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Breakout Session 3
Breakout Session 3

Thursday, April 3, 2025

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

ACCOUNTING MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS
301: Reconciling Items: What 304: Driving F uture Succes s: T he
t
304: Driving Future Success: The
Reconciling Items: W
301:
ha
Causes Them, What to do With Power of Capital Planning and
Ca uses T hem, W ha t t o do W ith P o wer of Capit al P lanning and
Them & How to Properly Clear Forecasting
T hem & Ho w t o P r operl y Clear F orec a sting
T hem Operations teams are facing one of the largest
Them
Dive into the world of cash reconciliations and shortages of staff, funding, and resources in
gain practical insights into managing reconciling history. Making it seem nearly impossible to de-
items effectively. This session will explore com- termine which projects take priority, and which
mon variances encountered in school district fall to the wayside, how to justify more resourc-
cash reconciliations, using real-world examples es, and how to balance reactive and proactive
to illustrate best practices. Learn how to identify work. Discover and share insights into effective
the cause of discrepancies, determine whether capital planning and forecasting to ensure your
they are timing differences or require resolu- district is optimizing budgets, preventing poten-
tion, and understand the steps to properly clear tial financial crises, and ready to make strategic
them. Equip yourself with the tools and confi- decisions.
dence to tackle cash reconciliation challenges Presenters
head-on. Gustavo Landeros - Higley Unified School
Presenters District
Annette Moreno - Office of the Maricopa Emily Rolwing - FMX
County School Superintendent
Megan Quail - Office of the Maricopa Coun-
ty School Superintendent
Lisa Smith - Dysart Unified School District
Ingrid Evans-Richins - Peoria Unified
School District
Colleen McCabe - Osborn Elementary
School District

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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302: Fraud in District Warrants
arrants

302:
Fraud in district warrants: Learn about the war- HUMAN RESOURCES/PAYROLL
305: Unlocking AI: Practical Tips,
rant process, how to spot red flags, and under- 305: Unl ocking AI: P ra c tic al T ips,

Gu

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and

School
stand best practices to prevent fraud in school Tools, and Guidance for School
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districts by examining case studies that reveal P r ofes sionals
Professionals
common schemes and effective safeguards. This session will provide school profession-
Presenter als with practical tips, free tools, and essential
Gretchen Augustine - Arizona Auditor Gen- guidance for integrating AI into their workflows.
eral Topics include useful AI tools, strategies for
maintaining information security, and building
AI literacy to navigate this evolving technology
with confidence.
Presenter
Peter Hooper - Fort Huachuca Accommoda-
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