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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT


                            BY KEN HICKS


                            At a Busy Time Like    is We

                            All Rely on Others for Help



              Guess What?
              It’s that time of year – autumn or fall, whatever you want
            to call it. For most in Arizona, it comes a little later in the
            year than in other parts of the country. But, fall does mean
            that the leaves are or will be turning and the temperature is
            dropping.
              It is also the time when politics is at a fever pitch. So, enjoy
            the signs on the side of the road and let’s not forget that in
            addition to the elections, the candidates, the ballot initiatives,
            city, town and county items out there that we also have:

              •    e K-3 Annual Financial Report.
              •    e Annual Financial Report.
              •    e Annual Bond and Override Public Meeting.
              •    e Annual AASBO Board Retreat.
              • Chuck Essigs’ Annual Vacation.
              • ASBO International Annual Conference, which was held
               September 23-26 in Phoenix.

              By the way, the ASBO International Conference was a
            rousing success.
              Wow, there’s a lot going on at this time of year and I would
            be remiss if I didn’t mention spending time with your family
            and paying attention to yourself. Getting away from the o   ce
            allows one to reboot and unwind. It also allows one to have
            more time to think deeply. We all seem to be running around
            from issue to issue and meeting to meeting, but we need
            concentrated time to think.
              How do we get it all done? Well,   rst we have people
            helping us. For the past 18 years, I have done most of the
            Annual Financial Report for the districts that I have worked
            in, but this year, I am doing almost none of it (thanks team).
            A great support team makes your life better.  Secondly, we
            don’t get everything done. We do the best job we can with the
            resources we have, and that means prioritizing what does and
            what doesn’t get done. (Sorry to those people waiting for me
            to get back to you with something).
              I was in Starbucks this week and as I looked around I saw
            a person wearing a shirt that read: “   e Road to Success is
            Always Under Construction”.
              What a great reminder as I sit and watch a governing board
            candidate forum in the Peoria Uni  ed School District. It’s
            great to be reminded that things change. Most of the time we
            can’t control it, but we need to work with it and we need to do
            what is right for the students.
                 anks for all you do and have a great fall season.


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