I am a one man show in my school. I am a department of one. As the head of my department of one i need to order LOTS of crap all the time. wood, plastic, tools, kits, glue more tools and stuff for the three grades that I teach.
In order to make purchases i need to fill out a form have the boss sign it who then passes it on to the secretary of the business office (it collects dust for about a week on her desk) who has the business superintendent sign it and then she mails it out. (She stopped faxing them this year because she said it was to much work) This also limits the vendors i can purchase from because not all businesses will take a purchase order.
If i only had a debit card hooked up to the account for my department I could get materials faster and cheeper than i am now. The school does not want to stretch a buck with good ideas. The system is set up so that i pay more for items than i should. It would be nice if i could put down the hammer and chisel to make my orders and swipe a card.
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ReplyDeleteI totally understand how you fill. We use to have to fill our RFP (Request for Purchase) forms for everything at my school. If the items are over $500 you have to get different quotes. Anyways, just last year our buisness office decided to allow the department chairs to have credit cards that itemize everything. It has made our lives a lot easier and the bookeepers. I would try showing all the positives to the credit card system and maybe they will come around.
I agree with you that filling out purchase orders waste time. Last year, I filled out a purchase order and I have yet to see what I ordered and honestly, I had to go back to look at my copy to see what I ordered. I agree that we can find what we need a a cheaper price by looking around and not going through the certain store that the district wants us to. With a department of 1, I think that it would be wise for them to give you a debit card. They could set a limit for you. Good luck getting it!
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