Changes in the COVID-19 requirements are continuing to impact public schools. As we navigate into a second year of COVID-19, there continues to be reactive response requirements for businesses and schools. This presentation will cover the current pandemic focuses impacting the operation of school districts and identify guidance on how to plan and navigate.
The purpose of nondiscrimination testing is to ensure that tax-free benefits are not being provided disproportionately to higher compensated employees. Learn the basics of nondiscrimination testing, some common reasons that benefit plans fail, and some strategies to try to prevent failures.
Learn the basics of the different retirement plans offered by Minnesota school districts and available for Minnesota school personnel including IRAs, Roths, 403(b)s, and 457(b)s. Learn the differences between various retirement plans and how they can be used together to achieve tax savings and deferrals.
While it seems like COVID-19 presented a series of once-in-a-lifetime challenges, in many ways, it was no different than any other workplace disaster. Join us for this session covering workplace lessons learned from COVID-19 and how to be more prepared for the next life-altering event.
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, the Minnesota Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division join forces to provide important information and updates on nursing mothers provisions and other laws impacting new and expectant parents in the workplace.
Are you having difficulty getting teachers, staff, the public and even your board to understand the basics of school finance topics? Explore how to avoid finance jargon and explain school finance in terms anyone can understand. Learn proven design and presentation techniques that will help convey your message. Clear examples and references will be presented that will engage yuor district's staff and community in meaningful dialogue about school finance.
A good understanding of anticipated year end results is vital to effective financial planning for a school district. The annual audit should not present surprising results. Monthly tracking of the budget provides a good understanding of the anticipated year-end financial position of the district and sets the stage for meaningful dialogue about the financial future of the school district. This session will present ways to track budget performance to effectively predict year end fund balances
In just over a year the Menahga School was able to move from a September audit to a July audit that in the eyes of the auditors, it could not have been much more efficient and concise. Kyle Bergem, the Business Manager from Menahga and their auditor Brian Stavenger from Eide Bailly will explain the proactive strategies that led to this transformation from both perspectives.
