SCOE IT - Escape Team

Danielle Boettner, Angie Duplicki, Tracy Lehmann, Kimberly Lingle - Business Systems Support Analysts

March 2023

“St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time—a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.”

— Adrienne Cook

SCOE IT/Business Calendar of Events

Escape - Position Control Workshop for Budget Development 2023/2024
March 16, 2023 - 9:00am-12:00pm Hybrid - Redwood C and Zoom Click here to Register

Escape - Budget Development Workshop for 2023-2024
March 30, 2023 - 9:00am-12:00pm Hybrid - Redwood C and Zoom Click here to Register

Frontline/Escape Learning Opportunities

Frontline Gather: ERP for California User Conference Now!
March 21–22, 2023 | Oakland, California

Whether you are a new user or you have been using ERP California for years, they have something for you. Take a break from the day-to-day grind and join us for a chance to collaborate and learn from Frontline ERP experts, other California districts, and County Offices of Education (COEs)!

Day 1: March 21st
Human Resources/Payroll Track

Day 2: March 22nd
Finance Track
For details on sessions, click here to view
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Just-In-Time Webinar - Original Budget Development
March 29, 2023 9:00 - 10:00 am * Free Click here to register

Develop, submit, and post the upcoming budget. The agenda covers loading salaries, vacancies, benefits, and other amounts. It also includes site-based budgeting using allocations, editing budget line items, and running helpful reports.

CASBO Learning Opportunities

If a Sonoma County school district employee attends an eligible workshop their district will be reimbursed for the cost of registration. This month we highlight CASBO Payroll CalSTRS/CalPERS Retirement Concepts. Districts will pay for the registration upfront and then be reimbursed after proof of attendance has been provided to SCOE. One person per district (unless approved by Greg Medici or Sarah Lampenfeld).

CASBO CalSTRS/CalPERS Retirement Concepts- March 16, 2023 Virtual

This workshop will provide you with guidance on the requirements of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), a basic understanding of the related laws and regulations, and the employer’s reporting responsibility. You’ll leave with best practices, tips, and pointers to ensure you’re setting up and correctly reporting for your employees.

Topics include:

Understanding the defined benefit plans and CalSTRS supplemental plan
Identifying and bringing employees into the correct retirement system
Why employees must belong to a retirement system
California Education Code and California Government Code requirements
Reciprocity contribution limits
Membership qualifications, elections, reduced workload
Excess sick leave
Social security and CalSTRS
CalPERS special compensation
Hiring retirees

Escape Position Control Reports

Escape offers many reports for position review. Look at position accounts with assignments and current vacancies. Start reviewing now to get a jump start on the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

Go to HR/Payroll - Reports

Pos02 – Position Staffing by Account

This report lists active Position accounts with assignments, grouped and sorted by Position number. It includes Position information, employee information, and assignment information, including location, job category, job class, calendar, placement, FTE and account amounts.

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