Attendes will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new laws, new equipment, new methods, etc.

The overall goal/objective of this program is to improve the quality of education in schools by providing continuing education focuses on management skills, current educational issues, and individual growth opportunities for each participant´s school and/or district. The ASBO International Annual Meeting and Exhibits offers school business administrators a myriad of continuing education programs that cover every facet of school business management to give the participants insight into their work and the future of school business administration. The programs provide tested solutions that prepare the participants for the issues that will arise in the months and years to come.

Practical information from the experts who set the trends. School Finance related legal update. What the Standard and Poor’s Report Card is and how it can be explained to your board and community. Governmental Accounting Standards Board Pronouncement 34—Its influence on the audit of school district annual financial statements. Capital Project Auditing and Financial reporting emphasizing recent Michigan Department of Treasury changes. Organization, Class, and Athletic Accounting Processes and Procedures. Audit perspective of materiality relative to organization, class, and athletic funds versus the political reality of an accounting failure. What business managers and auditors should know about investment custodial risk from the perspective of both a practicing investment advisor and attorney specializing in school district investment law. What you will need to know about state aid changes, the status report, and bulletin 1022 pronouncement to ensure a trouble-free audit.

Attendes will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

Attendes will learn the impact of aging infrastructure, the difference school facilities can make on learning and teaching, updates on technology and fire safety, survival tips for facility improvement projects, and the political and financial sides of bonds.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendes will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new laws, new equipment, new methods, etc.

Finance related legal update. Common sense approach to arbitrage. Auditor independence as viewed by the GAO. Bulletin 1022 changes, CEPI´s timeline, and a discussion of what to expect in 03/04 and beyond. Investments -- what happpens when they falter, what happens when one of the transaction participants files for bankruptcy, and what -- if any -- role do financial advisors have in the deployment of district investments? A thorough recomputation of the state aid status report -- tips and traps. State aid update.

Attendees will learn attributes of successful support office personnel, team building, and school budgeting; gain knowledge of human resources and the law, the business economic cycle, and employee investment programs; review Medicaid, State School Aid, and legislation plus electric & gas deregulation.

The Group Solutions Session is designed to offer school business managers the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar, led by a MSBO consultant who has worked directly with more than 340 schools over the past 12 years. Participants are provided with tools and taught how to perform an evaluation of business office operations.

The Group Solutions Session is designed to offer school business managers the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar, led by a MSBO consultant who has worked directly with more than 340 schools over the past 12 years. Participants are provided with tools and taught how to perform an evaluation of business office operations.

Attendes will learn the impact of aging infrastructure, the difference school facilities can make on learning and teaching, updates on technology and fire safety, survival tips for facility improvement projects, and the political and financial sides of bonds.

This seminar is for CPA´s in industry or Public Practice. Expert ACPEN panel will provide you with the last-best preparation for your taxes. They will focus on the important tax developments that will be in place December 2003. You will have the best information anywhere on current tax issues. It will detail the latest statutory, regulatory and judicial developments impacting tax information.

Attendes will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

The overall goal/objective of this program is to improve the quality of education in schools by providing continuing education focuses on management skills, current educational issues, and individual growth opportunities for each participant´s school and/or district.

Program provides school district business managers information needed to understand public school accounting and management systems. This will include information regarding special accounting procedures required for special education, transportation, food service, etc. It includes includes information regarding accounting for federal funds and special categorical funds under the State School Aid Act. Finally it provides legislative and State School Aid Act updates.

GASB Update. GASB 34 Implementation Tips and Traps. Form B Submission Using the New CEPI FID Protocol. Auditor Responsibilities under SAS 99. Community Education, Athletics, Class, and Booster Organization Accounting and Auditing. What Business Managers and CPAs should know about No Child Left Behind. Ethics for the Business Manager and Certified Public Accountant.

Attendees will gain knowledge of current legislative and political information; gain knowledge of transportation department, food service operation, maintenance and custodial operations in school districts; review district financial data utilization; examine the effects of the economy and political instability on schools in Michigan;learn how curriculum and instruction impact a school district´s business operation; consider the state budget and its impact on schools´ state aid; and interact with other school business officials on current topics of concern in Michigan school districts.

Attendees will learn the impact of aging infrastructure, the difference school facilities can make on learning and teaching, updates on technology and fire safety, survival tips for facility improvement projects, and the political and financial sides of bonds.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and careate and implement a project plan for improvements.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new law, new equipment, new methods, etc.

The overall goal/objective of this program is to improve the quality of education in schools by providing continuing education focuses on management skills, current educational issues, and individual growth opportunities for each participant´s school and/or district.

Participants learn to identify and manage hazardous materials in the workplace. They will hear strategies to inventory, control, and dispose of hazardous chemicals safely and in accordance with the law.

Participants will receive up-to-date information on legislation, marketing, school finance, and purchasing.

This workshop provides participants all the materials they need to implement four MIOSHA written programs. The areas covered are Hazard Communication, Personal Protective Equipment, Lockout/Tagout, and Confined Space.

Attendees get the most current information on finance, budgeting, facilities, food service, transportation, state filing, insurance, best practices, benchmarking, cost saving, and technology.

Participants will gain insight on the latest techniques and settlements in order to bring back and implement in our districts. Also discussed will be the role the business manager plays in the compilation of financial information for fact finding.

Program provides school district business managers information needed to understand public school accounting and management systems. This will include information regarding special accounting procedures required for special education, transportation, food service, etc. It includes includes information regarding accounting for federal funds and special categorical funds under the State School Aid Act. Finally it provides legislative and State School Aid Act updates.

Participants will gain insight on the latest techniques and settlements in order to bring back and implement in our districts. Also discussed will be the role the business manager plays in the compilation of financial information for fact finding.

This workshop provides information on team cleaning options for school districts for cost savings. They learn the concepts of daily operations and stretching limited resources. Also included are the tools and instruction for developing an essential best practices in the are of custodial operations and developing detailed schedules.

Participants will learn how to use the Dynamic Budget Projections software which provides multi-year budget projections in an Excel template.

Participants will learn how to use the Dynamic Budget Projections software which provides multi-year budget projections in an Excel template.

Attendees get the most current information on finance, budgeting, facilities, food service, transportation, state filing, insurance, best practices, benchmarking, cost savings, human resources, privitization, legal and legislative issues, and technology.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and careate and implement a project plan for improvements.

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new law, new equipment, new methods, etc.

Participants will get a legal update related to contract and negotiation issues and negotiation trends from the past year. Also they will learn the importance of having balance with their jobs and lives especially necessary today with all of the difficult issues facing school districts.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

Participants will get an update on revenue concerns and its affect down to a regional level from the House Fiscal Agency. Also they are presented with the 2005 equalization values and their impact.

Participants of this all-day workshop will receive information on the development and benefits of Section 125 plans, learn how to effectively communicate health care costs to employees, get a business manager´s perspective on collective bargaining, learn how to "manage" news media, and will finish with a round table discussion as an overview of the day´s activities.

This session provides practical ways to implement an indoor aid quality program that will demonstrate a proactive approach and attempt to address problems before they become major issues for school districts.

This workshop addresses the continuing problem school districts have with lead awareness. The importance of properly managing any construction or renovation projects that potentially involve lead materials will be address. Also participants hear the proper methods to deal with lead in building as required by state and federal regulations, ensuring a healthy environment for all building occupants.

The MSBO Leadership Group will meet at this workshop to discuss current issues in legislation, negotiations, health insurance, grassroots lobbying, school finance, purchasing, transportation, food service, technology, human resources, and payroll. During this workshop the group will select some clinics for the annual conference through a ground table discussion.

Participants will get updates on MSBO, MDE, legislation, MCLB, MEGS, Accounting, State Aid, and record retention schedule. Other topics include MPSERS, School Bond Loan Fund Changes, Audit Finding, CEPI, and benchmarking. Also, the State Superintendent will address participants.

At this conference participants will get the Big Picture on the Economy and current information on State Aid Revenue and the Budget; Negotiations Strategies; Legislation; Explaining School Finance; Presentation Skills; Retirement; Health Care Costs; Cost Savings for Facilities, Transportaiton and Food Service, Creating Efficiences with Your ISDs; Contracting with Retirees; and Coping with Stress.

Attendees will get an overview of the insurance industry and its impact on schools, recent coverage changes, special insurance concerns for school and an update of insurance concerns for schools using independent contractors and employee leansing firms. Also, there will be an presentation on when you should refinance a bond issue to cover identfying factors that make a refinancing work, discussion of different types of refinancing and limitations of each, learning the key questions to ask, and there will be a discussion of the impact of negative arbitrage on refinancing.

Participants will get an understanding of unemployment compensation laws and how that knowledge can potentially save schools money on unemployment compensation and will learn how property tax matters between schools, counties and local units.

Participants will review the Hay Group health insurance survey and its implications on Michigan schools and will review a report conducted by CRC. Also, they will get updates on school aid, legislation, accounting and auditing, and the school bond load fund.

Participants will receive information on the following topics: MDE Update-FID, What´s Next; Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office, State School Aid Update, Health Insurance - A Reality Check; Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs); Fraud and Ethics for the Business Office; School Finance: Past-Present-Future; Creating Fill-in-the-Blank Forms with Acrobat; Legal Landmines: The Reocurring Issues that Cost Districts Dearly; Metamorphosis - From Management to Leader; Legislative Update; Cost Reduction Methods for Your Business Office; Hire and Higher; 20 Greatest Myths of Wage and Hour Laws; and an inspirational keynote presentation.

This session will help participants understand the alternatives for reducing your district´s health insurance costs. The first portion of the program will be devoted to benefit design and funding options and the impact on bargaining. The second portion will focus on alternate methods and strategies for negotiating health insurance with your unionized groups.

Participants will learn how to make good decisions about contracting out services including how to determine the true costs of existing services and comparing them to alternatives offered by private businesses. This session will also cover approaches to dealing with your community and employees as well as legal and collective bargaining issues.

Participants will learn the benefits and cost savings of team cleaning. Participants will learn hands-on process and how to implement team cleaning in their district.

The Facilities Management Committee addresses issues related to construction, engineering, architecture, renovations, building codes, custodial work, maintenance, energy conservation, and related areas.

The Food Service Committee assists members with reporting, record-keeping, food production, distribution, menu planning, nutrition education, budgeting, purchasing, daily cash accountability, maintenance, food service facility planning, employee relations, contract negotiations, contract administration, public relations, and compliance of State and federal regulations.

The Monroe/Lenawee School Business Officials group will get updates on legislation, laws, MSBO products and services, school finance, reporting, taxes, bonding, elections and hot topics. They will also have discussion on issues relavant to their region.

Members of the South Central Michigan SBO will get updates throughout the year on the following topics: legislation, school laws, ethics, elections, health insurance, facilities, privatization, retirement, property taxes, MSBO, GASB, etc.

Participants will learn how to use the new ISD version of the Dynamic Budget Projections software which provides multi-year budget projections in an Excel template.

Participants will learn the factors that impact energy use, how to review utility bills and analyze the data in a useful way, what state and federal level assistance is available, and the processes and benefits of pursuing Energy Star Certification. They will also get lists of resources available.

This session provides useful information just in time for negotiations and your budget process - tools that will help maximize your effectiveness as your district´s school business leader. Get the latest information on economy, budget, state aid, legislation and other hot topics.

Participant of the Grand Valley School Business Officials Workshop will receive a legislative update, details on health savings accounts, legal advice on ethics and allowable expenditures, and will participate in a roundtable discussion on budget reductions.

The Group Solutions Session is designed to offer school business managers the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar. The session will be lead by an MSBO consultant who has worked directly with more than 340 schools over the past 13 years. Participants are provided with tools and taught how to perform an evaluation of business office operations.

This program is designed as an introduction for new business officials and office staff members who are in the their first few years of employment. It’s also a great refresher for “veterans” who want a basic review of information. Topics include an overview of school business, communications, technology, human resources, reporting, school law, politics, organizational and site office issues, and fund accounting.

The ISD Group Solutions Session is designed to offer school business managers that work in Intermediate School Districts the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar. Participants are provided with tools and taught how to perform an evaluation of business office operations and how to implement improvements and efficiency.

The MSBO Leadership Group will meet at this workshop to discuss current issues in legislation, negotiations, health insurance, school finance, purchasing, transportation, food service, technology, human resources, and payroll. During this workshop the group will select some clinics for the annual conference through a ground table discussion.

Participants will get updates on MSBO, MDE, legislation, legal, Michigan economy, Accounting, State Aid, and record retention schedule. Other topics include MPSERS, Audit Finding, CEPI, and changes in special education maintenance of effort.

Attendees get the most current information on finance, budgeting, facilities, food service, transportation, state filing, insurance, best practices, benchmarking, negotiations, and technology.

Learn property tax basics including a discussion of allowable millage rates, enabling laws as well as how taxes are levied and collected. The workshop will also expain the various terms used in the levy of school taxes. The presenters will explain how the annual county settlement process works and how it affects districts.

MICHIGAN’S NEW STATE TREASURER – Our new state treasurer will talk about his agenda and give us his take on Michigan’s economic outlook - will SAF revenues be there when we need them? DATA WAREHOUSING – Just what is data warehousing? How does it help student learning? Will it help meet AYP? Find out about the process of selecting data warehousing software, implementation strategies and lessons learned from an ISD that has been through the process. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES - An experienced attorney will help you understand just what is allowable and what is not. Also, learn about strategies to help your superintendent, board and administrators understand the need to comply. ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING UPDATE - A quick update on how changes in the auditing and accounting rules might be affecting your district now and in the future. SCHOOL AID UPDATE – It’s always good to start the year with the latest information on State Aid. Among other things, find out how the new categoricals will be calculated? LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – What are they doing now and what’s next! AND UPDATES ON: RECORD RETENTION BUDGET VIOLATION LETTERS THE STATEWIDE SOFTWARE INITIATIVE

Participants will receive updates on the following topics: MDE, Legal, Legislative, Marketing, Public Relations, Energy Management/Conservation and many more. Also participants will get a global view of education from China.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new law, new equipment, new methods, etc.

Participants will get an overview on the following: discovery of the people, process and technology currently in place; documenting the opportunities; district energy policies - a common set of goals and objectives; formation of an energy taskforce; addressing behavioral and technical issues leads to best practices; energy curriculum develeopment, benchmarking tools - SchoolDude and Energy Star; implementation of an energy program management plan; publicity and community awareness planning; and roll-out and training.

Attendees get the most current information on finance, budgeting, facilities, food service, transportation, state filing, insurance, best practices, benchmarking, cost savings, human resources, privitization, legal and legislative issues, and technology.

This session provides timely information for practicing CPAs and business managers in preparing for successful year-end and financial statement preparation. Important topics include: MDE Update, Sate Auditing Issues, Cash Management Issues, The Impact of New Documentation Requirement Under SAS #103, SAS #112-Do You Have Control Deficiencies, Your Audit Identified Issues, 403b Annuity Regulations, Legal Update, and a update on the Revenue Estimating Conference.

Participants will learn about the effects of the new series of Statment of Auditing Standards. Topics covered are: Fund Level Financial Statements, District-Wide Financial Statements and Reconciliation, Notes to the Financial Statements, Required Supplementary Information, Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards & Related Notes, and Management Discussion and Analysis.

Topics covered at this workshop include an economic outlook, state aid revenue and the state budget, negotiation strategies, health insurance, creating change in difficult times, find new ways to save your district money, review of unemployment law and legal update, effectively dealing with your legislators, best practice sessions, and legislative update.

Participant of the Grand Valley School Business Officials Workshop will receive a legislative update, details on reportable compensation, a school finance update, and will participate in a roundtable discussion.

The Group Solutions Session is designed to offer school business managers the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar. The session will be lead by an MSBO consultant who has worked directly with more than 340 schools over the past 13 years. Participants are provided with tools and taught how to perform an evaluation of business office operations.

Districts have incurred substantial expenses in recent years over the mishandling of hazardous materials. Learn to identify and manage hazardous materials in the workplace. Hear strategies to inventory, control, and dispose of hazardous chemicals safetly and in accordance with the law. This can help your district avoid unnecessary costs and provide a healthier environment for all.

This program is designed as an introduction for new business officials and office staff members who are in the their first few years of employment. It’s also a great refresher for “veterans” who want a basic review of information. Topics include an overview of school business, communications, technology, human resources, organizational and site office issues, fund accounting, reporting, school law, politics, and tools you can use.

Participants will get updates on MSBO, MDE, legislation, legal, accounting, State Aid, and cash management and a report from the State Superintendent.

This seminar is designed to help school district staff develop a written MIOSHA program for their school district. The seminar is designed for facilities directors and business officials. Attendees will come away with easily customized policy documents, step-by-step procedures to follow for compliance, along with other tools to make implementation easy. Three key areas will be covered: Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Learn how the assessment process works. There will be an in depth explanation of assessor responsibilities both at the local unit and county level. District personnel will walk away from this seminar with an understanding of how boards of review and Michigan Tax Tribunal adjustments affect the tax levy. In addition, the presenter(s) will review tax increase financing authorities and specific local taxes and how they affect your district’s property tax levies and state aid. Finally, the speakers will review the headlee computation in detail and discuss what issues you should be reviewing with your local and county treasurer on at least an annual basis.

Topics covered are: New 403(b) Regulations – The new 403(b) regulations are finally out! You may or may not be aware of the newly released regulations. We´ll spend some time covering this new requirement during the workshop. New Pupil Accounting Rules – MDE will share new pupil accounting rules and how they will impact districts. Learn about the proposed rules and provide feedback to the department on how the new rules would affect your district. Help with Legislative Initiatives – Just what legislative initiatives will be part of the total budget solution this year? We are seeing and hearing things like the requirement to submit a district plan for the consolidation of services, financial benchmarking, and the requirement to now bid for services. We’ll update you on the latest about any requirements and provide a framework of those requirements, helping you prepare to comply. Transportation Benchmarking Survey Results – The results of the new transportation survey will be reviewed. Find out how to use this new tool to compare your transportation operation to that of your peers. Accounting and Auditing Update – An update on how the latest changes in the auditing and accounting rules have affected audits completed thus far and learn how you will be affected by the future changes coming our way. School Aid Update – It’s always good to start the school year with the latest information on State Aid. Who knows, this year it may be “hot off the presses” as we hear that the legislature may complete budgets later instead of sooner. Legislative Update – What they doing now and what’s next! Also brief updates on: Energy Essentials, PaySchools, and more.

30 different topics including a keynote presenter are offered at this workshop. Sessions include updates on FID, accounting, school finance, technology, health insurance, school safety, worker´s comp, legislative and others.

Participants will get an UPSBO update; information on emergency financial managers; a legislative update; information on insurance hot topics, QZab Bonds, and refinancing bonds; an MSBO potpourri session; and the SBO business meeting.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new law, new equipment, new methods, etc.

Participants will get updates on AICPA Government Audit Quality Center, State Auditing Issues, Internal Controls, Federal Issues, Economic, Audit Risk Standards, MDE and Legal.

Participants will get an understanding of the SAS #112 implications, fund level financial statements, district wide financial statements and reconciliation, notes to the financial statements, required supplimentary information , additional information, schedule of expenditures of federal awards & related notes, and management discussion & analysis.

This conference covers the following topics: MSBO Update; Economic Outlook; State Aid Revenue and the State Budget; FID Data - Making It Useful; Legislative Update; Negotiation Strategies and Update; Retirement System Update; PA 63 Collaboration Report Status and Essential Elements of Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreements; New Health Insurance Legislation - Obtaining Claims Data and Creating Your RFP, Using Your Claims Data in Structuring Your Health Plan, Pooling and Options - How Are Things Going to Change; IRS Regulations Update - Sections 125, 403(b), and 409(a); Maximizing Food Service Dollars for Your District; Cornucopia of Leadership; and a Wrap-up and Review.

Participant of the Grand Valley School Business Officials Workshop will receive a legislative update, legal update and economic update and will participate in a roundtable discussion.

The Group Solutions Session is designed to offer school business managers the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar. The session will be lead by an MSBO consultant who has worked directly with more than 340 schools over the past 13 years. Participants are provided with tools and taught how to perform an evaluation of business office operations.

This program is designed as an introduction for new business officials and office staff members who are in the their first few years of employment. It’s also a great refresher for “veterans” who want a basic review of information. Topics include an overview of school business, communications, technology, human resources, organizational and site office issues, fund accounting, reporting, school law, politics, and tools you can use.

This program is designed as an introduction for new business officials and office staff members who are in the their first few years of employment. It’s also a great refresher for “veterans” who want a basic review of information. Topics include an overview of school business, communications, technology, human resources, organizational and site office issues, fund accounting, reporting, school law, politics, and tools you can use.

The ISD Group Solutions Session is designed to offer school business managers that work in Intermediate School Districts the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar. Participants are provided with tools and taught how to perform an evaluation of business office operations and how to implement improvements and efficiency.

The workshop covers the following topics: MSBO/MDE Updates, Economic Update, Darkening the Dotted Lines, Bidding of Food Service Contracts, Review of Changes in State Aid, Legislative Update, FID Update, Preview and Preparation for the New Student Information Database, Medicaid and Fee for Service, and The New Michigan Business Tax and Taxable Values Issues and Answers, plus an opportunity to as questions of MDE staff.

Participants receive information and updates on a wide variety of topics from finance to food service management.

Learn property tax basics including a discussion of allowable millage rates, enabling laws as well as how taxes are levied and collected. The workshop will also explain the various terms used in the levy of school taxes. The presenter(s) will explain how the annual county settlement process works and how it affects districts. This session’s target audience is new business managers, business office support staff managing tax receipts, and board members.

Topics include: Michigan’s State Treasurer, Bank Safety, Accounting and Auditing Update, School Aid Update,Legislative Update, Some Roundtable Time

30 different topics including a keynote presenter are offered at this workshop. Sessions include updates on legal issues, accounting, school finance, technology, health insurance, legislative issues and others.

Participants will get an UPSBO update, a legislative update, information on financing and refinancing capital projects, update on current legal issues in school finance, information on safeguarding district funds, and an MSBO potpourri update.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new law, new equipment, new methods, etc.

Required courses include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinghisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonimics, playground maintenance and inspection, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

Required courses include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinghisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonimics, playground maintenance and inspection, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

Required course include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinguisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonomics, playground maintenance and inspection, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

Required course include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinguisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonomics, playground maintenance and inspection, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

Required course include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinguisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonomics, playground maintenance and inspection, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

Required courses include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinghisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonimics, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

Required course include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinguisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonomics, playground maintenance and inspection, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

Required course include AED, blood borne pathogens, CPR, first aid, health emergencies overview, health emergencies allergies, health emergencies asthma, health emergencies diabetes, health emergencies hemophilia, health emergencies seizures, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Required courses include AED, bloodborne pathogens, CPR, first aid, health emergencies overview, health emergencies alleries, health emergencies asthma, health emergencies diabetes, health emergencies hemophilia, health emergencies seizures, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Required courses include AED, bloodborne pathogens, CPR, first aid, health emergencies overview, health emergencies alleries, health emergencies asthma, health emergencies diabetes, health emergencies hemophilia, health emergencies seizures, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Required course include AED, blood borne pathogens, CPR, first aid, health emergencies overview, health emergencies allergies, health emergencies asthma, health emergencies diabetes, health emergencies hemophilia, health emergencies seizures, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Required courses include AED, bloodborne pathogens, CPR, first aid, health emergencies overview, health emergencies alleries, health emergencies asthma, health emergencies diabetes, health emergencies hemophilia, health emergencies seizures, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Required course include AED, blood borne pathogens, CPR, first aid, health emergencies overview, health emergencies allergies, health emergencies asthma, health emergencies diabetes, health emergencies hemophilia, health emergencies seizures, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Required courses include: conflict management - angry parents, conflict management - staff-to-staff, conflict management - student-to-student, diversity awareness, FERPA, playground supervision, reasonable suspicion - drug & alcohol, sexual harassment - policy & prevention, sexual harassment - refresher, sexual harassment - staff-to-staff, and sexual harassment - student issues.

Required courses include: conflict management – angry parents, conflict management – staff-to-staff, conflict management – student-to-student, diversity awareness, FERPA, playground supervision, reasonable suspicion drug & alcohol, sexual harassment – staff-to-staff, and sexual harassment – student issues

Required courses include: conflict management - angry parents, conflict management - staff-to-staff, conflict management - student-to-student, diversity awareness, FERPA, playground supervision, reasonable suspicion - drug & alcohol, sexual harassment - policy & prevention, sexual harassment - refresher, sexual harassment - staff-to-staff, and sexual harassment - student issues.

Required courses include: conflict management – angry parents, conflict management – staff-to-staff, conflict management – student-to-student, diversity awareness, FERPA, playground supervision, reasonable suspicion drug & alcohol, sexual harassment – staff-to-staff, and sexual harassment – student issues

Required courses include: bullying, child abuse, emergency operations planning, EOP implementing the plan, online safety overview, online safety cyberbullying, online safety predators, online safety threats of violence, school intruders, and school violence/weapons

Required courses include: bullying, child abuse, emergency operations planning, EOP implementing the plan, online safety overview, online safety cyberbullying, online safety predators, online safety threats of violence, school intruders, and school violence/weapons.

Required courses include: bullying, child abuse, emergency operations planning, EOP implementing the plan, online safety overview, online safety cyberbullying, online safety predators, online safety threats of violence, school intruders, and school violence/weapons.

Required courses include: bullying, child abuse, emergency operations planning, EOP implementing the plan, online safety overview, online safety cyberbullying, online safety predators, online safety threats of violence, school intruders, and school violence/weapons

Courses include: Fire Extinguisher Safety; General Safety Orientation; Lockout/Tagout; Automated External Defibrillators (AED); Bloodborne Pathogens: Complete or Refresher; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); First Aid; Health Emergencies: Allergies; Health Emergencies: Asthma; Health Emergencies: Diabetes; Health Emergencies: Hemophilia; Health Emergencies Overview; Health Emergencies: Seizures; Conflict Management: The Angry Parent; Conflict Management: Staff-to-Staff; Conflict Management: Student-to-Student; Diversity Awareness & Appreciation; FERPA: Confidentiality of Records; Reasonable Suspicion: Drugs & Alcohol; Sexual Harassment: Policy & Prevention; Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff; Sexual Harassment: Student Issues; Michigan and Federal Laws Overview; Bullying or Bullying Primer; Child Abuse or Child Abuse Primer; School Intruders; School Violence/Weapons; City Driving; Defensive Driving; Road Rage; School Bus Behavior & Discipline; Transportation Safety; and Winter Driving

Courses include: Back Injury & Lifting; Fire Extinguisher Safety; General Safety Orientation; Hazard Communications: Right to Know; Lockout/Tagout; Slips, Trips, and Falls or Primer; Automated External Defibrillators (AED); Bloodborne Pathogens: Complete or Refresher; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); First Aid; Health Emergencies: Allergies; Health Emergencies: Asthma; Health Emergencies: Diabetes; Health Emergencies: Hemophilia; Health Emergencies Overview; Health Emergencies: Seizures; HIV/AIDS Awareness; Conflict Management: The Angry Parent; Conflict Management: Staff-to-Staff; Conflict Management: Student-to-Student; Diversity Awareness & Appreciation; FERPA: Confidentiality of Records; Reasonable Suspicion: Drugs & Alcohol; Sexual Harassment: Policy & Prevention; Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff; Sexual Harassment: Student Issues; Michigan and Federal Laws Overview; Bullying or Bullying Primer; Child Abuse or Child Abuse Primer; School Intruders; School Violence/Weapons; City Driving; Defensive Driving; Road Rage; School Bus Behavior & Discipline; Transportation Safety; and Winter Driving

Courses include: Back Injury & Lifting; Fire Extinguisher Safety; General Safety Orientation; Hazard Communications: Right to Know; Lockout/Tagout; Slips, Trips, and Falls or Primer; Automated External Defibrillators (AED); Bloodborne Pathogens: Complete or Refresher; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); First Aid; Health Emergencies: Allergies; Health Emergencies: Asthma; Health Emergencies: Diabetes; Health Emergencies: Hemophilia; Health Emergencies Overview; Health Emergencies: Seizures; HIV/AIDS Awareness; Conflict Management: The Angry Parent; Conflict Management: Staff-to-Staff; Conflict Management: Student-to-Student; Reasonable Suspicion: Drugs & Alcohol; Michigan and Federal Laws Overview; School Violence/Weapons; City Driving; Defensive Driving; Road Rage; School Bus Behavior & Discipline; Transportation Safety; and Winter Driving

Participants will get updates on AICPA Government Audit Quality Center, State Auditing Issues, Internal Controls, Federal Issues, Economic, Audit Risk Standards, MDE and Legal.

Participants will get an understanding of the SAS #112 implications, fund level financial statements, district wide financial statements and reconciliation, notes to the financial statements, required supplimentary information , additional information, schedule of expenditures of federal awards & related notes, and management discussion & analysis.

Sessions include: an MSBO update, economic outloook and state budget and school aid update, tough choices and tough times national presenter, employee dependent audits, the new MESSA health insurance ratings, the character of ethical leadership, e-rate, cost recovery for building use, retirement system update, leadership and life´s lessons, negotiation strategies, health insurance bidding, legislative update, template for transition, and so what does PA 63 really mean for your school.

The Group Solutions session is designed to offer school business managers the depth and breadth of an individual consulting experience at the price of a seminar. Topics discussed are budgeting, privitization/consolidation of services, negotiations and benefits, banking/investing security, purchasing, marketing yourself, business office operations (personnel, payroll, benefits, purchasing, accounts payable, cash receipts, cash management, financial reporting and compliance, technology), and an MSBO services update on task calendars and web site.

Experienced business managers will share their thoughts and experiences as they facilitate discussions on challenging topics facing today´s current issues. This session provides hands-on business office self-assessment, discussion, real-world problem solving, and networking especially geared toward local district business managers.

Topics covered are Overview of School Business; Communications; Technology; Human Resources; Organizational and Site Office Issues; Fund Accounting; Roundtable; Reporting State, Federal, and Local Agencies; Tools You Can Use; Politics and the Business Office; School Law; and Bringing Closures and What´s Ahead.

The following topics will be covered: MDE/MSBO updates, Economic Update, Update on Consolidation and Collaboration, Review of Changes in State Aid, Legislative Update, FID Update, Central Registry for SB-CEUs Update, A View from the State Superintendent´s Office, ARRA Reporting Requirements, Update on CEPI, ORS Update.

Participants receive information and updates on a wide variety of topics from finance to food service management.

Topics covered are: school property taxes overview; Michigan property taxes, Headlee, Review Form L-4029; tax increment financing, specific tax programs, renaissance zones; property taxes and State Aid - what can go wrong; Board of Review - law changes for prior year adjustments, Michigan State Tax Commission, Michigan Tax Tribunal; settlement and reconciliation; case study - proving your case; and State Tax Commission CD, other issues, and wrap-up.

Topics include MSBO Update; Legislative Update; School Aid Update; An Economic and Budget View from the State Treasurer; Accounting and Auditing Update; and an ARRA - What We Learned and What´s Ahead.

Session topics include: Communicating in a Crisis, PaySchools, New Auditing Standards, Risk/Fraud Issues, Software Consortium Update Mi-Case, New Health Insurance Bidding Law, CEPI - Q & A´s Rep Reporting, Honeywell Instant Alert, and Smart Data - Online for Purchase Cards.

Participants will have presentations on UP SBO Update, Current Legal Issues in School Finance, Legislative Update, TPEG, Collaborating Services, Investment Banking and Securities, MSBO Update, and SafeSchools System.

SafeSchools courses include Emergency Operations Management; Crisis Recovery; EOP: Building the Plan; EOP: Implementing the Plan; Family Reunification; Incident Command Systems*; Tactical Site Surveys; Environmental; Asbestos Awareness; Asbestos Awareness (AHERA)*; Asbestos Awareness Refresher; Asbestos Awareness (Spanish); Back Injury & Lifting; Back Injury & Lifting (Spanish); Confined Spaces*; Electrical Safety; Electrical Safety Primer; Fall Protection*; Fire Extinguisher Safety; Fire Extinguisher Safety (Spanish); General Safety Orientation; Hazard Communications: Right to Know (Spanish); Hazard Communications: Right to Know; Hearing Loss Prevention; Heat Illness Prevention; Heat Illness Prevention (Spanish)*; Integrated Pest Management (IPM)*; Ladder Safety; Ladder Safety (Spanish); Lockout/Tagout: Energy Release; Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS); Material Safety Data Sheets (Spanish); Office Ergonomics; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Playground Maintenance & Inspection; Slips, Trips & Falls; Slips, Trips & Falls Primer; Slips, Trips & Falls Primer (Spanish); Bloodborne Pathogens Complete; Bloodborne Pathogens Refresher; Bloodborne Refresher (Spanish); Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); First Aid; Health Emergencies Overview; Health Emergencies: Life-Threatening Allergies; Health Emergencies: Asthma Awareness; Health Emergencies: Diabetes Awareness; Health Emergencies: Hemophilia; Health Emergencies: Seizures; HIV/AIDS Awareness; Pandemic Flu; Conflict Management: Managing the Angry Parent; Conflict Management: Staff-to-Staff; Conflict Management: Student-to-Student; Diversity Awareness; FERPA: Confidentiality of Records; Reasonable Suspicion for Drug & Alcohol Use in the Workplace; Sexual Harassment: Policy & Prevention; Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff; Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff Refresher; Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff (Spanish); Sexual Harassment: Student Issues & Response; Sexual Harassment: Student Issues & Response (Spanish)*; Food Safety & Kitchen Sanitation; Food Safety & Kitchen Sanitation (Spanish); Foodborne Illnesses; Foodborne Illnesses (Spanish)*; Food Service Equipment: Safe Use*; Food Service Equipment: Sanitation*; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)*; School Meal Compliance; School Meal Compliance (Spanish); Arson Awareness and Prevention; Crime Prevention Through Physical Security*; School Intruders; School Violence: Identifying & Addressing; Visual Weapons Screening; Bullying: Recognition & Response; Bullying Primer; Child Abuse: Identification & Intervention; Child Abuse Primer; Child Abuse Primer (Spanish); Disruptive Student Behavior; Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Student Issues*; Managing the Aftermath of Tragedy*; Online Safety Primer: What Every Educator Needs to Know; Online Safety: Cyberbullying; Online Safety: Predators; Online Safety: Threats of Violence; Playground Supervision; Youth Suicide: Postvention*; Youth Suicide: Awareness & Prevention; Bus Behavior & Discipline; City Driving; Defensive Driving; Evacuation Planning for Special Needs Students*; Restraints & Securement of Special Needs Students*; Road Rage; Transportation Safety; Van Safety; Winter Driving; and Michigan and Federal Laws Overview.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program. (BI 3 days only)

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program. (MP 2 days only)

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new law, new equipment, new methods, etc.

Open by special invitation only. This program will focus on improving business office procedures and implementing new ideas.

IACET Course

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registraion. Open to teachers. This program will help you increase your financial awareness while gainig a marketable skill.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. This program will help you gain a solid understanding of corporate accounting practices.

Participants will attend sessions regarding payroll and benefit/compensation issues that will enhance their knowledge of accounting practices and related topics and improve their business skills.

This session has a closed registration process. Partcipants will upgrade instructional/technical skills to impact student success on State Board Examinations and implement operative learning strategies tom improve student performance on SBEs.

This workshop is open to school business officials. The workshop is designed to be an interactive opportunity to gain a better understanding of bonds, the bond market and investment strategies relevant to today’s economic environment. To register, visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us, and click on the Register Online link.

Presenter Keith Krahnke, Superintendent of Pickford Public Schools, will cover borrowing using a local bank. Lillian Clark, retired Business Manager, will discuss borrowing through the State Aid program. Both will cover analyzing cash flow and determining the point where borrowing is needed.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. This program will help you master the skills needed to run an ethical business.

Prepares participants to develop powerful proposals to market an organizations products and services.

For registration information, please contact Dr. Doris Brown at 586/792-4842. Open to Teachers, Business Owners and the entire general public. This seminar is designed to introduce the participant to business procedures as it applies to the 21st Century.

Business managers from local school districts will discuss current and timely issues concerning school finance, such as hiring and paying substitutes and MSBO Purchase Cards, as well as current state financial issues.

This MVU course prepares participants to develop powerful proposals that effectively market an organization´s products and services. Participants learn about two different types of proposals-letter and formal-and practice creating the major components of each.

This is an overview of school administration issues as they relate to technology management. It covers budgeting and borrowing, insurance and risk management, basics of employment law, overview of school finance and school law, the structure and operation of a busines office, and creating a technology plan.

Participants will explore the situation of communication error because of modality differences. By experiencing the differences in Learning Modalities, students/teachers will be placed in a learning situation where the modality of the teachers doesn´t match the modality of the students.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to Teachers. Learn how to turn your business ideas into a solid plan for financing and long term success.

Open to Shiawassee and Clinton County BMA educators. BMA educators will be introduced to the newly revised Blackboard computer environment. Each educator will import their current courses into the new environment and make necessary adjustments. New Blackboard features will be discussed that impact BMA educators.

This session has a closed registration process. Participants will critique/re-write Natural Hair Cultivation curriculum components to comply with State Board Standards. They will develop pacing charts that reflect scope and sequence tom improve instructional planning and student success.

Administrators will learn how to motivate and change resistant, negative, and/or mediocre teachers. They will learn how to discourage gossip and negative influence on other staff memebers as well as confrontational behavior with students and parents.

IACET Course

The primary objective of the program is to provide teachers with a firm understanding of the basic concepts encompassed in the National Voluntary Content Standards for Economics. This is extremely useful not just for economics teachers, but for teachers of all the social sciences, such as history and political science. The other primary goal is to provide teachers with pedagogy allowing them to transfer their knowledge to students in an efficient and interesting manner.

The primary objective of the program is to provide teachers with a firm understanding of the basic concepts encompassed in the National Voluntary Content Standards for Economics. This is extremely useful not just for economics teachers, but for teachers of all the social sciences, such as history and political science. The other primary goal is to provide teachers with pedagogy allowing them to transfer their knowledge to students in an efficient and interesting manner.

Participants will get an overview of the local business perspective on the reasons why business-education partnerships are critical to our local economy, will hear about the needs for greater hard and soft skills and learn about good career fields in our area. At the workplaces, educators will participate in teams, attend project meetings, work on businss problems and become immersed in the daily work of the business. Educators will draw from their experiences to create a turnkey lesson plan with all materials, ready to use in the classroom.

Participants will exploe the areas of Emotional Intelligence and Molecules of Emotions. Authors Candace Pert and Daniel Goleman have provided an excellent structure of knowledge to the understanding of emotional intelligence and why it may be more important in IQ. This seminar will explore how anatomically the emotional system can act independently of the neocortex...some reactions and emotional memories can be formed without any conscious, cognitive partipation at all, yet totally be stored in the subconscious mind affecting all cognitive processing.

Administrators and Business Office Personnel who work with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act will benefit from this program.

The purpose of this class is to encourage individual entrepreneurial-ship business skills in the county, as part of a plan to help promote local economic growth.

Framing and explaining financial literacy concepts for teachers grades 1-8 to use in their classrooms. Some of the topics are: want vs needs, budgeting, banking,savings, credit card use and investments.

Presenter Phillip Wolf, CPA, Principal of Anderson, Tackman, & Co. PLC will discuss the implementation of GASB 34, after fixed assets have been set up. The management, discussion, and analysis that each district will need to prepare to accompany audits will be reviewed as to necessary content and additional optional information. Depreciation and budgeting will be covered as well as matching program revenues with expenditures.

School districts are now required to implement the GASB Statement #34 for reporting financial statements. This workshop, conducted by accounting professionals, is an implementation training program that includes hands-on exercises to demonstrate the requirements of BASB-34 in order for participants to gain knowledge to effectively implement the requirements in their districts.

An overview of the steps to implement the Financial Infrastructure Database from downloading software to updating codes to the new 1022 chart of accounts. Review of 1022 chart of account revisions; discussion regarding implementing, beginning with sending test date; and discussion of how this changes our annual Form B reporting. Presenters will be area business managers who have implemented the FID and are ready to test.

The course guides aspiring entrpreneurs into the world of business ownership. Curriculum includes activites designed to encourage creative problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.

This seminar is for management personnel responsible for accounting and financial governments and nonprofit organizations. This seminar features practice aids and implementation for audits as well as indepth examination of current accounting and reporting in forthcoming pronouncements. The training will equip you to apply the latest accounting and financial reporting and comply with revised Single Audit and related compliance standards. Topic update on nonprofit accounting and reporting, and current and emerging issues, governments and nonprofit entities.

Designed to take the participant through the various stages of implementing GASB Statement #34 on the new reporting model for school district financial statements.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Learn techniques to improve your decision making skills.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Develop a deeper understanding of yourself through journaling.

Participants will explore the styles and modalities in information processing known as "learning modalities." Utilizing 21st century terminology, students/teachers will participate in a self assessment to explore the modalities of information processing including visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and digital.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Learn the basic skills required to work in the manufacturing field.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Learn the basics of manufacturing, including its history, processes, materials, products and industries.

This four day session in economic education and entrepreneurship provides 3rd through 12th grade teachers with cross-disciplinary activities, assignments and programs to explain and show students how entrepreneurs influence business, consumers, and the economy.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Understand the significance of strategic planning.

Participation by invitation only. Participants will be provided a pretest for Access and Outlook for Microsoft Computer Application Specialist 2007 and will be able to work with instructors on areas of need as diagnosed by pretests. Then participants will be able to take the Microsoft National Certification test for Outlook and Access.

Participants by invitation only. Participants will be provided online practice tests for MCAS 2007 (Certiprep). Before coming to class participants, must take pretests in WORD, PPT, and Excel. During class participants will work with instructors on areas of need as diagnosed by pretest and take second pretest (In Demand). Then participants will take the MICROSOFT 2007 National Certification test for each area: WORD, PPT, and EXCEL.

This workshop will help build the capacity to teach important economic conepts in a fun, hands-on way. This is a three day workshop.

This seminar is designed to help school district staff develop a written MIOSHA program for their school district. The seminar is designed for facilities directors and business officials. Attendees will come away with easily customized policy documents, step-by-step procedures to follow for compliance, along with other tools to make implementation easy. Three key areas will be covered: Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

This seminar is designed to help school district staff develop a written MIOSHA program for their school district. The seminar is designed for facilities directors and business officials. Attendees will come away with easily customized policy documents, step-by-step procedures to follow for compliance, along with other tools to make implementation easy. Three key areas will be covered: Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

In Effective Presentation: Planning a Presentation, you will learn how to determine realistic presentation objectives, how to analyze your audience, and how to use supporting materials effectively. In addition, you will learn how to organize your presentation clearly and successfully incorporate visual aids into your presentation. Learn To • Identify the six common types of presentations. • List three items a presenter should examine to determine presentation objectives. • List two constraints that make objectives realistic. • Organize your presentation using three major sections. • Display visual aids using six different methods.

This workshop will provide you with the tools to educate students in the fundamentals of sound money management and the basic concepts of financial planning and personal responsibility.

The workshop will provide you with the tools to educate students in the fundamentals of sound money management and the basic concepts of financial planning and personal responsibility.

Participants include high school teachers, with the occasional assistance of select professionals. Employ this curriculum in the classrooms to teach young adults about the financial planning process.

Participants will explore key issues of nonprofit management in the context of mission attainment, governance, leadership, financial management, fund development, staff and volunteer relations, and community engagement.

Participants will learn the INs and OUTs of Internet Marketing. In addition, America´s High School will be presented and participants will be able to register and complete hands-on computer activities. Using an Accounting, IT, BMA, or Marketing WIKI, participants will share their Lesson Plans/Modules/Individualized Unit Plans with others as well.

Participants will complete a personality assessment using the MBTI and Keirsey Temperament sorter. Personality assessments can be used to assist in understanding how "five sensory/Cognitive" and "Multisensory/Associative" processing skills in humans relate to information processing within the subconscious mind. Other aspects of this seminar explore the "natural" teacher and does every student possess the natural ability to learn from any "type" or "temperament" of the teacher?

For registration information, contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801. Open to teachers. Learn essential information to prepare and complete your project.

Participants in this MVU course will understand the importance of project management and learn to differentiate between product and project management, and become familiar with the five steps of the project management process.

For registration information, contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801. Open to teachers. Learn to master the fundamentals of purchasing.

For registration information, please contact Dr. Doris Brown at 586/792-4842. Open to Teachers, Business Owners and the entire general public. Participants will focus on the characteristics of customer-oriented organization and service, implementing quality steps and how to incorporate improvements into daily management.

This seminar is for government auditors and public accountants conducting or planning to conduct accordance with Government Auditing Standards. This training will focus on recent changes to the Yellow Book. The latest requirements for government audits as well as government funds received by non-government organizations will be studied in detail. You´ll learn about the revised Yellow Book standards, including the omnibus revised independence changes of 2002. Find out the relationship of Government Audits the AICPA auditing standards and OMB requirements.

For registration information, contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801. Open to teachers. Design and construct a superior business operation.

This course is designed for elem school teachers who face the challenge of teaching financial literacy to their students. Topics include money management, banking, economics, budgeting, credit cards and stocks and bonds.

NARRATIVE: This program is designed to give teachers up-to-date information on the economics of globalization by examining relevant economic concepts, topics and materials. The highlight of the program is a video-conference, bringing together teachers attending similar workshops at the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York and Dallas-San Antonio branch with experts in the field of globalization at each of the participating Federal Reserve Banks.

To provide business teachers with an overview of online, e-Learning, and training and the discipline of entrepreneurship as a career option for students.

Participants will be introduced to information processing - The basic application of information processing using the Dunn and Dunn model of global (left brain) and linerar (right brain) data processing. A self assessment will be used to measure teacher/student ability and explore the "whole brain" approach to information processing.

Discover exciting new ways to integrate economics and financial education into your history, geography, math and literature curriculum. Professors from the University of Michigan-Flint will explore global economic issues from the 17th century to the present, and breakout sessions will provide an opportunity to use hands-on activities to teach economic concepts. No prior knowledge of economics needed! Content and lesson plans are aligned with Michigan curriculum standards. Age appropriate lesson plans and National Council on Economic Education teacher resource publication provided. Lunch will be served on Friday, coffee and muffins on Friday and Saturday morning. Grades 6-12: March 17th, 8:00-4:15, and March 18th 9:00-12:15. Workshops made possible by the National Council on Economic Education through funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement. For more information or to register contact Paula Nas at the Center for Economic Education at UM-Flint 810.762.3280, or pnas@umflint.edu. There is a $25 registration fee, which will be refunded at the conclusion of the workshop.

This meeting of Upper Peninsula School Business Officials covers multiple topics including, MDE updates, legislative updates, insurance issues, and legal updates.

This meeting of Upper Peninsula School Business Officials covers multiple topics including, MDE updates, legislative updates, financial strategies, and legal updates.

This periodic meeting of Upper Peninsula School Business Officials covers an array of topics, such as property tax issues, unemployment, insurance options, IRS updates, bond refinancing, and a MSBO update.

Train the traininers workshop for rep of school districts for K-12 Economics, Personal Finance, and Entrepreneurship.