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2015 Spring Conference

Oceans of Opportunity - Waves of Success

Purchasing Transportation

107: Ahoy Mate! Updated Procurement Rules
Learn to navigate the new procurement waters, as we discuss some of the major changes that oc- 108: Thar She Blows
curred with the major procurement rules revision that went into effect July 1, 2014. What you need to report WHEN not IF an accident occurs. From DPS to your insurance carrier
Presented by: Lupita Gomez, Tempe Union High School District and Anita McLemore, Mohave what you need to cover yourself and your district.
Educational Services Presented by:David Jacobson Scottsdale Unified School District and Shanna Bailey, The Trust
207: For Beginning Sailors: Procurement 101 208: Batten Down The Hatches: How to Effectively Communicate with our
Chart a course for procurement success by attending this session. You will learn how to navigate Business Managers
the basic rules and read the treasure map to procurement nirvana. We will discuss the USFR How to effectively communicate with our Business Manager about budget and funding codes,
Procurement requirements and give you strategies to keep the waters calm. You will also learn and why we can’t use bond money to give raises.
how to steer clear of shark invested procurements. Presented by: Paul Christensen, Sacaton School District
Presented by: Eva Dino, Alhambra Elementary School District and Tammy Leeder, Pendergast
Elementary School District 308: The Crow’s Nest View on How To Run a Good Transportation Department
307: Anchors Away! Disposal of Items/Fixed Assets Round table discussion on the “tricks of the trade” from leaders in the industry on how to run
Don’t let a Wave of Surplus cause you to sink to Bikini Bottom an efficient and effective Transportation Department
Presented by: Bert Herzog, Scottsdale Unified School District, Ernie Meza, Phoenix Elementary
Procurement Code offers Oceans of Opportunities to dispose of unwanted or outdated materi- School District, and Dr. Skip Brown, Valley Schools Insurance Trust
als. This session may be a Life Saver, combining Sea-Horse common sense solutions and compli-
ance minded strategies to rid yourself of a Whale of surplus now and Sailing into the Sunset of 408: Don’t Get Marooned
success when Audit time arrives. Sea you there! Learn of the saving associated when you have an effective preventative maintenance program.
Presented by: Trish Lorenzen, West-MEC and David Wood, Professional Group Public Consulting Pay me now or Pay me more later.
Presented by: Chris Stevens, Chandler Unified School District
407: Keep From Drowning in a Sea of Paperwork: Purchasing Records/Disposition
Does it feel like you are barely treading water with all the papers we need to keep? What needs
to stay what can be thrown overboard and when? This session will give you some best practices
that will better manage the ocean of records need to keep.
Presented by: Mary Simmons, Dysart Unified School District