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Total Credits: 10 Board of School Administrators Credit(s), 10 MASBO Credit(s)
Tags: Fall Conference Events
The Encore conference option features 12 on-demand sessions to view starting on November 11:
Jill Bemis, Education Finance Specialist, has been with the Department of Education since 2011. Her primary focus is providing technical assistance and reviewing expenditures for inclusion in the state special education aid formula. She reviews Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services (ADSIS) budgets, Access to Career and Technical Education - Special Education (ACTE-SPED) transactions, vehicle and construction requests, and special student placement applications.
Paul Ferrin is currently the supervisor of the special education funding and data workgroup at the Minnesota Department of Education. He has worked at the department for 5 years in various roles including monitoring special education expenditures and providing data analytics to the special education funding workgroup.
Joseph Langel is a shareholder of Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A. and primarily represents school districts, cities and counties. Mr. Langel provides general counsel in virtually all areas of municipal law, with extensive experience in public contracting and bid laws, construction, leasing and condemnation. He has also defended school districts in a variety of litigation cases in state and federal court, including contract disputes, construction defects, personal injury, defamation, civil rights and discrimination. Mr. Langel graduated magna cum laude from Loras College in 1987, and received his M.A. degree from the University of Chicago in 1988. He received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1994.
Jim represents public and private sector employers in a broad scope of employment and labor law issues. With legal experience and experience as a human resources professional, Jim brings a practical approach to help clients achieve their objectives. Areas of practice include employment contracts, severance agreements, employee handbooks and policies, wage/hour law, discrimination, employee discipline, non-compete agreements, Minnesota Data Practices Act, Minnesota Veterans’ Preference Act, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice defense, administration and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, grievance arbitration and investigations of employee misconduct.
Deb graduated magna cum laude from Augsburg University with a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting and finance. She was an auditor for 4 1/2 years for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and has 16 years of experience as a Supervisor of Accounting for two different school districts. Deb has worked at MDE since December 2014 in the Division of School Finance.
Gayra Ostgaard is the Data Management and Student Accounting Supervisor at the Minnesota Department of Education. She has been at MDE for seven years and prior to joining School Finance worked as the Data Governance Coordinator for MDE. Her team of nine people is responsible for many of the data the systems districts and charters report funding related data to MDE including but not limited to MARSS, transportation, and PSEO data.
André Prahl is the Agency Finance Director at the Minnesota Department of Education. The division is responsible for budget development, federal programs, reporting, procurement, accounts payable, accounts receivable, grant services, payroll, and is currently managing the over $3 billion in Federal COVID funding. Ms. Prahl has 13 years of experience in financial management at the state level. Prior, she held various positions at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, including 10 years as the administrator of the Accounting Department.
Katie is the Director of Funded HRA Account Management with OneBridge Benefits. Katie graduated from University of Wisconsin – River Falls with a B.S. in Business Administration, Management. She has spent the last 16 years of her career managing the Spending Account programs for the majority of the Schools, Counties and Cities across the state of Minnesota. She spent 14 years at Further, now HealthEquity, before moving to OneBridge Benefits. She currently oversees the Funded HRA/VEBA and FSA programs with OneBridge, working with brokers, districts and participants across the state and the country to ensure plans are in compliance and receiving the best service levels in the industry.
Bonnie Schwieger, CPA is an Audit Manager with Abdo, Eick & Meyers. Ms. Schwieger joined the Firm in 2012 after graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her work includes assisting in the audits of several municipal, school district and Single Audits.
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2022 Fall Conference: MDE School Finance Ed-Fi Update
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Gayra Ostgaard
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Total Credits: 1.0 including 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 12 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 Fall Conference: Bright Futures - Solar for MN Schools
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Total Credits: 1.0 including 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 22 Minutes | More info » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 Fall Conference: Running a Better Meeting
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Total Credits: 1.0 including 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 54 Minutes | More info » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 Fall Conference: Leveraging HRAs to Reduce Retiree Medical Costs
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Katie Reger
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Total Credits: 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 23 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 Fall Conference: Case Law Update
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Joseph Langel
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Total Credits: 1.0 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 52 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 Fall Conference: Website Navigation - Special Ed Edition
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Jill Bemis
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Total Credits: 1.0 including 1.0 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 52 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 11, 2022 @ 08:00 AM (CST) |
2022 Fall Conference: COVID Relief Funds Update
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Andre Prahl
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Total Credits: 1.0 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 43 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 11, 2022 @ 08:00 AM (CST) |
2022 Fall Conference: Special Ed Update
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Paul Ferrin
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Total Credits: 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 49 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 11, 2022 @ 08:00 AM (CST) |
2022 Fall Conference: UFARS Hot Topics
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Debra Meier
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Total Credits: 1.0 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 50 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 11, 2022 @ 08:00 AM (CST) |
2022 Fall Conference: Internal Controls over Student Activity Accounts
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Bonnie Schwieger
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Total Credits: 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 32 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 11, 2022 @ 08:00 AM (CST) |
2022 Fall Conference: Independent Contractor vs. Employee
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Jim Martin
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Total Credits: 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 49 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 11, 2022 @ 08:00 AM (CST) |
2022 Fall Conference: Financial Performance, Staffing Analysis and Strategic Financial Management
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Lori Volz
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Total Credits: 1 MASBO Credit(s) | On Demand | 51 Minutes | More info » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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