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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NEWS AND NOTES

                        BY DAVID LEWIS

                        AASBO’s Ottawa University Program Continues



                        with a New $10,000 Scholarship!


 Build the leaders    potentially change someone’s life forever. I feel very fortunate to   potentially change a student’s life, I would
           It’s not every day, or year, that we get to do something that could
                                                                       “And speaking of things which can
        have participated in just such an event when Je   Gadd and I had
        the honor to recon  rm AASBO’s Memorandum of Understanding
                                                                     like to reiterate how important it is that
 of tomorrow  with Ottawa University to continue our two- and four-year degree   Without successful passage of this measure, the
                                                                 Prop. 123 passes at the ballot next May 17th.
        program.
              e highlight of this continuation is the inclusion of a $10,000
        scholarship to attend Ottawa University, which will be exclusively
        available to AASBO members and their spouses and children.   terms of the infl ation funding lawsuit settlement
        While this may not be the same as a   reman saving someone
        from a burning building or a doctor saving someone’s life on the  will not be implemented, and we will be faced with
        operating table, if you really think about the power of education
        to change someone’s life, opportunities like this really do have the   another fi ve years (potentially longer) of a funding
        potential to change a person’s life for the better.      gap in our education system, and this is only in
           Being as closely a   liated with the positive impact public
        education has on our society as we all are, I know we all can   regard to the infl ation funding of the base level.”
        appreciate how important creating   nancial solutions to higher
        education challenges can be. I would like to thank Ottawa
        University and Leslie Montecuollo for their willingness to partner
        with us on this very important program.
           I also want to make sure to thank Je   for all the hard work he has
        put into making this arrangement with Ottawa University possible.
        From the beginning stages   ve years ago with a two-year degree   SAVE  PRECIOUS  DISTRICT  DOLLARS UTILIZING
        program, and now a four-year and Master’s Degree program   The Special Pay Prime Choice Plan
 Without worrying about   along with the incredible scholarship opportunity, Je  ’s persistent   The Special Pay Prime Choice Plan provides a choice for payments of

        advocacy and building relationships to bring this program to where
        it is today is a remarkable achievement. AASBO is very fortunate   accumulated sick/vacation pay to retiring school district employees that will:
 energy costs today   to have someone of Je  ’s caliber working to make our professional   w ENHANCE retiree benefits w
        development program one of the strongest in the country.            w ELIMINATE constructive receipt issues w
           And speaking of things that can potentially change a student’s   w ELIMINATE FICA & Medicare contributions w
 Managing your energy costs just got easier with our   life, I would like to reiterate how important it is that Prop. 123
 tailored solutions and money-saving rebates. Don’t   passes at the ballot next May 17. Without successful passage of this
 wait to put our energy experts to work for your school.   measure, the terms of the in  ation funding lawsuit settlement will
        not be implemented, and we will be faced with another   ve years
        (potentially longer) of a funding gap in our education system – and
        this is only in regard to the in  ation funding of the base level.
           We all know there are many other areas where the state has
        fallen short in providing adequate resources for public education,
        but it is vitally important that we take this step now and pass Prop.
 Start saving energy and money today,   123 to implement these terms, and then focus on the myriad issues   Visit PRGINFO.net for more information
 and give yourself one less thing to   that still need to be addressed – current year funding, capital needs,
        clean up of Title 15 – just to name a few. Let’s all pull together
 worry about tomorrow.   and get this important measure passed and show that Arizona does   800-238-9101
        indeed support public education.                                 Mark Powers – Phoenix w Bruce Nelson- Tucson
 Visit aps.com/schools    Hope everyone had a happy holiday season. See you in 2016!!
 or call (844) 575-5243.

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