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Thursday
Learning Session D
Personnel
Financial Awareness
Room:
Presenter(s):
350D
Lori Gray | Horace Mann Companies
This session will present educational information about TRS: how
it works, how benefits are determined, and how to fill in the gap
with personal savings. The presentation will also cover financial
success, including information about spending, credit, basic
insurance considerations, saving, and the differences between a
Roth IRA and 403(b) plan. Learn what you need to know about
your 403(b) plan: rules, what it is, why to participate and contribution limits.
Managing Contract Management
Room:
Presenter(s):
352D
Mark Vechione, RTSBA | Northwest ISD
Raymond Weaver, RTSBA, RSBO |
Plano ISD
Jamie Spiegel, CTSBO | Round Rock ISD
End Time: 10:00 am
Participants will leave this educational presentation with a current understanding of how contract management software tools
can automate, track, notify, and report supplier agreement terms
and renewal options governing the contractual relationship. Attendees will experience contract management software tools and
how they can be utilized to improve buyer and supplier relationships, track contract and insurance certificate compliance, and
benefit from a centralized repository of contracting information.
Implementation of ACA - A Practitioner’s
View
Purchase Cards
Room:
Presenter(s):
350E
Jon Kramer | New Caney ISD
This session will offer a view from the HR office on the implementation of the ACA. The session will review important dates, guidelines, and steps necessary to follow the guidelines.
End Time: 10:00 am
Reviewing Your Records
Room:
Presenter(s):
350F
Ronda Bauman | TASB HR Services
How do you face the challenge of conducting a self-audit of your
personnel records to determine if you have what you need and
whether or not documents are stored properly? This session will
help you develop a plan for assessing personnel records and answer these five key questions: 1. What goes in the personnel file?
2. Where are documents kept? 3. How are files organized? 4. How
long are documents kept? 5. How are documents protected?
End Time: 10:00 am
Purchasing & Supply Management
Batter Up: What to Strike from Contracts
Room:
Presenter(s):
352F
Christie Hobbs | Leasor Crass P.C.
Reading all the fine print in some contracts can take more time
than watching nine innings of major league baseball. In this
session, a school contract lawyer will share the top ten contract
terms to strike from contracts. She’ll also share a few great terms
that are the contract equivalent of a home run.
End Time: 10:00 am
Energy Savings and Contracting Tips
Room:
Presenter(s):
340B
Annette Van Brunt | Texas Energy Center
Lori Ramos | Region One ESC
End Time: 10:00 am
Room:
Presenter(s):
Theater A
Jonathan Bey, RTSBA, RSBS |
Fort Worth ISD
Purchase Cards 101 is designed to help you start a card program
from the ground up. Risk migration/controls will be emphasized
as well as some examples of how cards are being used, strategies
for rebates and finally, why district card programs are becoming
so popular.
End Time: 10:00 am
Risk Management
Managing Cyber Risk: A Legal Perspective
Room:
Presenter(s):
342A
Mike Leasor | Leasor Crass, P.C.
Do you know what laws are implicated when you retain student
data, employee records, or other security-sensitive data on your
local computers or on the cloud? This presentation gives insight
into whether your district is complying with the various laws governing data protection by school districts. Plus, you will be given
helpful tips on what to put in your next data storage provider
contract.
End Time: 10:00 am
School Nutrition
21st Century Menu Planning
Room:
Presenter(s):
351D
Joyce Fox, CTSBS | Fredericksburg ISD
Cynthia Lee, RTSBA | Plano ISD
Shelly Copeland | Spring ISD
This session will discuss how to plan innovative menus that students love.
End Time: 12:00 pm
This session will answer questions like: What is Nodal Congestion and why is it so high in 2014? What is ORDC and how will it
impact my electricity bill? In addition, the presentation will define
key terms around electricity contracts, discuss how to lower
utility (TDSP) charges, explain the cost of power factor penalties,
evaluate utility bill auditing services, and identify how demand
response can affect energy savings.
End Time: 10:00 am
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TASBO REPORT | FEBRUARY 2015