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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BY KATIE LINK
Take Full Advantage of AASBO
Professional Development!
Katie Link
The Arizona Association of School Business where the whole district may have unlimited access
Officials offers a wide range of professional to our full collection of webinars at $500 annually.
development opportunities for all experience levels.
Our programs offer materials for beginners, those Three-Day Classes are available preceding the
looking to learn more, and those looking for a Summer Conference in Tucson. These classes range
refresher. All information is current and relevant as from a base level of beginner knowledge and build
we work closely with partners and members to ensure to an advanced level. Maintenance & Operations,
you get the most out of your time. AASBO provides Purchasing, and Transportation class are provided
One-Day Workshops, pre-recorded On-Demand and are led by qualified instructors. Attendees who
Webinars, Three-Day Classes, Conferences, and sign in will receive 16.5 CPE hours. A continental
Bi-Monthly Meetings, as well as other academies breakfast and lunch are included.
and series. All upcoming events are posted to the
Event Calendar on aasbo.org. There are three major conferences provided by
AASBO annually: The Vendor/Buyer and Winter
One-Day Workshops are provided in partnership with Conferences in the Phoenix Area in January, the
Heinfeld Meech. The content for the workshops has Spring Conference in Laughlin, Nevada, in April
been evaluated and kept current. No matter when or and the Summer Annual Conference in Tucson in
where you attend a workshop, you can trust that the July. AASBO members receive a lower rate to attend
material presented is consistent. AASBO members conferences. Each conference has tracks pertaining
are offered the low rate of $105 with an early bird to specific roles as well as sessions that benefit all
discount of $10 off applied to registrations made at professionals. Attendees receive CPE hours for the
least 10 days prior to the event. The non-member rate length of time of each conference. Each event has
is $135 and also has the opportunity to have the early different meal functions included.
bird discount applied. Attendees who sign in at the
workshop will receive 6.5 CPE hours. A continental The Aspiring School Business Officials Academy, the
breakfast and lunch are included. The majority of AASBO - Trust Leadership Institute and Women’s
Workshops are held in the greater Phoenix area. Executive Leadership Development Series are all
highly sought-after programs that meet on more
On-Demand Webinars are also provided in than one occasion. Each one focuseson specific
partnership with Heinfeld Meech. The recordings topics and skill sets. Pricing varies per group.
are all conveniently less than an hour and can be
viewed any time by the attendee after payment is Bi-Monthly Meetings are included in the
received. Members receive the low rate of $25 per membership fee and cost $25 to non-members.
recording and non-members receive the rate of $35 These meetings are held in various locations
per recording. There is also a subscription option throughout the greater Phoenix area every other
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