Technology & Learning - September 2007 - (Page 24) SCHO 10 business practices to help your district maximize resources and run smoothly. By Michael Simkins ducation is not a business! That’s a typical response when anyone suggests that public schools should behave more like businesses. Educators provide a service, they don’t produce widgets. True, but not so fast. One indisputable fact about businesses is that inefficiency equals failure. Education stands to benefit from the same survival tactics as its private sector counterparts. Read on for 10 that can come to your rescue. E 1. Asset Management The average school district sustains $80,000 a year in lost IT assets, according to a study by Follett Software and Quality Education Data. Beyond that, additional at-risk resources include everything from textbooks, furniture, and classroom supplies to projectors, copy machines, busses, and even people. Keeping track of such an inventory and making sure resources are deployed most efficiently and effectively can be a challenge. Asset management can help. With 25 schools and 18,000 students, Kyrene School District, in the Greater Phoenix area, has plenty of assets to manage. Follett Destiny is one tool the district uses. Enabled with barcode scanning and wireless technology, the system gives staff access to real-time library, patron, and textbook information. “Even though our overall population is stable,” says District Technology Specialist Dan Neville, “we do have a lot of movement in terms of where the population is within the district. Destiny helps us keep an eye on the overall inventory.” 24 | www.techlearning.com PHOTOGRAPH: MARK WEISS /TAXI /GETTY IMAGES http://www.techlearning.com
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