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                                                                                    Arizona Association of
                                          SCHOOL 2019                              School Business Offi  cials


                  ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS • 2100 NORTH CENTRAL AVE., SUITE 202 • PHOENIX, AZ 85004 • WWW.AASBO.ORG • (602) 253-5576
                   OFFICERS & DIRECTORS        WHAT’S INSIDE

            OFFICERS
            PRESIDENT
                                               4      A Message from the President
            NATE BOWLER, GLENDALE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
            PRESIDENT-ELECT
            LIZETTE HUIE, SAHUARITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT  6  Executive Director’s Report
            VICE PRESIDENT
            KARLA SOTO, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT  8  Hiring a Millennial? Expect the Unexpected
            IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
            JILL BARRAGAN, AVONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT  11    Purchasing of ‘Like-items’ and ‘Non-Like Items’
            TREASURER
            DALE PONDER, CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT  14  Flexible Classrooms Off er a Shift  to the Future
            DIRECTORS
            DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES        18     To Pay or Not to Pay – That Is the Question
            MARTIN JAMES, DEER VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
            DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING             20     Aron Ralston Turned a Tragedy into a Triumph
            BOBBY WILLIAMS II, MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
            DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION  22   Reuniting Kids with Families Aft er an Evacuation Can Be Stressful
            LINDA VIRGIL, PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
            DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION         25     Carolyn Warner Remembered for Outstanding Service to Education
            MICHAEL FISHER, LITTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT  27  Tips on How to Navigate the U.S. Every Student Succeeds Act
            DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS
            ROBERT JACOBSON, LAVEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT  29  Making the Switch to Electronic Employment Contracts Is Relatively Easy
            DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
            RUSSELL DENEAULT, GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT  31  Aww Gee Whiz! Do I Have to Bid It?
            DIRECTOR OF CHILD NUTRITION
            LINDA SHARRETT, AVONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT  33  Workers’ Compensation: A Return-to-Work Success Story
            DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
            SHARI ZARA, MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES  35  Deb and the DeLorean
            STAFF
            EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR                 37     Students Get ‘Gaggled’
            BRIAN MEE
            DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS      AASBO’s Strategic Partners
            DR. CHUCK ESSIGS
            DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
            JEFF GADD
            DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ANALYSIS
            DR. ANABEL APORTELA                   AASBO’s Alliance Partners
            MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COORDINATOR
            ANA SANCHEZ
            COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
            AUDREY HAWTHORNE
            MISSION
            The Mission of the Arizona Association of School Business
            Offi  cials (AASBO) is to Promote the Highest Standards of School
            Business Management by Providing Quality Training, Legislative
            Leadership,  and  Cultivating  the  Professional  Stature  of  its
            Members.
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