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School business is a very complex and demanding profession requiring a special set of knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is incumbent upon us to ensure that those that follow us have the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities. To that end, the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of School Business Officials (FASBO) has embarked on the creation of a Professional Certification Program. 

Recognizing the importance of attaining professionalism for school business officials, not only with regard to acquired knowledge and experience, but also in terms of the recognition and respect of peers and other professionals, FASBO’s Board of Directors established its Professional Certification Program in 2009.

The Program offers both acknowledgment and recognition for professionals at all levels of school business management. Certification is a way of recognizing those individuals with the background, training, and on-the-job experience to meet recognized standards of professional competence.

Escambia County now has a dedicated phone number for teachers to get help immediately when encountering technology issues in the classroom. (Atmore News)

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is expanding computer science education to its youngest learners. Sophia Mendoza, LAUSD’s Instructional Technology Initiative director, talks with Education Week about why ensuring every student has access to computer science education is one of her biggest priorities. (Education Week)

As Florida teachers prepare to start implementing revised state civics and education standards many, including longtime teachers, are worried about oversimplifying history and stifling critical thinking as students are being told what to think and not how to think. (WUFT)

A new study has determined that elementary schools that start prior to 8 a.m. have almost the same academic outcomes as those that start closer to 9 a.m. The research is in contrast to outcomes for high school students, who tend to perform better academically with later school start times. (EdSource)

Nationwide, school systems are spending up to $20 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to boost the education workforce, with funding being directed toward staff expansion, class size reduction, recruitment and retention efforts, and other activities, according to a new report from FutureEd, a think tank at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. (K-12 DIVE)