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P r e - Con f e r e n c e
Pre-Conference

K e y not e A d d re s s
Keynote Address

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Good To Great

Is being good, good enough, and how do you get the
right people seated in the right seat on the bus? Adapt-
ed from the 2001 Jim Collins publication of Good to
Great that researched several companies, within vary-
ing industries, over a 5-year period to determine why
some leaped while others had fallen, this session will
teach you the timeless principles of going from “good”
to “great”. Exploring the uncovered factors that disci-
plined people with disciplined thoughts lead to disci-
plined actions, these factors are the driving force of
how to take a good (mediocre) organization and turn
it into one that produces sustained great (excellent)
results.
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Meet Dale
Dale Ponder has served as the Chief of Finance & Op-
erations at Crane Elementary School District No. 13
of Yuma, Arizona since July 2015, where he is re-
sponsible for oversight of operational, non-education
departments, such as Financial Services, Pupil Trans-
portation, School Nutrition, Materials Management,
Facilities & Grounds Maintenance, Risk Management,
School Safety, and Information Technology Services.
Since joining the district in 2006, he has functioned
as Executive Director of Management Services, Direc-
tor of Finance, Director of Procurement, and Procure-
ment Manager. He also serves as an executive board
member for the Arizona Association of School Busi-
ness Officials, the Yuma Area Benefit Consortium, the
Education Finance Reform Group, and the Education
Technology Consortium, and a board member for the
Arizona School Alliance for Workers’ Compensation,
Inc. and the School Construction Insurance Pool, Inc.
Dale earned his degree of Bachelor of Science in Busi-
ness Administration from Berea College (KY) in 2002
and resides in Yuma with his wife and two children.
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