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OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
WHAT’S INSIDE
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Ken Hicks, Peoria Unified School District
PRESIDENT ELECT
Ricky D. Hernandez, Pima County School 5 A Message from the President
Superintendent’s Office
VALLEY SCHOOLS EXPERT TIP: VICE PRESIDENT
Jill Barragan, Avondale Elementary School District 7 Executive Director’s News & Notes
PAST PRESIDENT
Jeremy Calles, Kyrene Elementary School District
8 Virco Makes Buying Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment Stress Free
Track your Benefits Take-Up Rate TREASURER
Lizette Huie, Sahuarita Unified School District
The take-up rate is the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan. If your take- 12 Help Educate Your Suppliers on How to Respond to Solicitations
up rate rises, track what changes became more popular. If it declines, see what plan features (or lack of) are DIRECTORS
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES
running them off. This is just one of many tools to help ensure a dedication to employee satisfaction! Joanne Fimbres, Pendergast Elementary School District 15 Ernie Calderón: Here’s How to Stay Out of Trouble When Purchasing Goods and Services
DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING
Gary Barkman, Mesa Public Schools
19 Federal Money Is Available for Many School Uses — but Beware of the Strings
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Shari Zara, Arizona Department of Education
22 Meeting the Challenges of Warehousing and Buying ‘Just in Time’
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION
Bert Herzog, Washington Elementary School District
DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION 24 Here’s How to Deal with Vendor Damages
Roy Sucanick, Creighton Elementary School District
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
David Sanders, Mesa Public Schools 27 Economist Recommends Linking Education to Economic Development
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Annette Moreno, Pendergast Elementary School District
30 Get Ready — Fair Labor Standards Act Changes May Be Coming
DIRECTOR OF CHILD NUTRITION
Sandra Schossow, Peoria Unified School District
VENDOR REPRESENTATIVE 33 Understanding Exemptions in Our School District Procurement Rules
Deborah L. Sandoval, Mohave Educational
Services Cooperative, Inc.
36 Analysts Skeptical About Fiscal Benefits of Expanded Voucher Program
STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
David Lewis AASBO’s Strategic Partners
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Dr. Chuck Essigs
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Jeff Gadd
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ANALYSIS
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
Officials (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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