School accounting has always involved more than balancing budgets. 

School registrations, field trips, extracurricular activities, and special programs all require one thing: paperwork. 

School districts manage thousands of small financial transactions throughout the year. Field trips, athletics, club fees, fundraising initiatives, and school programs all generate activity payments that must be tracked carefully. 

Front office staff are often the operational hub of a school. On any given day they may be answering phones, greeting visitors, managing attendance records, coordinating communication with families, and supporting teachers…

Paper forms have long been part of school operations. Permission slips, registrations, medical updates, volunteer forms, and field trip approvals move constantly between classrooms, school offices, and families. 

Across North America, school district finance leaders are living through a paradox: expectations for financial insight and operational agility have never been higher, even as resources and time grow ever…

What Embedded Reporting Reveals About Life After Great Plains 

When Microsoft announced the end-of-life timeline for Dynamics Great Plains, most organizations focused on the final date. December 31, 2029 became the point of reference. That’s when support ends. That’s when action becomes unavoidable. 

This article was inspired by our recent webinar, Great Plains Migration Roadmap for Nonprofits, where we discussed the growing security and compliance risks of staying on end-of-life ERP systems.