Cash for Chromebooks: Budgeting Tips for the Technology Department

‘Tis the season: as we approach the end of the year, families are preparing to gather over festive meals, students will head home for winter break... and department heads in schools everywhere will joyfully begin to put together their budgets for the next school year.

For K-12 IT professionals, that not only means keeping accurate tabs on the devices in your schools, it also means making the case for a technology budget that the Finance department can get behind. In this episode of Field Trip, Frontline’s podcast for leaders in education, resident asset management expert AnnaMaria Gallozzi joins us to look at how Technology departments can set themselves up for success in the next budgeting season and ensure students and staff have access to the tools they need for teaching and learning.

We explore:

• Pitfalls to avoid during budgeting season

• How to make the case to Finance for your technology budget

• Short-term and long-term timing considerations

• The single biggest thing you can do to position yourself for success in the coming year

• Case Study: Faster Device Collection and Distribution, Increased Accountability, and Less Asset Loss — How South Huntington School District manages and tracks devices and makes better financial decisions with Frontline’s Asset Management.

• 5 Ways Collaboration Between Tech and Finance Departments Can Create an Impact