Being an educator may be a calling, but the start of a new school year can still be a pretty stressful time for teachers, administrators and school office workers everywhere. Back to school means lunch menus and class schedules, field trip itineraries and bus timetables. It means emergency contact lists and after school program calendars, teacher lists, agendas, assignments and rosters. And what does all of this have in common? Paperwork! Lots of lots of paperwork stacked on your desk or sorted into file folders where you hope you’ll be able to find it as a never-ending stream of new kids and old, green teachers and veterans, nervous dads and harried moms navigate their way through the school day. If your head is already spinning, don’t worry. We’ve got a perfect solution for your must-have-at-a-moments-notice paperwork woes. It’s the friend of teachers, administrators and school officials everywhere – the Ultimate reference organizer.
Piles of paperwork will only turn you gray before your time. Stop stacking and start organizing!
You might have read a bit about the Ultimate reference organizer in a previous post – its durable pockets, sturdy construction and expandable capacity. You might have heard that the pocket pins are steel-reinforced, the frames are the thickest available and they’re backed by a lifetime guarantee. All well and good, but how can that help you in a practical way, when you walk back into that school office at the beginning of a new year and get swamped by requests and questions?
Color coding takes you from crazy to collected
Quite simply, whether you go for a desktop, wall, or arm-mounted version, a reference organizer is your go-to place for the easiest, fastest access to all of your important documents. You will never have to pick through a pile of papers on your desk or flip frantically through a filing cabinet again because everything from class schedules to contact lists will be right in front of you, accessible with the turn of a page.
Your reference organizer will let you color code in a way that makes sense to you. Do you want bus schedules in yellow and emergency contacts in red? Go for it! Swim Club calendar in blue and lunch menu in green? What a great idea! And what that means for you is no more hunting around, pulling your hair out, wasting time and sweating in front of bored kids, anxious parents or impatient coworkers. Your day will suddenly go from absurd to aaahh…. when you realize that everything you need is right at your fingertips – AND you can see the top of your desk.
Tabs make it easy for you to scan for documents
Bins can help you get generally organized but they're not so great for finding things fast. Save the bins for some other purpose.
Colored pockets are great, but colored pockets with tabs are better. You can categorize your documents and group them in whatever way makes it easiest for you to find them. Slide the tabs into any position you want them and you’ll be able to scan and locate documents faster than you can say, “Timmy, go to the principal’s office now!”
Stop struggling with file folders and paper trays. They have their place in the grand organizing scheme of things, but when you need a document often and immediately they can be a real hassle. Instead, slip all of the things you need to access regularly into a tabbed reference organizer pocket and voilà! Instant sanity.
And now, a word from our fans…
Reference organizers are such a favorite among our teacher and administrator friends that we figured we’d pick out a few of the most recent comments we’ve heard and share them with you.
Now that's more like it! All the documents you need stored neatly, tabbed logically and ready for you the instant you need them.
We love our organizers … We are just a poor school district but we appreciate organization whenever it is possible.
- Deb Ramsey, Clorado
The desktop organizer of files is my favorite office accessory! Our main office staff, secretaries and Assistant Principal all love their files too!
- Kelly Karin, New York
Michigan budget constraints have been devastating to area schools, and while we have cut back to bare minimum, I look forward to the day when your catalog will arrive. A few years ago we went through the wall and/or desk flip organizer phase and I have to say, they have become coveted items here; rightfully so. They are an indispensable tool.
- Sandy Johnson, Michigan
Are you a teacher, administrator, or work in a school office? Share your organizing woes and triumphs with us. We want to hear about your daily dilemmas and whether reference organizers have played a role in helping you achieve sanity in your workspace once again!
Stop by and shop for a reference organizer that will fit your space and work style!
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Reference organizers (choose desk, wall-mounted or arm-mounted)
About Ultimate Office
Ultimate Office provides innovative organization and storage solutions for your business and home office. Our passion is for taking the ordinary and making it not just extraordinary, but Ultimate.
