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   301: LINGO BINGO                                             302: BREAKING IT ALL

   Do  you  always  find  it  a  mystery  when  you  see                  DOWN - NAVIGATING
   Purchasing  acronyms  and  your  brain  doesn't
   compute? Come join us for a fun interactive way to                     FEDERAL FUNDS
   learn the lingo.
                                                                          ELIGIBILITY

                                                                The  Coronovirus-related  stimulus  bills  brought
   Presented By: Laura Szymanoski  & Joanne Douglas             unprecedented  funding  for  state  and  local
    - Deer Valley Unified School District                       governments         and      educational       agencies.
                                                                Understanding  the  web  of  underlying  legislation,
                                                                legislation incorporated by reference, and relevant

                                                                guidance from federal agencies.



                                                                Presented By: Nancy Burns - The Equalis Group &

                                                                Jeff Thomason - Roosevelt Elementary School District






                                                                304: BEST PRACTICES FOR

   303: WHERE IS THE RATIONALE?            VENDORS WHEN


             DETERMINATIONS –                                             WORKING WITH

             DUE DILIGENCE FOR                                            COOPERATIVES

             COOPERATIVE PURCHASES                              This  session  will  cover  best  practices  for  vendors
   Do  your  Dues!  Justifying  a  cooperative  purchase        working  with  a  cooperative  agency.  You  will  learn
   requires Written Determination documentation, we             how cooperative purchasing works and things you
   will review determination types with recommended             can  do  to  have  successful  partnerships  with
   best  practice  procedures.  This  overview  will  also      cooperative  agencies.  We  will  cover  everything
   include fulfilling the requirement for due diligence         from  best  practices  when  responding  to  a
   on cooperative contract solicitations.                       cooperative  solicitation;  best  practices  after

                                                                receiving  an  award;  best  practices  when  working
                                                                with public agencies; and more!
   Presented By: Alicia Oropeza - Alhambra Elementary
   School District & Jessica Leasure - Dysart Unified
   School District & Kim Hadley - Peoria Unified School         Presented By: Claudia Leon - 1GPA & Eva Calles -
   District                                                     Paradise Valley Unified School District
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