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In this issue:
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December Grants
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News Media and Students
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SRP Salary Changes and the Salary Calculator and Budget Workbook
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2005 Relief Spreadsheet
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Online Access Centres
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Computer Equipment Over Holidays
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Email Over the Break
December Grants
The December grant has now been paid to schools. This grant represents
the balance of cash left in the schools SRP. Circulars are available at
www.education.tas.gov.au/admin/ff/budgetsrp/default.htm
News media and students
Guidelines on the publication of photographs and student work samples
http://www.education.tas.gov.au/deis/policies/photoguidelines.htm
The guidelines and the validation reports 030A and 030DE have been updated to
include the process for parental consent for the news media to photograph,
record or film students. Schools can use the attached form to obtain permission
until the modifications to the enrolment form in mid Term 1 2005 and the
validation process are fully implemented.
SRP Salary Changes and the Salary Calculator and Budget Workbook
BSS will be holding new information sessions early Term 1 on the Salary
Calculator and Budget Workbook, relief spreadsheet and changes to non-cash
journals.
If you haven’t heard about or seen the SRP salary changes for next year, you
should plan to attend one of the following information sessions.
| Hobart College |
4 Feb |
9:30 - 12:00 |
| Newstead College |
3 Feb |
9:30 - 12:00 |
Booking is not required, but it is important that everyone
attends. Further information will be sent out closer to the date.
The Salary Calculator and Budget Workbook is now available
on your S: drive. If you have any problems or concerns, please contact the
Service Centre.
Contact Malcolm MacLeod (ph. 6233 5681) if you have any questions.
2005 Relief spreadsheet
The relief spreadsheet will be available in early January. An email will be sent
out closer to the time, with instructions on the roll-over process.
Online Access Centres - end
of year finance procedures
Before completing the SACS
finance roll-over, run the report 'Total Budget Report Grouped by Budget
Centre - 901' and select your designated OAC budget centre code (usually
TS55). Print the report and keep a copy for future reference
and inclusion in the OAC's annual report to the TCO. To set the opening balance
for the 2005 year follow the procedures outlined in the
SACS End of Year Procedures 2004 document on the web. In particular
the section called 'Setting the opening balances for suspense, trading and
trust activities'.
Computer equipment over the holidays
Reminder - All servers and network equipment needs to be left on over the holidays but all
desktops and monitors can be switched off.
Email over the break
Reminder - If you're going to be out of the office until the start of the
first term in 2005, you may come back to find your mailbox is chock-a-block with
email. If your mailbox gets too big, mail will not be delivered and will
"bounce" back to the sender. As a result, you could be missing out on
important mail.
To avoid this happening, it's best if you clean out your Inbox and any other
folders in your mailbox before you go on leave. Delete the unwanted
messages and then make sure you empty the Deleted Items bin -- just putting mail
in Deleted Items will not get rid of email; you have to empty the bin.
Past BSS Banters
Want to have a quick look over some of the recent Banter articles?
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December 1, 2004
Information Validation – 030A and 030DE report; Distance Education Enrolments; Pre-Kinder and Summer School Enrolments; Deferral of December 2004 monthly activity statement (BAS) for
schools; Revaluation of the Department’s Land and Building Assets; Email Usage; Head Lice - Information for Schools; Head Lice - Sample Newsletter Article; SARIS and VKey Officers and Supervisors; SACS Bug Fix Progress; Some SACS Finance Tips; SACS Tip: Using the F6 and Shift F6 functions in SACS |
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November 17,
2004
Salary calculator budget workbook
information sessions; School levies simplification; Term
dates;
Student transportation information; 2005 Salary rates, Ready Reckoner and Initial Rates are on the website; End of year procedures; Essential Learnings for All
website;
Immunisation schedule for children up to age 5; Parent/guardian information brochures; Sample school newsletter article for
Tasmanian School Entry Immunisation Requirements; Tip –
Quick data entry for vaccination records into SACS; Do
not use the ZGone roll class for future students;
Using the ‘EOI, DOB seen’ field in Student Personal Information, Part 2; Using Shift + F6 in SACS; SAIP minutes from meeting on
November 3 |
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November 4, 2004
Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) 2005; Email
and VKey for students; SACS
release update;
Student photographs - questions about privacy and safety answered; Using
newspaper/media checkbox in SACS;
Updating student data in SACS;
Personal information 045A is back;
Preferred names in SACS;
Family notes transitioned with student |
You can find all past Banters on the website:
http://www.education.tas.gov.au/admin/ff/banter/default.htm
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