Money Matters…To Every Board Member
by Tracey Yan, SCSBC Director of Finance ◊ For school board members who are not accountants or businesspeople, it may be tempting to tune out when finance is on the...
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Managing School Finances in Uncertain Times
by Tracey Yan, SCSBC Director of Finance ◊ Record high inflation, reports of the “Great Resignation,” predictions of rising interest rates, uncertainty about...
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Audits vs. Reviews of Financial Statements
by Tracey Yan, SCSBC Director of Finance ◊ How are financial statement audits and reviews different? And why is it important? Your school has likely just completed its...
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Data-Informed Decision Making
Good data can be extremely useful when making decisions, but bad data can quickly lead us down the wrong path. In our increasingly high-tech world, the volume of...
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Duties and Responsibilities of Employers
by Tracey Yan, SCSBC Director of Finance ◊ As the world’s economy dealt with the covid-19 pandemic over the last six months, one of the key learning points for...
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Nurturing Trust… In Real Life
It seems ironic that the theme of our cancelled business and development conference in April was “Nurturing Trust.” What was supposed to be a refreshing retreat...
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Protecting Your School’s Data: the Importance of Cyber Insurance
Did you know that one in five educational institutions have been targeted by ransomware or malware attacks, most commonly through the unsuspecting download of malware...
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Possible Changes Ahead, BC’s Public Education Funding Model
As you may be aware, the Ministry of Education is currently reviewing the way it funds public education in BC. A panel was established in February 2018 to review the...
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Building a Better Mousetrap
No matter how much time and effort schools spend on careful course programming, staffing and other planning decisions, it can all seem to disappear into thin air when...
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