Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Pre-Conferences • 8:45 am – 4:15 pm
110 — Facilities Pre-Conference
- 110a — Minimize Claims and Costs
- 110b — Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)/New Silica Standards During Construction
- 110c — Assess Your Campus for Safety
- 110d — Schools of the Future
120 — Food and Nutrition Services Pre-Conference
- 120a — Would You Like Fries with That?
- 120b — Capturing the Right Data and Using It!
- 120c — Minimize Claims and Costs
- 120e — Just Google It!
- 120f — Telling Your Story
130 — Human Resources Pre-Conference
- 130b — A Bargaining Update
- 130c — ORS Retirement Plans
- 130d — Succession Planning/Multi-Generational Workforce
- 130f — Establishing Effective Return-to-Work Programs: A District’s Perspective
- 130g — Employee Benefit Administrator’s Bootcamp
160 — Technology Pre-Conference
170 — Finance Pre-Conference
- 170b — The Economy and the Effects of Federal Tax Reform on the State and School Aid Fund Budgets
- 170c — Technology and Education: A Law Enforcement Perspective on Cyber Security
- 170d — School Law and Collective Bargaining Update
- 170e — Accounting and Auditing Update
- 170f — School Funding Research Project: Results and Next Steps
- 170g — Legislative Update and a Look at the Election Year Politics
- 170h — School Aid Budget Status
180 — Transportation Pre-Conference
- 180c — Regional Transportation
- 180d — Where Are You When It Comes To PA 187?
- 180e — McKinney-Vento Update
- 180g — Alternative Fuels for Buses
- 180h — Minimize Claims and Costs
Certification Classes • 8:45 am – 12:00 pm
- 190 — Cash Management
- 191 — Human Resources for the Business Manager
- 192 — Effective Communications
- 193 — Benefits/Retirement
Certification Classes • 12:00 – 1:00 pm
- 195 — How to Process and Evaluate Bids
- 196 — Principles of Education
- 197 — Instructional Program Evaluation
Half-Day Workshops • 1:00 – 4:15 pm
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Certification Classes Session A • 9:30 am – 12:45 pm
Session B • 9:30 – 10:30 am
- B04 — Construction Projects: Clarifying Widespread Misunderstandings
- B05 — Learning What the Account Numbers Stand For
- B06 — Collective Bargaining Basics
- B07 — 2018 GASB 75: Implementation Update
- B10 — Tying Curriculum and the Budget Together
- B11 — ESSA Flexibilities and Options for Demonstrating Supplement Not Supplant
- B12 — Internal Controls: Best Practices in Design and Monitoring
- B13 — Indirect Cost Calculation and Dispute Resolution
- B14 — Transitioning to a New Superintendent or Board Members
- B16 — Where is the Line Between Fraud and Abuse?
- B17 — Feeding the Whole Child the Whole Year
- B18 — Legislative Update
- B19 — Business Office Procedures Manual
- B22 — Up and Coming HR: Health Care Benefits and Related Issues
- B23 — Performance-Based Compensation
- B24 — MSBO Dynamic Budget Projections Software
- B25 — What You May Not Know About Funding for Technology
- B26 — The Path to Purchasing New School Buses in Times of Austerity
Session C • 10:45 – 11:45 am
- C03 — Environmental Compliance is Critical
- C04 — Is an LED Lighting Retrofit in Your Future?
- C05 — Budget Development for the Business Office
- C06 — Permissible Expenditures
- C07 — Student Activity Accounts and Support Groups
- C08 — At-Risk Guidelines and Allocation Methodology
- C09 — New Issue Price Rules and How It Could Impact Your Future Debt Issuances
- C10 — Operating Cash Flow Borrowings: State Aid Notes and Lines of Credit
- C11 — Online Payment Solutions
- C12 — Implementing and Executing Procurement Requirements Under UG
- C13 — Purchasing in an Online Marketplace
- C14 — Debt Levies and Taxable Values: Best Practices for Reconciling and Reporting
- Presentation
- Board Budget Hearing Memo
- Budget Hearing Ad
- Common Debt Fund Packet
- Current Tax Allocations 16-17 (xls)
- Debt Fund Account Numbers
- Foundation Allowance Overview
- L4029 for Tax Year 2017 (xls)
- Non-homestead Tax Millage (xls)
- State Aid Reconciliation (xls)
- Board Tax Levies Memo
- Treasury Form Debt Millage Claim
- Audit Property Tax Reconciliation (xls)
- C15 — Lessons Learned From Deficit Districts and Those Near the Edge
- C17 — Food and Nutrition Operations Overview
- C21 — Ethics: How to Turn a Vague, Widely -Used Term Into a Tool
- C23 — Collective Bargaining: Advanced Strategies
- C24 — Complying with FOIA and OMA
- C25 — Websites, Trademarks, and Copyrights, Oh My!
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Certification Classes Session D • 8:30 – 11:45 am
Session E • 8:30 – 9:30 am
- E03 — Unlocking Hidden Spaces to Leverage Learning Opportunities
- E04 — Maintaining Gym and Other Wood Floors for Optimal Performance and Longevity
- E05 — Purchasing Resources
- E07 — Allowable Costs for Special Education (IDEA), Title Programs, and At-Risk
- E08 — Data Analytics: Where to Get Data and How to Use It
- E09 — Implementing and Growing a Purchasing Card Program
- E10 — Building and Site Sinking Funds: Processes, Uses, Help!
- E12 — ORS Update
- E13 — How to Fund Early Literacy Initiatives
- E14 — Early Warning and Working with Treasury
- E15 — Accounting and Auditing Update
- E16 — Specialized Pupil Accounting
- E17 — School Lunch Unpaid Meal Balances and Indirect Costs
- E19 — What I Wish I Knew When I Started this Job
- E20 — Negotiating Contracts for Goods and Services
- E21 — Multi-Year Finance Planning Using Smarter School Spending Techniques
- E22 — Legal Considerations in Hiring Contract Employees and Retirees
- E24 — DOS and DDoS Attacks: Now What?
- E25 — Cyber Security: Recognizing the Risks and Best Practices
Session F • 9:45 – 10:45 am
- F03 — Bureau of Construction Codes (BCC) Update
- F04 — Cancelled — Security Measures: White House to the School House
- F06 — Board Member Financial Basics
- F07 — Single Audit Update: Internal Controls Over Compliance and the GAO’s Green Book
- F09 — The School Bond Qualification and School Loan Revolving Fund Revisited
- F10 — Capital Project Funding Options: Avenues for Operational Cost Savings and Curriculum
- F12 — Property Taxes: Revenue Impact and Taxable Value Updates
- F13 — Grants Management 101
- F14 — Time Management Techniques
- F15 — IDEA Proportionate Share and Budgeting MOE for IDEA Funds
- F17 — Implementing an Internship Program
- F18 — Block Grant for School Meals Could Impact Your School’s Funding
- F19 — Changing Culture in the Workplace
- F20 — Calendarizing the Budget
- F21 — Highlights on FMLA and Intermittent Leave
- F22 — Fingerprinting/iChat Requirements
- F25 — Implementing Social Media Effectively, Safely
- F26 — Essential Technology in Pupil Transportation
Session H • 1:15 – 2:30 pm
- H04 — Michigan School Finance Mapping: An MSBO Tool and Resource
- H05 — Understanding and Preparing Your Annual Audit
- H06 — Case Study: The Early Stages in a School’s Self-Funding Insurance Journey
- H07 — Closing the Digital Divide: Working with Schools and Businesses
- H08 — Redesigning Finance and Human Resources Office Structure to Meet Today’s Challenges
Session i • 1:15 – 1:45 pm
- i11 — Natural Turf and Crumb Rubber
- i12 — MSBO Business Manager Academy
- i13 — The Lost and Found of Unclaimed Property
- i14 — School Election Update: Bond, Sinking Fund and Operating Millage Proposals
- i15 — Fiscal Monitoring of Sub Recipients for GSRP
- i16 — Setting Your Debt Millage and PPT Reimbursement
- i17 — The Promise and Pitfalls of Shared-Time Arrangements
- i19 — Mandatory Training Requirements
- i20 — Pre-Employment Assessments: How to Use Them in Your District’s Selection Process
- i21 — Basic Rules for Understanding FERPA
- i24 — MSBO Bus Purchase Program
- i25 — Homeless Student Requirements
- i26 — School Bond Loan Fund: Loan Servicing Process
Session J • 2:00 – 2:30 pm
- J12 — Understanding Treasury’s Electronic Filing Requirements
- J13 — Fiscal Monitoring of Sub Recipients for IDEA
- J14 — Cash Management: It Matters Again
- J15 — Excess Fund Balance in Food Service
- J16 — SE-4096 Classification, Reporting, Reconciliation
- J17 — Critical Food Service Budget Metrics
- J18 — MSBO Leadership Institute
- J20 — Why and How to Conduct Exit Interviews
- J21 — REP Educator Evaluation Appeals
- J23 — IT Vendor Fraud: Could Your District be a Victim?
- J25 — The Value of Business Officials: Study Results