Newsletters 2013-14 Focus newsletter, [2] winter | Page 2

LEADERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Anoka-Hennepin Finance Department honored for 10th straight year B ecause of the high-quality work of Anoka-Hennepin’s Finance Department, the school district has received the Association of School Business Official’s (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award for fiscal year 2011. This is the 10th year in a row the school district has received this award, which honors organizations for high standards for financial reporting and accountability. M ichelle Vargas, Anoka-Hennepin’s chief financial officer (CFO), was named the 2012 CFO of the Year by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Vargas won the award for the nonprofit civic/cultural/education category. The Certificate of Excellence award confirms the school business office’s commitment to financial accountability and transpare