Ignite Potential: Skills Enhancement Conference: Full Schedule

This is the annual required Finance Training/Refresher course for administrative assistants. This session is specific to primary AAs. This training/refresher will consist of reviewing journal entries, budget transfers, My Payments Plus, deposits in the buildings, the Financial Procedures Handbook, reporting and deadlines.

Speakers

Kera Campbell

Executive Assistant Accounting, North Kansas City Schools

Maria Paez

Executive Assistant Finance/ Accounting, North Kansasc City School District

Wednesday July 27, 2022 8:00am - 11:00am CDT
A304 (Black Box Theater)

Required for Primary AAs

8:30am CDT

Smore Newsletters

Smore, an online newsletter tool provided by the district, can help you create quick and easy newsletters - and translates into families' home languages.

Speakers

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 8:30am - 9:00am CDT
B138

Communication

9:00am CDT

BPlus & Work Orders for Central Office Staff

Learn about the new BusinessPlus, discuss travel questions, and find out about the updated system for putting in Warehouse work orders.

Speakers

Stacy Swenson

Director of Purchasing, North Kansas City School District

I am the Director of Purchasing for the North Kansas City Schools. I use Business Plus daily for our business software. We recently upgraded to Version 22.4.0.0. We also use IonWave for our e-bidding system.

Wednesday July 27, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
A302

Technology - Admins

9:00am CDT

PowerSchool for AAs

Dive in to PowerSchool and learn about new reports, quick searches and more tools to simplify your work.
Please note: This session is limited to those who currently have PowerSchool rights or will in the 2022-23 school year. This session is also separate from the required annual Data Management training for AAs.

Speakers

Stacy Barbosa

North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
B134

Technology - Admins

9:30am CDT

Outlook: Advanced

Do more with Microsoft Outlook. Attend this session and learn about mail merge, creating insteractive emails, and taking your skills to the #NextLevel.

Presentation Link: http://fried.tech/outlookpreso

These materials are copyrighted by friEdTechnology and may not be copied, shared, or otherwise distributed. Thanks for understanding and supporting friEd!
This content will be live for 14 days. Until then, glean, learn, and enjoy.

Speakers

Steven Stone

Dir. of Microsoft Partnerships, friEdTech

Steven is the Director of Microsoft Training & Partnership at friEdTech. He holds several certifications and designations such as (1) Texas Certified Educator & Administrator, (2) Microsoft Certified Educator, (3) Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and others. As an educational... Read More →

Wednesday July 27, 2022 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
B136

Technology

9:30am CDT

Refreshments Available

Wednesday July 27, 2022 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
Cafeteria

Breaks

10:00am CDT

Excel: Do More With Data

So you have data... now what do you do with it? Use Excel to manipulate data, create charts and graphs, and save time.

This session will be led by a Microsoft trainer.

Presentation Link: fried.tech/nkcexcel

Speakers

Steven Stone

Dir. of Microsoft Partnerships, friEdTech

Stacy Barbosa

North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
B134

Technology

10:00am CDT

Website Basics

New website managers will learn the basics of adding news, updating content, and building their school site.

Speakers

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
B140

Technology

10:30am CDT

Culturally Responsive Practices & Sense of Belonging

Ensuring culturally responsive practices and a sense of belonging in any educational space.

Speakers

Eric Johnson

Assistant Superintendent, Compliance & Support Services, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
B136

Equity

11:00am CDT

Incident IQ: Helpdesk Ticketing

Walk through managing Help Desk requests and technology equipment through the district's new ticketing system, Incident IQ. See you there.

How do I create a ticket?
How do I check on the status of a ticket?
How do I check who's device this is?

This and more!

*Please bring your laptop.

Speakers

Corey Nebel

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

Brent Clark

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

IIQ with Brent 2 key

Wednesday July 27, 2022 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
B242

Technology

11:00am CDT

Payroll & Kronos

Overview of key payroll information, best practices, and reminders. This will be informational; no training will be offered.

Speakers

Tanya Hirsch

Payroll Coordinator/Kronos, North Kansas City Schools

1 PolicyOrProcedureFAQ pdf

3b BankBalances pdf

3c CompTimeandFlexTime pdf

3e NonExemptTimekeeping pdf

5 UnexpectedChangeinWorkSchedule pdf

EQUALPAY docx

3a ApprovingYourTimecard pdf

3d SubmittingALeaveRequest pdf

Wednesday July 27, 2022 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
B240

Technology

11:00am CDT

Legal Updates

Hear important legal updates and a refresher on student records, discrimination/harassment, and other key topics.

Speakers

Steve Book

General Counsel, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
B144

Legal

11:30am CDT

Panel: HR, Benefits, Leave & Payroll

Join leaders from the Payroll, Benefits and Leave departments to hear tips and best practices, frequent misconceptions, and get your questions answered.

Speakers

Tanya Hirsch

Payroll Coordinator/Kronos, North Kansas City Schools

Mandy McKay

District Leave Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Misty Miller

Benefits Specialist, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
B138

Human Resources

11:30am CDT

Adobe Acrobat

Tips and tricks for utilizing Adobe Acrobat, a powerful PDF and document editor available through Self Service. This session will be led by an Adobe trainer.

Presentation Link: fried.tech/nkcacrobat

Speakers

Steven Stone

Dir. of Microsoft Partnerships, friEdTech

Wednesday July 27, 2022 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
B244

Technology

12:00pm CDT

Lunch

Lunch provided in the first floor cafeteria.

Wednesday July 27, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Cafeteria

Breaks

1:00pm CDT

Panel: Stump the Tech Experts

This is just a session to allow anyone to ask tech questions. The topic can be anything. If we don't know the answer, we will find out for you.

Speakers

Stuart Quackenbush

Programmer, North Kansas City Schools

I've worked for North Kansas City Schools since Nov of 2002. My wife and I have 3 boys with cool names.

Keith Howe

North Kansas City Schools

Corey Nebel

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

Brent Clark

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
B142

Technology

1:00pm CDT

All You Need to Know About Communications in 60 Minutes

Discuss recent feedback and new initiatives, work through real-world scenarios, and learn about tools to simplify your communications efforts.

Speakers

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B140

Communication

1:00pm CDT

Conflict Resolution & Problem Solving

Learn strategies for conflict resolution and working through a variety of everyday challenges in support of students and families.

Speakers

Susan Bartlett

School Community Resource Specialist, North Kansas City Schools

Janelle Porter

Director, Student Services, North Kansas City Schools

Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving participant copy pptx

ResolveTheConflictGuideposter pdf

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Wednesday July 27, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
B136

General

1:00pm CDT

Purchasing Procedures - Secondary

This is the annual required training for secondary administrative assistants.

Speakers

Stacy Swenson

Director of Purchasing, North Kansas City School District

Wednesday July 27, 2022 1:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
A304 (Black Box Theater)

Required for Secondary AAs

2:00pm CDT

Payroll & Kronos

Overview of key payroll information, best practices, and reminders. This will be informational; no training will be offered.

Speakers

Tanya Hirsch

Payroll Coordinator/Kronos, North Kansas City Schools

1 PolicyOrProcedureFAQ pdf

3a ApprovingYourTimecard pdf

3b BankBalances pdf

3c CompTimeandFlexTime pdf

3d SubmittingALeaveRequest pdf

3e NonExemptTimekeeping pdf

5 UnexpectedChangeinWorkSchedule pdf

EQUALPAY docx

Wednesday July 27, 2022 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
B240

Technology

2:00pm CDT

Website Q&A

Website managers can join to ask questions, tackle issues and hear updates.

Speakers

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
B140

Technology

2:00pm CDT

Refreshments Available

Wednesday July 27, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Cafeteria

Breaks

2:00pm CDT

Avigilon Cameras

Learn about key functionalities and tools within the district's camera system.

Speakers

Jo Couch

Kyle White

North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
B138

Technology

2:30pm CDT

Panel: Leadership Opportunities in NKCS

Join for a panel discussion about the many leadership opportunities available to you in North Kansas City Schools and learn how to get involved.

We encourage you to share any relevant questions or discussion topics for the panel to consider. You can submit your questions here.

Speakers

Todd Schuetz

Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, North Kansas City Schools

Susan Bartlett

School Community Resource Specialist, North Kansas City Schools

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Keith Howe

North Kansas City Schools

Janelle Porter

Director, Student Services, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
B136

General

2:30pm CDT

Box: The Art of the Possible

Dive into new Box features like digital signatures, real-time collaboration, and more.

Speakers

Jesse Huling

Box

Wednesday July 27, 2022 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
B142

Technology

2:30pm CDT

Office 365

You've probably used Microsoft Word and Excel, but do you know all that Office 365 can do? Explore tools for collaboration, syncing, and streamlining your workflow.

Presentation Link: fried.tech/nkcM365

Speakers

Steven Stone

Dir. of Microsoft Partnerships, friEdTech

Wednesday July 27, 2022 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
B244

Technology

3:00pm CDT

Types of Leave & Workers’ Comp: Making Sense of It All

NKC Schools offers its employees a variety of leave options, but knowing how to process your request can be daunting. Mandy McKay will review the types of leave and what is required to request them. Also, hear a summary of FMLA/Authorized Leave best practices. Rounding out the session will be a Work Comp 101.

Speakers

Tanya Hirsch

Payroll Coordinator/Kronos, North Kansas City Schools

Mandy McKay

District Leave Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 3:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
B144

Human Resources

3:00pm CDT

Raptor

Overview of Raptor, the district's visitor identification tool utilized for secure building entry.

Speakers

Jo Couch

Wednesday July 27, 2022 3:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
B242

Technology

3:00pm CDT

SchoolMessenger

Learn or refresh your knowledge on how to use SchoolMessenger with tips and shortcuts to save time.

Speakers

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Wednesday July 27, 2022 3:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
B140

Technology - Admins

3:30pm CDT

Networking

Meet colleagues in the cafeteria for a few minutes of networking and sharing to close the day.

Wednesday July 27, 2022 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Cafeteria

Breaks

8:00am CDT

Simple Ways to Manage Stress

Understand what is happening in the body during stress and and learn simple coping skills to combat the negative impacts of everyday stressors.

Speakers

Amber Paxton

Wellness Specialist, North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 8:00am - 8:45am CDT
B240

Wellness

8:00am CDT

Legal Updates

Hear important legal updates and a refresher on student records, discrimination/harassment, and other key topics.

Speakers

Steve Book

General Counsel, North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
B136

Legal

8:00am CDT

Box Essentials

Dive into new Box features like digital signatures, real-time collaboration, and more.

Speakers

Jesse Huling

Box

Thursday July 28, 2022 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
B138

Technology

8:00am CDT

Finance Procedures - Secondary

This is the annual required Finance Training/Refresher course for administrative assistants. This session is specific to secondary AAs. This training/refresher will consist of reviewing journal entries, budget transfers, My Payments Plus, deposits in the buildings, the Financial Procedures Handbook, reporting and deadlines.

Speakers

Kera Campbell

Executive Assistant Accounting, North Kansas City Schools

Maria Paez

Executive Assistant Finance/ Accounting, North Kansasc City School District

Thursday July 28, 2022 8:00am - 11:00am CDT
A304 (Black Box Theater)

Required for Secondary AAs

8:30am CDT

Adobe Acrobat

Tips and tricks for utilizing Adobe Acrobat, a powerful PDF and document editor available through Self Service.

Presentation Link: fried.tech/nkcacrobat

These materials are copyrighted by friEdTechnology and may not be copied, shared, or otherwise distributed. Thanks for understanding and supporting friEd! This content will be live for 14 days. Until then, glean, learn, and enjoy.

Session Eval: fried.tech/eval

Speakers

Steven Stone

Dir. of Microsoft Partnerships, friEdTech

Thursday July 28, 2022 8:30am - 9:00am CDT
B144

Technology

9:00am CDT

Panel: Stump the Tech Experts

Speakers

Stuart Quackenbush

Programmer, North Kansas City Schools

I've worked for North Kansas City Schools since Nov of 2002. My wife and I have 3 boys with cool names.

Brent Clark

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

Keith Howe

North Kansas City Schools

Corey Nebel

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
B134

Technology

9:00am CDT

Outlook: Advanced

Do more with Microsoft Outlook. Attend this session and learn about mail merge, creating insteractive emails, and taking your skills to the #NextLevel.

Presentation Link: fried.tech/outlookpreso2

These materials are copyrighted by friEdTechnology and may not be copied, shared, or otherwise distributed. Thanks for understanding and supporting friEd! This content will be live for 14 days. Until then, glean, learn, and enjoy.

Session Eval: fried.tech/eval

Speakers

Steven Stone

Dir. of Microsoft Partnerships, friEdTech

Thursday July 28, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
B144

Technology

9:00am CDT

[CANCELED] Website Basics

Speakers

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
B140

Technology

9:30am CDT

Refreshments Available

Thursday July 28, 2022 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
Cafeteria

Breaks

10:00am CDT

[CANCELED] Website Workshop

Website managers will meet to discuss updates, solutions and complete a summer refresh.

Speakers

Peyton Galloway

Communications Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
B140

Technology

10:00am CDT

BPlus & Work Orders for Central Office Staff

Learn about the new BusinessPlus, discuss travel questions, and find out about the updated system for putting in Warehouse work orders.

Speakers

Stacy Swenson

Director of Purchasing, North Kansas City School District

Thursday July 28, 2022 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
A302

Technology - Admins

10:00am CDT

PowerSchool for AAs

Speakers

Stacy Barbosa

North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
B240

Technology - Admins

10:30am CDT

Culturally Responsive Practices & Sense of Belonging

Ensuring culturally responsive practices and a sense of belonging in any educational space.

Speakers

Eric Johnson

Assistant Superintendent, Compliance & Support Services, North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
B136

Equity

11:00am CDT

Canva: Easy Graphic Design

Learn how to use Canva, a free online tool, to up your graphic design game and create quick and easy flyers and documents.

Speakers

Rachel Bowers

Creative Services Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
B142

Communication

11:00am CDT

Incident IQ: Helpdesk Ticketing

Speakers

Corey Nebel

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

Brent Clark

Software Support Engineer, North Kansas City Schools

IIQ with Brent 2 key

Thursday July 28, 2022 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
B242

Technology

11:00am CDT

Excel: Do More With Data

These materials are copyrighted by friEdTechnology and may not be copied, shared, or otherwise distributed. Thanks for understanding and supporting friEd! This content will be live for 14 days. Until then, glean, learn, and enjoy.

Session Eval: fried.tech/eval

Speakers

Steven Stone

Dir. of Microsoft Partnerships, friEdTech

Stacy Barbosa

North Kansas City Schools

Thursday July 28, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
B144

Technology

11:30am CDT

[CANCELED} Smore Newsletters

Smore, an online newsletter tool provided by the district, can help you create quick and easy newsletters - and translates into families' home languages.

Speakers