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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
ACCOUNTING MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS
304: Pest Management
he Grant Funding Game:
Winning t
301: Winning the Grant Funding Game: 304: Pest Management Basics
301:
Basics
Partnering w/ ADE for 4 Quarters of
Partnering w/ ADE fo r 4 Quarters of This session discusses pest management basics,
Success
Success certification and training requirements, and best
Federal funding provided to LEAs via various practices when treating pests.
grants is more important than ever. Small char-
Speakers: Erwin White - Window Rock Unified
ters and traditional districts depend on these Speak ers:
funds for critical infrastructure. Larger districts School District & Dave Frandsen - Arizona
leverage these funds to address the diverse needs School Risk Retention Trust
inherent in schools of that size. The mission of
ADE is to be a “service organization”, and we are
committed to meeting that mission. This session HUMAN RESOURCES & PAYROLL
305: Empowering Women to Save for a
will discuss the multitude of ways that ADE is 305: Empowering Wo men to Save fo r a
irement
Secure Ret
working to actively partner with school business Secure Retirement
administrators to improve the fiscal processing Women face unique circumstances when it comes
side of federal grants. Some you may have used to planning for a safe and secure retirement. How-
previously, but also some new initiatives. We en- ever, with $30 trillion in household assets shifting
courage you to join us and find out. The session to the hands of women within the next decade,
will conclude with a two-way conversation about it is essential to feel confident in your finances.
the barriers LEAs face during each of the 4 fiscal This session will provide information to help you
quarters and how ADE can mitigate and remove understand your strengths, potential challenges
those barriers to create a stronger partnership and goals so that you can successfully navigate a
and better fiscal outcomes for you. path to financial freedom.

Speak
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Speakers: Aaron Tyler & Tim McCain - Arizona
Speak ers: Speakers: Allyson Hajnosz - Equitable Advisors
Department of Education & Jenna Moffitt - Deer Valley Unified School
District

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
302: Arizona Property Tax Basics
302: Arizo na Property Tax Basics
For better or worse, Arizona school funding is in-
extricably tied to the Arizona property tax sys-
tem – which is one of the more complicated state
systems in the country. This session is an over-
view of property valuations, property tax rates,
property tax levies, the uses of property tax rev-
enues and the various entities involved in the
state property tax system. Be prepared to get up
close and personal with how this system impacts
school funding and how property tax shifts work.

Speakers: Jim Migliorino - Deer Valley Unified
Speak ers:
School District & Megan Burke & Jack Leeper &
Randie Stein - Stifel

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