Now more than ever if you are new to the school business office you will value the appropriate information from the DPI School Finance Team, your colleagues and professional membership.

Get an overview of the fiscal year's key reporting deadlines, better understand the business office roles and responsibilities, and learn how Wisconsin public schools are financed. Attend as a team with your district administrator and business office staff, new and experienced for a deeper understanding of your district’s school funding.

The New School Administrators & Support Staff Conference will be held in person on September 8-9, 2021, and is offered either as a stand-alone conference, or as the first of six conferences included in WASBO's Year of Success program. WASBO developed the Year of Success program in cooperation with the School Financial Services Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. At each of the six conferences, the Year of Success features tracks specifically designed to cover time-sensitive topics and allow you to focus on understanding the most immediate and upcoming challenges. By registering for the Year of Success program you receive:

1. Registration at six conferences including New Administrator and Support Staff, Fall, Winter at a Glance (Virtual), Federal Funding, Accounting and Spring Conferences.
2. A mentor, to coach you through the challenges and the celebrations
3. Virtual check ins to include updates from DPI, the legislative outlook, mentoring and your peers!
4. Savings of 25% off individual conference registration fees
   

Details on the Year of Success conference dates and tentative session schedules can be found at www.wasbo.com/success.

WASBO is committed to supporting new business office staff throughout the course of the year. The WASBO Mentorship Program helps to accomplish this by pairing new business officials on a one-to-one basis with experienced veterans who can serve as a resource and sounding board, help to integrate the knowledge and skills learned through conferences and self-study and introduce the protégé to a network of contacts in the field. All first-time participants in the program will be assigned a mentor.

For more information on Mentorship, see www.wasbo.com/mentorship or contact Sue Schnorr and Jill Bodwin, WASBO Mentorship Program Coordinators.

COVID-19 Safeguards

In accordance with Dane County's mask mandate, all conference attendees will be required to wear masks while indoors regardless of vaccination status. Please plan to wear a mask to adhere to both the county's and WASBO's policies. If you don't have a mask, WASBO will provide one for you!

Register below for one or more of these outstanding opportunities!

Additional Materials and Information

To register for the New School Administrators & Support Staff Conference, Year of Success, or WASBO Mentorship Program, please sign in or click the create a new account link in the area to the right. If you have previously attended a WASBO conference, your User Name is your email address. Have an account but aren't sure of your password? Simply click the Forgot My Password link to the right and enter your email address to reset your password. 


Be sure to click the orange Save Responses button below before you Proceed to Checkout.

Individuals registering at the Non-Member rate receive a free trial membership through 6/30/2022 if you have not previously been a member. At least one individual from your organization must be a WASBO member to take advantage of multi-attendee pricing. If the multi-attendee pricing option is selected erroneously (i.e. you are the only registrant from your organization), you agree to be billed for the difference in registration fees. Each individual will need to register separately.