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Thursday’s Agenda
Thursday’s Agenda
July 16, 2015
July 16, 2015
204: Audit Implications of the New Pension ension 207: Procuring Specialized Professional Servicesed Professional Services
204: Audit Implications of the New P 207: Procuring Specializ
Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards The procurement rules say that “Specifi ed Pro-
June 30, 2015 has come and gone which means fessional Services” mean services of an architect,
it’s time to prepare for your audit. Do you know engineer, land surveyor, assayer, geologist, and
what your auditors are going to want to look at landscape architect and any combination of those
for the new pension accounting and disclosures services. Come listen to the latest on procuring
that will be required for your statements this these types of services. “Let’s Make a Deal’ for
year? We’re helping you navigate those changes a compliant procurement. The experienced panel
and making the transition under the New Pen- will cover doing your own RQ, contracting through
sions Standards as easy for you as possible. We consortium contracts and procurement of con-
will cover what you need to gather and prepare tracts under certain thresholds. We will make sure
for your auditors to properly compile your 2015 your contracts are a “Deal” instead of a “No Deal”.
fi nancial statements, plus what your auditors
are doing with all of your information. We’ll also Presented by: Bill Munch, Valley Schools Manage-
have a brief recap of Part 1 from the Spring Con- ment Group, Ken Carter 1GPA, and Jani Fasulo,
ference in case you missed the Basics of Pen- Kyrene Elementary School District
sion Accounting: What a School District Should
Know.
208: Your Voice to the State: School Bus Advisory oice to the State: School Bus Advisory
208: Y our V
Council
Presented by: Anna Carreon, Pinal County Council
Schools, and Brian Hemmerle and Jeffrey Pat- When dealing with new laws or the proposal of
terson, from Henry & Horne, LLP new laws for school buses in the State of Arizona,
the School Bus Advisory Council is our voice to
205: R
205: Reimagine Education with Microsoft in the eimagine Education with Microsoft in the the state. This session will let you know who to
Classroom contact and how to fi nd out what is going on in
Classroom
Ever wanted to take your students on a tour student transportation in Arizona.
of the human body? Or let them perform
onstage at Shakespeare’s Globe Theater? At Presented by: Kim Espino, Stanfi eld Elementary
Reimagine Education with Microsoft in the Class- School District and Darlene Hubner, Scottsdale
room, you’ll learn the amazing ways Microsoft® Unifi ed School District
can help teachers lift lessons off the pages and
make them come alive. 209: Ask the Auditor: Accur
209: Ask the Auditor: Accuracy & Compliance for acy & Compliance for
Labor
Labor-Based Proposals-Based Proposals
Presented by: David Sanders, Mesa Public How do you know the proposal you are sending
Schools, and Tom Franklin, Chinle Unifi ed School a school district is accurate? Come review the
District importance of accurately estimated, easily-read
proposals that help the district move through the
compliance review process and onto a project.
206: Asset Sustainability What are the best practices that can ensure the
206: Asset Sustainability
Is your infrastructure ready for the next 20 facility manager gets the best value? With exten-
years? How can the little money we have now sive knowledge in project estimating, auditing and
save our schools for the future? government purchasing, Larry and Mark will give
attendees a complete perspective on how to sub-
Presented by: John Muir, Cave Creek Unifi ed mit accurate and compliant proposals.
School District, Rob Wax, and Tim Dettlaff from
Ameresco Presented by: Larry Erp, TCPN and Mark Powell,
The Job Order Contract Group, LLC