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Wednesday ’s Agenda

July 20, 2016

Join Us for Thought-Provoking Pre-Conference Workshops

The pre-conference workshops offer you the opportunity to study one topic or issues of current
interest in greater depth than is possible in a breakout session. The pre-conference work-
shops will be held on Wednesday, July 20. Space is limited. Be sure to sign up early. All are
welcome. Four informative pre-conference workshops will be offered in 2016:

Procurement of Specialized Professional Lobbying and the Legislative Process: Enhance
Services Including Architects and Engineers Your Understanding, Your Effectiveness, and
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Your Superpowers!
You don’t have to be Superman or Wonder Woman 1:15 PM - 4:30 PM
to understand how to procure Specialized Profes- This program is sponsored by Expect More Arizona
sional Services. Come learn about the compliant and AASBO and will bring legendary superheros to-
best practices being employed to procure the servic- gether to explain how the legislative process works
es of an architect, engineer, land surveyor, assayer, and how you can to influence legislation. Learn what
geologist and landscape architect and any combina- to do and not to do when lobbying and how to follow
tion of those services. This will be an interactive and bills through the legislative process.
informative pre-conference that will delve deeply
into the many unique procurement tools available Presented by: Chuck Essigs - AASBO, Geoff Es-
to school purchasing professionals in contracting for posito -Expect More Arizona & A group of present-
these services. Our “Justice League” panel of ex- ers that know the legislative process and have many
perts will use real-life case studies and discussion to years of lobbying experience
help simplify these types of procurements and save
the day!

Presented by: Michelle Hamilton - Mesa Public Leadership: Learn How To Identify
Schools, Kevin Startt, CPPB - Tucson Unified School Communication Styles and Read People
District, Eva Dino - Alhambra Elementary School 1:15 PM - 4:30 PM
District, Anita McLemore, C.P.M. - Mohave Educa- Do you struggle with not feeling heard or understood?
tional Services Cooperative, Ken Carter - 1 Gov- Would you like more harmony, productivity and en-
ernment Purchasing Alliance & Bill Munch - Valley gagement in your office? How would you feel if you
Schools Management Group could look at an email, walk into someone’s office, or
leverage the type of book he/she reads into a deeper
understanding of that person? Attend this interactive
workshop that will share verbal and non-verbal com-
Do you have an INCREDIBLE req to check munication practices and what you can do to identify
process? them. Using the DISC assessment, which was original-
1:15 PM - 4:30 PM ly developed in the 1920s by the psychologist who later
How do you manage the req to check process wheth- invented the lie detector test and the Wonder Woman
er you have a small district or a large district? What comic series, you will learn a process to help iden-
basic controls need to be in place for purchasing, tify human fears, motivators, communication prefer-
accounts payable, vendor maintenance, etc.? This ences and behavioral styles. Leverage this knowledge
session will provide cross training and big picture to effectively communicate with your team producing
opportunities for improved performance, managing
concepts for the role everyone plays in the req to change more efficiently, and better placement of peo-
check process. “No matter how many times you ple in jobs that highlight their strengths.
save the world, it always manages to get back in Learn from Washington School District, as we present
jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay their case study, outlining the use of the DISC assess-
saved! You know, for a little bit?” -Mr. Incredible ment, lessons learned, and the impact on the district.

Presented by: Karin Smith - Heinfeld, Meech & Presented by: Melissa Higdon - Tavun Advisory
Co., P.C., Andrea Cabrera - Agua Fria High School Services, Michael S. Seaver-Executive Coach and
District, Francie Wolfe-Baumann - Dysart Unified Leadership Consultant, Joanne Fimbres & David
School District & Richard Helm - Tolleson Union Velazquez- Washington School District
School District/West-Mec