to be, …
April 15th — Da Da Da Dummmmmm
It’s a perfectly normal April morning in the school office. The phones are ringing, the copier is making that suspicious noise again, and the coffee is doing its very best to keep everyone functional. In walks a small child, backpack …
April 8th – Draw a Bird Day
If you’ve ever stepped into a school office, you know right away—it doesn’t feel like any other office. Sure, there are phones ringing, papers stacked neatly (or not so neatly), calendars filled to the brim, and a computer that never …
April 1st.
A day full of jokes, surprises… and just a little bit of chaos. Now, in a regular workplace, April Fools’ Day might mean a fake stapler in Jell-O or switching someone’s mouse. But in a school office? It’s a whole …
