As a result of COVID-19 and uncertainty regarding the state’s financial future, districts are reassessing their financial situations and determining what they can afford. This presentation will demonstrate how creating multiple negotiations scenarios can provide critical insights into salary schedule implications and benefit costs, to help districts make more informed decisions regarding their current budget and long range plan.
Long-Term Facilities Maintenance requires Districts to provide 10 years of capital projects to the State. That effort, when done with forethought and rigor, provides data to prioritize projects, tamp-down risk, establish capital budgets, and understand the future of your real estate portfolio. Bundled together, the data makes compelling business cases for stakeholders to understand funding and future investments.
Trust is often challenging to develop yet very easy to lose. In this session, learn a simple definition of trust and framework that allows you to build and enhance trust as you communicate with individuals and audiences.
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.
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.
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.
Budget and finance issues are usually challenging to communicate yet it is still critical to help others understand these issues. We will share a simple structure for communicating complex information and ideas on how best to communicate with stakeholders.
