ISD 625-Saint Paul Public Schools

Discover advanced tips and tricks that can increase your productivity and get your specific questions answered. Topics include: conditional formatting, data manipulation , custom lists, conditional formulas and functions, use of the formula/function library and more. Prerequisite: Intermediate MS Excel or equivalent skills.

What is the "Cloud" and how do you store digital content on it? We will cover the basics of two free cloud storage services, Dropbox and Google Drive. Using these tools properly will allow you to store and access your files from anywhere you have internet including from a smartphone, tablet, computer. Participants must sign up for Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/) and Google Drive (https://drive.google.com) accounts before arriving at class.

Learn basic programming concepts and get hands-on coding experience using Python. Bring your laptop to class with the following programs already installed: Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/ VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/download

Cyber threats are a growing problem as our reliance on the internet increases. How secure is your computer? Learn about firewalls, and what else you need to protect your privacy, as well as what to do if your computer is affected by spyware, viruses or ransomware.

Doing business from home can be a smart, economic move. Learn about your community’s business-in-home regulations and tax advantages, strategies to get you out of your PJs and into a schedule, and separating family and business even in small spaces.

Launching and building your business takes money. Discover what sources of funding are available for both start-ups and established small businesses, and review loans, bootstrapping, credit cards, investors, grants, crowd-sourcing and more. We’ll also discuss personal credit and credit repair, and their impact on getting funded. Ka-ching!

Receive important information on the State and Federal VA Benefits that apply to veterans and their family members. Learn what benefits exist, who is eligible and who to contact to assist with the VA claims process.

You can’t do it all. And often you shouldn’t. Learn how, when to add an employee. And the difference between employees and contractors. We’ll cover interviewing to help make good hiring decisions and not get into legal trouble, job descriptions, orientation, being a supportive boss, payroll, and more, including when to let someone go. Parking at Creative Arts Secondary School can be validated as long as you park in the ramp on the same city block as the school – the Capital City Plaza Parking Ramp.

Become an informed, prepared consumer! Home Stretch workshops cover, start-to-finish, the entire home buying process and offers objective, practical information to help you get on the path to homeownership. Completion of this course results in a Home Stretch certificate. Offered in partnership with the Neighborhood Development Alliance

Become an informed, prepared consumer! Home Stretch workshops cover, start-to-finish, the entire home buying process and offers objective, practical information to help you get on the path to homeownership. Completion of this course results in a Home Stretch certificate. Offered in partnership with the Neighborhood Development Alliance

Expand your basic knowledge of MS Excel with an exploration of data manipulation (sort, filter, fill, text functions, join and split data) and formulas and functions (absolute vs relative cell references, 3D cell references). Prerequisite: Introduction to MS Excel or equivalent skills.

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that helps format, organize and calculate data. Learn how to create and navigate spreadsheets, charts, basic formulas and functions and Excel Theory. Keyboard and mouse skills required.

Understand the basics of creating and maintaining your own Squarespace website – no coding skills required! A authorized Squarespace Trainer will lead you through the process in this small group, hands-on class. Objectives include: building a five-page website; understanding the main tools of your site; creating and updating basic pages with different layouts, photos, text and videos. Bring your laptop to class. Cost of hosting your site not included. Web hosting services cost approximately $110 -$150/year. Your instructor will have more information on web hosting options in class. Class limited to 5 people.

Pivot Tables enable users to select large amounts of data and manipulate it to pull out the information and then create tables and charts for easy visual understanding. Prerequisite: A strong working knowledge of Excel.

For both new enrollees and existing members. Learn about the basics of Medicare and coordinating insurance plans; how and when to enroll; associated costs; what Medicare does and does not cover.

Learn the basic fundamentals of how to prepare your home to sell. Discover how to get the most bang for your buck and how to get the best sale price. Bring your questions and your specific home concerns for discussion.

Take the mystery out of marketing. We’ll discuss defining your target markets, knowing the competition, effective marketing activities, low-cost techniques, building customer loyalty and more. Parking at Creative Arts Secondary School can be validated as long as you park in the ramp on the same city block as the school – the Capital City Plaza Parking Ramp.

If you enjoyed the first and second level smartphone classes but you want to learn more, this is the class for you. We will do a deeper dive into a few things including email, settings, file/storage management, how the device can interact with a computer and more.