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Registers, report cards, fees, parents. Written for heads, teachers and bursars in Ghana, in plain English, with the arithmetic shown.
heads · routine · attendance · 2 min
A ninety-second morning list for the head of a basic school. Registers, money, what is missing, and what is waiting on you.
Elkanah Donkor · 30 September 2026
report cards · parents · teachers · 3 min
What every box on a Ghanaian basic school report card means. Class score, exam score, total, grade, position, and the remarks, with one worked pupil.
Elkanah Donkor · 30 September 2026
fees · mobile money · bursars · 3 min
A simple money flow for a private basic school in Ghana. Parents pay by MoMo to the school's own number or cash at the office, the office records it, and every payment has a receipt.
Elkanah Donkor · 30 September 2026
attendance · teachers · heads · 3 min
The default-present method. Everyone starts present, you mark only the exceptions, and the parents of absent children hear before first period. Works on paper and on a phone.
Elkanah Donkor · 30 September 2026
fees · heads · bursars · 3 min
What to write in a school fee reminder SMS, when to send it, and how many times. Three templates that work, and the tone that does not.
Elkanah Donkor · 30 September 2026