The 2024 Tax Levy Workshop will be held as a live webinar on 9/9. It will also be recorded to be viewed on-demand. Registration is the same for either format.
In a world that is filled with misinformation, communicating complex information to school boards, community, administrative colleagues and district employees is an important part of effective business office leadership. Join this session for strategies and methods to improve your presentation skills.
This session will discuss in detail the different kinds of investments available to school districts, along with liquidity, investment policy and Minnesota legal requirements. Cash flow management strategies will also be reviewed, including short term borrowing and arbitrage.
Topics will include bus types and sizes, bus maintenance, owning vs. contracting, contract specification, purchasing laws, safety programs and fuel storage. Year-end allocation (mileage vs. routes, other funding sources), and calculating rates and chargebacks will also be covered.
An entry level look at what business managers should be doing when it comes to legislation, legislative issues, important dates/times during the year to be aware of, and a review of other timely information.
Tis the season for negotiations! Join this webinar to hear the basics about MSBA’s recommendations for costing a negotiations settlement. Then we will review some strategies on various negotiations topics --- some common to prior years and some new to this negotiations cycle.