Actionable Steps for Uncertain Times: IEC Protection during COVID
Actionable Steps for Uncertain Times: IEC Protection during COVID

There have been so many posts on list serves and social media groups with questions about the steps that other IECs are taking to adjust and evolve during this time.

It’s hard to know exactly what to do and how to make the best decisions during this time, because we are all in different circumstances. What works for some may not work for others.

Even so, there are certain actionable steps that I think would be helpful for every one of you to take over the next week - if you haven’t yet - before things get crazy in August.

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Colleen PaparellaEducational Advisory GroupCOVID-19, Contracts, Revenue
CARES Act and Payroll Protection Program: What IECs Need to Know
CARES Act and Payroll Protection Program: What IECs Need to Know

Some of the terminology that others are using to summarize the information [in the CARES act] may not match up perfectly with the nuances of our industry.

That said, there are a million summaries of this on the internet, most of which are written by people far more knowledgeable than me - so I’m not going to try to summarize it all.

Instead, I am going to share a few points that other IEC colleagues or I did not find to be obvious from the summaries. I hope this helps you! Our industry is so small that it’s difficult to find specialized information relating to our unique situations.

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Helpful InformationColleen PaparellaEducational Advisory GroupCOVID-19, Profit, Billing
Using Asana Project Management Software Externally with Clients
Using Asana Project Management Software Externally with Clients

I had not even thought of using Asana externally until the 2019-2020 admissions cycle. We have always used an old fashioned status chart in google drive to track everything - and have actually had a lot of success with that approach - so I didn’t feel like I needed a new solution.

Then, one of our late start seniors applied to about a zillion schools and had about a zillion art portfolios to go along with the applications. It occurred to me that we needed something more sophisticated.. and she served as our test case! I then made a number of changes with transfer applicants, and made even more changes just recently after COVID-19, when all of our operations turned remote. I plan to introduce it to Class of 2021 students later this spring.

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Tools We LoveColleen PaparellaEducational Advisory GroupAsana, Students, Parents, Workflow, Client Management