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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NEWS & NOTES

BY DAVID LEWIS

Purposeful Meetings Give AASBO Members

a Sense of Ownership and ‘Buy-in’

A hot new trend in the meeting-planning business these days is into the trenches of a new school year. It truly was an exploration
something called “Purposeful Meetings,” which refers to a proper of the Final Frontier!
alignment of values between the event organizer and the attendees. And speaking of “Purposeful Meetings,” I would also like to
e goal of purposeful meetings is the attendees and the association remind everyone of the upcoming 2017 ASBO International
sharing a common value or purpose, which creates a sense of Annual Meeting and Expo, September 22-25 in Denver, Colorado.
ownership and “buy-in” for your mission. Registration is now open. Complimentary Friday
is mission then translates into a “Movement” workshops and seminars kick o the meeting with extra
where future action by the membership (in the case opportunities for professional development, CPE
of AASBO, across the state) is in alignment with the credits, and SFO contact hours. is purposeful
values and purpose re ected in that “purposeful meeting will cover such issues as: What’s next in
meeting.” Although a bit of a complicated American Healthcare Reform, Making School
description, I can’t help but re ect on our Finance Fun, Strategic Communications and
just-completed 64th Annual Conference and Today’s Media, and a whole host of timely and
Exposition and feel that, with the help of so information-packed sessions.
many dedicated volunteers and sta , we truly This will also be the culmination of our
accomplished the spirit and mission of a very own Tom Wohlleber’s campaign for Vice
purposeful meeting. President of ASBO International and I would
From inspiring keynote speakers, encourage all International members to keep an
outstanding professional eye out for your o cial ballot that should have
development sessions arrived via email on August 23. Now serving
covering the gamut of as Chief Financial O cer for Casa Grande
school business finance Elementary School District, Tom has served
and operations issues, to since 1985 as a school business o cial in
the myriad awards and Wisconsin and Arizona. Tom
recognitions that we convey has a long history of both
to distinguish the countless educational and community
contributions that our involvement, serving on the
members provide, I feel our ASBO International Board
Annual Conference served to ignite the since 2013 and as a lieutenant
passion that brings all of us to serve public governor of the Optimist
education in Arizona. Southern Wisconsin District
With the messages of and other youth volunteer
“Improbable to Unstoppable” experiences. Tom’s passionate vision
by Fredi Lajvardi and statement centers around promoting the
“Endeavour to Succeed” by vital role SBO’s play in helping to
Captain Mark Kelly, I cannot create, support and improve
commend Committee Chair educational opportunities for
Ricky Hernandez and his our students and reducing
committee members enough educational inequities that
for providing an inspiring hinder student success.
and motivating experience that is sure So let’s have a strong
to result in positive attributes and observable Arizona showing for our
actions within our members as we head back candidate – vote for Tom!!

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