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JULY 19, 2O19
Breakout Session VI Breakout Session VI

Friday 10:00 am to 10:50 am Friday 10:00 am to 10:50 am
401: “Whoa, this is heavy.” Year End Close Out
Accounting Procedures 403: Simple Solutions for Positive
“There’s that word again: “heavy.” Why are things so Communications. Part 2
heavy in the future? “ Does your school district have Part two of a communication workshop designed
a process in place to ensure the accounting records to teach you how to communicate more effectively
are complete and accurate for the fiscal year prior to for a positive impact on your relationships, both
finalizing the general ledger? In this session, the pre- personally and professionally. Bart Christian, au-
senters will share experiences from the past to help
your district be successful in the future. The present- thor and motivational speaker will provide tactics
ers will review the various tasks to be performed be- for getting the most out of your communication.
fore the general ledger and AFR are finalized such as A BA CN MO HP IT P T V PD EB
verifying revenues and debt service activity to set the Presented by: Linda Sharrett - Avondale
District up for an accurate AFR and successful audit. Elementary School District & Bart Christian -
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Presented by: Sara Kirk - Heinfeld, Meech &
Co., P.C., Annette Moreno - School Business
Official, Scott Walmer & Ginger Stevens - 406: Cloud Solutions for Public Sector Entities
Flagstaff Unified School District The chief concerns for Public Sector IT departments
when considering cloud services. - How to ensure
requests are as complete as possible before posting
402: “There’s a little matter we need to talk them. - Understanding the different types of cloud
about.” ESSA Report Cards to Improve services, and when they should be used. - Leverag-
Schools ing the latest technology without sacrificing security.
With the recent adoption of the ESSA Plan, many - How to collect data up front to get the most accu-
school districts may feel overwhelmed or unsure rate pricing in bid responses. In recent years, public
of where to start to ensure that their district is in sector entities have begun leveraging more cloud so-
compliance with the new requirements. SBOs will lutions to support their processes and provide bet-
walk away from this session with an understand- ter services for its citizens. Now, more public sector
ing of their current process of allocating finances activities than ever take place with the support of
to schools, best practices for preparing their ESSA cloud and managed IT services, and this trend isn’t
report cards and strategies for going the extra mile expected to change anytime soon.
IT
to leverage their ESSA findings to improve their Presented by: Russell Deneault - Glendale
schools. Elementary School District & Brian Schoepfle -
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Presented by: Renee Weatherless - Tucson iT1Source
Unified School District & Justin Dayhoff -
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411: Surviving Your First Audit!
Come travel back to the future with us to see
Track Key: how the tips and tricks you acquire today for
Accounting conquering your first audit have paid off. During
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Business Administration
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Child Nutrition this session, we will provide guidance on how to
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Maintenance & Operations best prepare for your first audit and what to ex-
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Human Resources & Payroll pect, so in the future it is smooth flying in your
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Information Technology
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Vendor Presented by: Christopher Heinfeld - Heinfeld
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Professional Development Meech & Michael Carbone - Gila Bend Unified
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Emerging School Business Professional
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School District
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