The state legislature drives our school funding, policies and mandates--and understanding the process and players are important for school business officials. In this session, you will learn about the state budget process and timing, MASBO's legislative activities, and how you can keep informed of proposed legislation and advocate for your district.
Want to wow your Board, inform your community and give your staff something to do? A well thought out budget book does all three! We'll walk you through the "dressing room" to see which size fits best
A complete overview of LTFM revenues options — initial revenue, bonding, pay as you go. How does bonding affect our initial revenue with debt principal/interest payments? Planned projects less than budgeted expenditures, so what are the options (fund transfers/referendum options)? Balancing a school’s LTFM budget and review of the LTFM reconciliation and timeline process.
Come and hear about some of the things that I've learned in my years working with school finance. Some will be more useful to you than others but they all fit in the category of things I wish I had known more about or had understood better at the time.
Student enrollment affects everything a school district is able to do. While recruiting new families is part of the process, retaining current families is the most effective way to maintain a stable enrollment.This session will provide a new view of enrollment marketing along with steps to take to stabilize your district's enrollment through strategic marketing and communication.
Learn what the latest state and local regulations are in regards to your workers comp insurance policies and anyone who is diagnosed with COVID. Is the carrier going to deem those claims as compensable? Will the claims affect our districts MOD rate? How can we work to mitigate any possible cases and increases in our numbers. The training session will go over all areas of planning, performing and managing the process of any workers compensation claims or questions during this challenging time and situation.
The COVID pandemic will and is impacting all aspects of school operations. This presentation will provide a detail playbook on how to manage school operations in this new normal. Actionable plans and tools will be provided along with key funding sources.
The complexities of Minnesota property tax types, rates and classifications can make it difficult to feel confident in knowing how to explain options and impacts to your board and public, or to know which financing tools is best to use for different projects or revenue needs. We’ll discuss why there isn’t always one standard “best way” to finance your needs.
There are many ways to provide tax free medical expenses to your employees by offering Health Reimbursement Arrangements. We will discuss several different compliant HRA plan designs and how they might be funded.
When it comes to technology planning, there are many considerations: building safety, cybersecurity, & increased data privacy requirements. In this session, the presenters will review practices for how a school district can leverage existing strategic planning efforts to incorporate organized, sustainable plans for technology implementation to address these issues, along with other recommendations districts should consider when planning technology initiatives.
