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Winter Conference 2015 Thank you to our

2015 Winter
Breakout Session IV: Conference Committee

401: Are Your Financials Transparent? 403: Federal-School Nutrition Smart
Financial transparency is a must. Snack Compliance Chairperson: Shari Zara,
Community members, citizens, parents, How to steer your district to be in
governing boards and legislators insist Queen Creek Unified School District
compliance with the new Federal School
on a clear, understandable way of com-
Nutrition Smart Snack Compliance.
municating a rather complicated financial
thank you to all who
picture. This session will review the Presented by: Cara Peczkowski, ADE
legal requirements for transparency.
worked to organize each track
Participants will learn requirements for
404: Cash Controls
annual reporting; override reporting;
bond reporting; and general best practices Do you use a Miscellaneous Receipts
for ensuring various stakeholder groups Clearing Account? How about a Revolving State Issues
are well informed of the district financial Account? Do you have the necessary con-
landscape. trols in place to safeguard district monies
Chair: Annette Moreno
Presented by: Karin Smith, Heinfeld, in these and other district accounts? Join Pendergast Elementary School District
Meech & Co., P.C. & Joanne Fimbres, us for a discussion of the controls you
Washington Elementary School District need to have in place to safeguard cash Brian Mee
including reconciling bank accounts and Pendergast Elementary School District
402: Working with the Procurement monies on deposit with the County Treas-
Francie Wolfe-Baumann
Rules urer.
Learn to navigate the new procurement Dysart Unified School District
waters, as we discuss some of the major Presented by: Cris Cable, Arizona Office
changes that occurred with the major pro- of the Auditor General Tracy McLaughlin
curement rules revision that went into effect Tolleson Union High School District
July 1, 2014.
Presented by: Anita McLemore, Mohave Ed-
ucational Services Cooperative & Bill Munch, Purchasing
Valley Schools Management Group
Chair: Bill Munch
Receive Discounted Registration when you also register for Valley School Management Group
AASBO’s 2015 Cheryl Burt
Vendor-Buyer Conference Tolleson Unified School District
Navigating the Buying Seas Gary Barkman
Mesa Public Schools

Rosa Saenz
Professional Group Public Consulting

Howard Kropp
Washington Elementary School District
Bill Brannen
Creighton Elementary School District

Bert Herzog
Scottsdale Unified School District
Tammy Leeder
Pendergast Elementary School District
6Eva Dino
Alhambra Elementary School District

Laura Szymanoski
Dysart Unified School District

January 27, 2015 Kelly Wendell
DLR Group
We-Ko-Pa Resort & Conference Center
10438 N. Fort McDowell Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85264