Physical inventories can be so daunting. Countless mundane hours of touching every single asset across your district, manually counting mobile devices, projectors, access points, server rooms, and everything in between is dull, time-consuming, and leaves room for human error. Imagine if you could magically inventory everything within 14 feet of you in a few seconds,
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Three Tactics to Set Your District Up for Success
Broken devices don’t have to break the bank…
It’s that time of year again! The sun may be shining outside, but inside the walls of your campus, it’s the perfect storm. Students are heading back to school, parents scrambling to make it through their school supply checklists, and district staff is preparing technology to deploy out to students.
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3 Best Practices to Manage School Help Desk Tickets
School technology staff should follow these best practices when working in your help desk ticketing system.
By Gena Blankenship
Help desk ticketing systems are a great tool to streamline the daily management of school help desk tickets from teachers, students, and school administrators. They also hold a goldmine of data that you can use to drive decisions to provide the best technology possible for staff and students.
To make use of this data, you need to establish clear, standardized procedures that your technology staff can execute. Creating consistencies in processes and ticket data will allow you to identify SLA compliance, product issues, technician efficiency, and much more. Continue reading “3 Best Practices to Manage School Help Desk Tickets”
How BIG is Your Inventory Responsibility? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Find your district’s total inventory value below to understand the scale of your inventory responsibility.
School districts own and support more inventory than ever. With that comes a large responsibility to track, manage, and audit your inventory to ensure you’re being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. Find your district’s inventory value below to understand how large that responsibility is.
Inventory management tools can ease the burden of this responsibility by making processes easier and more efficient. Talk with one of our experts today to learn how Hayes can help. Continue reading “How BIG is Your Inventory Responsibility? [INFOGRAPHIC]”
Meet the Hayes Team: John Mellios
By Jordan Grulke
Before joining the Hayes team as Director of Client Services, John Mellios worked in education for 16 years. He started his career after graduating college at Oakland Unified School District (CA). Here he worked as an AmeriCorps member in three schools in Oakland USD (CA), providing oversight and technical support, and installing fiber optic networks and technology in each school. He then transitioned onto the administrative side and managed technology within the same district. Finally, John moved to Chicago to be closer to family, serving the role of Director of Educational Technology and Tools at Chicago Public Schools for five years. Continue reading “Meet the Hayes Team: John Mellios”
The 3 Types of Inventory Audits That Will Boost Your Data Accuracy
Performing these 3 types of inventory audits throughout the year will improve your data accuracy and usability.
By Gena Blankenship
School districts need to know where their assets are at all times, and a reliable inventory tracking system is the first step to having great data at your fingertips. The next step…audits! One of the best ways to boost the accuracy of your inventory data is to complete these three types of inventory audits throughout the year.
1. Real-Time Audits
- Completed on a regular schedule
- Completed at random locations
- Take less than 20 minutes to complete
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The Best Time of Year to Conduct an Inventory Audit (Hint: It’s not May!)
Think you know the best time to audit inventory? Consider these 5 reasons to change your audit schedule.
By Gena Blankenship
Many districts complete inventory audits at the end of the academic school year when staff, teachers, and students are already stressed to the max. Often, crazy schedules and competing priorities cause the audit to go undone, forcing you to use inaccurate and outdated inventory information to plan for the coming year. Is that really the best time to audit inventory?
In my experience, completing your inventory audit in the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is much easier for all involved. Here are 5 reasons you should consider conducting your audits in late fall, instead of the end of the academic year. Continue reading “The Best Time of Year to Conduct an Inventory Audit (Hint: It’s not May!)”
Meet the Hayes Team: Ryan Gross
By Jordan Grulke
Ryan Gross, a 17-year science teacher turned National Account Manager, is one of Hayes Software Systems’s excellent employees. Ryan worked in Pflugerville Independent School District (TX) for ten years as a science teacher before moving to Leander Independent School District (TX) for seven years. Continue reading “Meet the Hayes Team: Ryan Gross”
Meet the Hayes Team: Blake Sobol
By Jordan Grulke
Blake Sobol is a Senior National Account Manager at Hayes Software Systems. Before joining Hayes, Blake worked for an education service center in San Antonio (TX) for ten years, then moved to Michigan to serve as Director of Technology at Midland Public Schools. Continue reading “Meet the Hayes Team: Blake Sobol”
The 4 Biggest Inventory Mistakes You Don’t Realize You’re Making (And How To Fix Them)
You may be making major school inventory mistakes without even realizing it.
By Gena Blankenship
K-12 school districts have limited resources, leaving little funding and time for the countless administrative processes that seem to grow with every new state or federal legislative session. Taking inventory shortcuts is tempting, but can cost you time and money in the long run. These are the four most common school inventory mistakes I see districts make without even realizing it – and how to fix them. Continue reading “The 4 Biggest Inventory Mistakes You Don’t Realize You’re Making (And How To Fix Them)”