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Breakout Session II

201: How to Effectively Manage your 202: Best Practices to Comply with

District’s Capital Assets the New Procurement Rule
Changes
Do you oversee the property control and capital
asset accounting and reporting function at your In 2018, House Bill 2663 initiated several
District or do your day to day activities include changes to Arizona School Procurement
these areas? This session will discuss important
information to assist District management with Rules. Join us as we discuss the most recent
effectively monitoring and supporting this func- changes, as well as suggest some best prac-
tion. This session will also discuss procedures that tices on how to ensure compliance with the
your District should have documented and that new rules.
will help you avoid misreporting your assets and

potential noncompliance.
Presented By: Anita McLemore -
Mohave Educational Services Coopera-
Presented By: Sara Kirk - Heinfeld, Meech
& Co., P.C. & Deb Godley - West-MEC tive Inc. & Catcher Baden - Arizona
State Board of Education

203: Construction in Progress - What 204: School-Level Reporting for FY
you need to know and do to be 2020

audit ready

If you haven’t heard about the new State
You now have the opportunity to learn from the ex-
perts about best practices with Construction in Prog- School-Level Reporting Requirements for
ress (CIP). A panel will answer your questions regard- revenues and expenditures, or if you have
ing tracking of expenses, year-end reconciliation and questions on the requirements that will be
other major areas of CIP. E-mail any questions you effective in FY 2020, you need to attend
want addressed to Joseph Leon, the panel modera-
tor, at jsleon@mpsaz.org. This panel will include two this session. We will look at the draft 2020
authorities in the area of Construction in Progress. report forms and answer any questions on
Each of them have served many districts around the how district’s will report on a school and
state, from the large to small, urban to rural. They will
share their experience, wisdom and best practices re- district wide level.
garding Construction in Progress. In addition, we will
be joined by Heinfeld Meech, to provide the exter- Presented By: Cris Cable & Elizabeth
nal audit perspective. This session is ideal for employ-
ees who work with construction, capital assets, Bond Whitaker - AZ Auditor General’s Office
funds, and those that manage these employees.

Presented By: Joseph Leon - Mesa Public
Schools, CW Payne - CW Payne Con-
sulting, David Wood - The Professional
Group Public Consulting Inc. & Eugene
Park - Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. Page 5