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  • SchoolMessenger Quick Tip

    If your school or district is currently using the SchoolMessenger parent notification system, you have the ability to take advantage of the Quick Tip feature - at no additional cost.
  • SchoolPay

    K12 Payments Simplified
  • Lunchapplication.com

    Online free & reduced applications• Allows parents and guardians to apply for meal benefits online• Speeds application processing• Makes it easy to administer - no more dealing with messy handwriti...
  • Automatically Update the Destiny Library System with Your Synergy SIS Data

    Is your district taking advantage of the opportunity to automatically update the Destiny Library System with your Synergy SIS data? This nightly automated process eliminates entering new students and ...
  • SchoolPay

    K12 Payments Simplified
  • Lunchapplication.com

    Online free & reduced applications• Allows parents and guardians to apply for meal benefits online• Speeds application processing• Makes it easy to administer - no more dealing with messy handwriti...
MARSS News You Can Use...
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  • MN State Reporting This Month -- July 2024

    MARSS Deadlines EOYUsed for: August 30 FY 2024 entitlements; Special Education tuition billing; September 30 FY 2024 Early Childhood Screening Aid.Thursday, July 18th: Files due to RMICThursday, ...
  • MN State Reporting This Month -- June 2024

    MARSS DeadlinesEOYLocal auditors use the statewide reports. Used for special education tuition billing; ESEA Accountability Enrollment; Direct Certification for FY 2024Thursday, May 30th: Files due to...
  • MN State Reporting This Month -- May 2024

    MARSS Deadlines EOYThursday, May 16th: Optional, Statewide edit, new statewide reports will be posted.Local auditors use the statewide reports. Used for special education tuition billing; ESEA Ac...
  • Special Education Service Hours (SESH)

    For end of year MARSS reporting Special Education Service Hours are required for specific students starting with the MARSS April submission. Knowing the SESH are not correct at that time we have told ...
  • CRDC Reporting - Did You Know?

    CRDC reportingDid you know? The Office for Civil Rights anticipates the submission tool to open in late January/early February. PSC will send a notification when the exact opening date has been confir...
  • MARSS Memo Dated November 15, 2016

    A new MARSS memo dated November 15, 2016 has been posted to Districts, Schools and Educators> School Finance > MARSS-Student Accounting > MARSS Memos.Topics include: Reporting Timelines FY 20...
Synergy News You Can Use...
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  • Grading Setup Checklist

    After completing the Year End Checklist and the Opening School Checklist, your next step is the Grading Setup Checklist. If you're cruising your way through your school setups this summer, yo...
  • GPA Calculation Setup

    Has your school changed any GPA points or requirements in recent years? Now is a great time to verify GPA calculations for the 2024-25 school year. Reach out to synergy@region1.k12.mn.us for help with...
  • Opening School Checklist

    Once you've finished everything for the 2023-24 school year, check out the Opening School Checklist in Help to get a jump start on your setup for 2024-25. It's not necessary to complete t...
  • Attach Documents in PVUE/SVUE

     A new feature has been added to allow users to view and attach documents to students in ParentVUE and StudentVUE. In addition to attaching documents, you can add an acknowledgement window to con...
  • New Daily Attendance Report - ATD610

    ATD610 is new and will calculate the Percent Present.This report can be run at the school level, or when focused at the district level, giving you the opportunity to run the report for multiple school...
  • State Aid Category 97

    MDE re-instituted state aid category 97 to handle students who were displaced by a natural disaster.Code 97 should be used for students who were forced to leave their homes and states when the hurrica...
SMART Finance News You Can Use...
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  • UFARS Unaudited Data Submission

    You will need to send your first “unaudited” data to MDE by September 15th (since this year it falls on a weekend you will have until Monday, September 16th).  Region 1 goes thro...
  • MDE School Business Bulletin #74

    MDE has published the School Business Bulletin #74 with the latest information from the State on FY24 and what is coming in FY25. Find it here: https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/schfin/fin/&n...
  • Accounting Calendar...Did You Know?

    Two extra Periods are built into the Accounting Calendar. Once period 202412 is open, the next period number for FY24 is 202413. It can be used for fiscal yearend journal entries including a...
  • New Special Ed Comment

    The Special Ed Comment required for POs has been revised. If you would like to use this new comment, Copy and Paste the comment below to Administration > Auto Comments > Spec Ed and overlay the comme...
  • 1099s BIG IRS CHANGE

    BIG IRS CHANGE:  The E-Filing for 1099’s is now due by January 31, instead of March. This means that you need to have any and all changes to the 1099’s to us by January 28th...
  • SMART December 2016 Release

    The December 2016 Release of SMART updates the menu structure to be more consistent with mainstream technology
Meals Plus News You Can Use....
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  • Meal Benefit Expiration

    Student Eligibility > Administration > Meal Benefit ExpirationVerify that the Expiration Date is correct for your school district. Make changes if needed and click Save.This will let Meals ...
  • New Medicaid Reduced

    MDE has now added a Medicaid Reduced option in the Direct Cert list. The district will need to report this new reduced status and fill out applications from the DC list accordingly. Please contact Reg...
  • New MDE Notification Letters Available

    MDE has released new letter templates for both the Notification and Direct Certification letters. We have mocked up a Meals Plus version of the letters that are available upon request. You can update ...
  • Students Without a Picture

    As you import your new pictures into Meals Plus, you may be curious as to those students that are missing a picture in the system.Use the Custom Query in the Utilities menu to create a query that show...
  • New Year Checklist

    Some things to do before the start of the new school year: Item prices, Administration -> Item Setup Reimbursement Rates, Accountability -> Administration -> Reimbursement Rates Double check ...
  • Time to Delete Non-Current Students!

    Meals Plus recommends running the “Delete Non-Current Students” function approximately 3 months after the start of a new school year.To access the Delete Non-Current Student option, a Meals Plus Adm...
SMARTHR News You Can Use...
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  • OSHA Filing Uses Locations in SMART HR

    Are you using locations correctly in SMART HR? Locations are for physical locations a.k.a buildings.  A good practice would be to have your locations match the ORG codes you have in finance....
  • TRA Rate Change Update

    There are NO TRA rate changes for the employer and employee share this year!
  • Are You Using Your SMART HR 2024 FYE Checklist?

    Don’t forget to refer to the checklist for items you will need to complete in July. Districts that have July health insurance renewals should be building their July ACA info rows. It i...
  • TimeClock Plus Webinars

    Interested in additional TimeClock Plus training?  TimeClock Plus offers webinars on several topics. Use this link(http://kb.timeclockplus.com/index.php/webinar-trainings/ ) to fin...
  • Do You Have a Payroll Backup Plan?

    The most important part of payroll is ensuring that your employees are paid. This includes delivering your direct deposit file to the bank on time, printing your payroll checks, and&nbs...
  • New I-9 Form and Q&A

    (USCIS) has released a new I-9 form. By Jan. 22, 2017, employers must use only the new version, dated 11/14/2016. AndQ. My company currently keeps copies of documentation presented by my employees fo...