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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

11:05 AM- BREAKOUT SESSION 2

11:55 AM

201: Understanding the Tax Rate and 202: Data Management and
the Impact on Cash Balances Cyber-Resilience

This session will include a deep dive into the fac- The session will explore the various types of
tors used to set the District tax rate each summer. cyber security threats and statistics, how they
Districts are often perplexed in how their cash occur, and their impact on school districts. Rel-
balances fall into the negative or in some cases evant state and federal statutes related to secu-
build up excess cash. During this session we will rity and data privacy will be discussed from a
explore situations that deplete cash in the amount compliance and awareness perspective. Best
greater than the levy and situations when Districts practices and tips for district personnel and IT
end up building up excess cash. More importantly, departments will also be addressed as well as
understanding how a District can manage negative how the Peoria Unified School District has begun
cash and excess cash will be reviewed. to address cyber security concerns from a strate-
gic plan and policy perspective.
Speakers: Karin Smith - Heinfeld Meech &
Chris Young - Santa Cruz County Speakers: Michelle Myers & John Gay -
Track: Accounting Peoria Unified School District

Track: Business Administration
203: Understanding The Single Audit
Process

Whether you are a seasoned professional in the Sin-
gle Audit world or will be having your very first Single
Audit, this session will be valuable to you. The novel 204: Remote Audits: What We’ve
Coronavirus resulted in the Federal government in- Learned
fusing ~$30 billion dollars into the education system
over two years. In this session we will discuss: Learn what worked and what didn’t work while
• Best practices for getting through a Single Audit doing remote audits from a district and an audi-
• The unique Single Audit environment during tor perspective. Tips and tricks to surviving the
COVID-19 paperless method.
• How to stay compliant with Single Audit’s amid the
ever-evolving climate
• Particularities related to the ESSER, GEER, ESG Speakers: Michelle Hamilton - Mesa Public
and other COVID-19 funds received by the District Schools & Jennifer Shields - Heinfeld & Meech
Track: Purchasing
Speakers: Brittney Williams - Heinfeld Meech
& Kimberly Dugdale - St. Johns Unified School
District
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Track: State/Federal