One of the best ways to plan and prepare for a successful school opening in the fall is to have a thorough and effective closing the prior year. Below are some tools to help you close out your school year in a systematic and organized way. Be sure to accomplish all of this BEFORE your teachers leave for the summer. It is always a good idea to add a day or two to the teacher contract in order to get this done.

Checklists are a great way to manage items and details.