The Official Magazine of the
Texas Association of
School Business Officials
VOL. 42, Issue 3, August 2017
TASBO Editorial Committee
Committee Chair, Elaine Cogburn, RTSBA, CPA |
Dripping Springs ISD
Audrey Ambridge, RTSBA | Klein ISD
Joe Barnett, RTSBA | Frenship ISD
Bridget Chustz-Morrison, MBA, CSRM | Fort Bend ISD
Donna Gutierrez, RTSBA | Huntsville ISD
Yvonne Johnson, RTSBA | Galena Park ISD
Jeffri Orosco, CTSBO | Hutto ISD
Timothy Rocka, Ph.D. | Bryan ISD
Michelle Smith, Ph.D. | HillCo Partners
Jeremy Trimble | Eanes ISD
Mark Vechione, RTSBA | Northwest ISD
INSIDE
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Cover
Excellence in #TXED Transparency............8-12
• Transparency: Above & Beyond
• Required Internet Postings
• Comptroller’s Stars Program
David Webb, RTSBA, CPA | GK Baum & Co
Staff Contributors
Executive Director, Tracy Ginsburg, Ed.D., RTSBA, SFO
Features
Becky Bunte, CTSBO, SFO, CAE
Tom Canby
Barry DeCrane
Tom Greer, CAE
Bob Hart
Lisa Krabbenhoft, CAE
Jason Meek, RTSBA
TASBO Board of Directors
President, Randy McDowell, RTSBA | Rockwall ISD
President-Elect, Jonathan Bey, RTSBA, RSBS |
Fort Worth ISD
From the Director:
Leading Against the Odds............................5-6
President’s Perspective:
Challenge: Promote Your Schools...................7
Facility Planning at Cameron ISD.............14-15
Value of Assessing Physical & Educational
Environments.................................................. 16
Vice President, Julie Novak, RTSBA |
Fort Sam Houston ISD
Immediate Past President, Karen Smith, RTSBA, CPA |
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TASBO Directors
Jeff Baum, RTSBA | Lubbock ISD
Jeff Bright, Ed.D., RTSBA | San Angelo ISD
Darrell Dodds, RTSBA | Alpine ISD
Judy Downing, RTSBA, CPA | Pine Tree ISD
Stephanie Duran, RTSBA, CPA | Klein ISD
Jennifer Land, RTSBA, CPA | Manor ISD
Jamie Spiegel, RTSBA | Round Rock ISD
Michele Trongaard, RTSBA, CPA | Wylie ISD
Mark Vechione, RTSBA | Northwest ISD
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Strategic Partner Special Contribution:
Making the Most Out of Investments............19
Sights & Sounds: Summer Conference.........21
Save the Date: Annual Conference...............25
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PO Box 91929| Austin, TX 78709
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TASBO.ORG
MBA in SFO Program.....................................26
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