WASBO Foundation Spring Conference

Conference Schedule at a Glance

 

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
8-9 AM
Scholarship Golf Outing Registration - Pleasant View Golf Course (Additional Registration Required)
9:30 AM
Scholarship Golf Outing Shotgun Start
10:30 AM
Scholarship Bike Ride (Additional Registration Required)
3-7 PM
Conference Registration
4:30-6:30 PM
Aloha Festival
   
Thursday, May 11,  2023
7 AM-4:30 PM
Conference Registration
7:30-8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:15-9:15 AM
General Session: Conference Welcome & Award Recognition
9:40-10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

  • Core Module7: After Hours Emergencies: How to Plan
  • Inflation Reduction Act: What School Business Officials Need to Know
  • Summer at a Glance (DPI Reporting)
  • Operational (Revenue Limit) Referendum Planning
  • Budgeting Best Practices: Aligning Your District's Budget & Strategic Priorities
  • Business Office Culture: Work Hard/Play Hard
10:30-10:40 AM
 Morning Break - Exhibit Hall Open
10:40-11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions 

  • Core Module7: Security Assessment & Threat Preparedness
  • Things the Business Manager Should Know About Facilities!
  • DPI Current Updates, Reminders and Reporting Requirements
  • Key Considerations in School District Real Estate Transactions
  • Vouchers
  • Maximizing Special Education Resources While Staying Focused on Kids
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
 Lunch
12:30-1:10 PM
 Dedicated Exhibit Time
1:10-2 pm

Concurrent Sessions 

  • Core Module 7: Introduction to Emergency Management
  • Requirements, Compliance and Prevention in Facilities Management
  • Fiscal Audit: What You Need to Know for Your Upcoming Audit
  • Impact of Demographics and the Pandemic on Wisconsin's School Enrollment
  • Transition Planning and Cross-Training for an SBO
  • Self-Funded Health Insurance Isn't Something to be Afraid Of
2-2:20 PM
 Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall
2:20-4:20 PM
 Special Session: Facilities Field Trip Tour - Middleton High School, Sponsored by Findorff & Eppstein Uhen Architects
2:20-3:10 PM

Concurrent Sessions 

  • Core Module 7: Leading & Training for Active Threat Incidents
  • Comprehensive Approach to School Safety & Grants Management
  • School Transportation Management & Reporting
  • Labor Negotiations & Impact on Your Budget
  • SAA Engaging Your Legislator
  • New Adventures in Accounting for 2023: GASB 96 Subscription-Based IT Arrangements
3:10-3:30 PM
 Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30-4:20 PM

Concurrent Sessions 

  • Core Module 8: Hire Retire & Everything In Between
  • Preparing for Fiscal Year End: Start Now!
  • District Cyber Liability
  • Presenting to Your Board & The General Public
  • What We Value in Leaders: The Four Attributes We Believe Effective Leaders Need to Have
4:20-5:30 PM
Raffle & Auction Winners Posted in Exhibit Hall
5:30-6:15 PM
 Bus Pick-Up to Keva Sports Complex - Meet at New Convention Center Entrance
6-10 PM
 WASBO President's Recognition Luau
(Additional Registration Required)
Friday, May 12, 2023
7:30-8:30 AM
 Breakfast
8-8:30 AM

General Session: Business Meeting

  • Facilities Manager Core Certification, CSRM and Zastrow Leadership Academy Certificate Recognition
  • WASBO Board of Directors Election Results
8:30-9:30 AM
General Session:
Keynote Eric Larsen
9:30-9:40 AM
 Morning Break
9:40-10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

  • Core Module 8: Real World Business Ethics for Facilities Directors
  • Round Table on Safe & Energy Efficient School Design
  • Intro to OPEB Requirements and Fund 73 Accounting
  • Tell Me About the Wally Zastrow Leadership Academy
  • Licensing Public School-Operated Childcare Programs
  • You Want to do What? Think Like a Risk Manager!
10:30-10:40 AM
 Morning Break
10:40-11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions 

  • Core Module 8: Effective Business Leadership
  • Debt Service Management 102
  • Ethics Law & Conflict of Interest: Know the Rules!
  • Biennial Budget & Election Impacts
  • The Impact of Bullying on School Safety
11:30-11:40 AM
 Morning Break
11:40 AM-12:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

  • Core Module 8: Crucial Conversations & Strong Leadership
  • Weather and Our Schools: Raising Awareness, Increasing Safety, and Lowering Risk and Associated Costs
  • Tying It All Together: Year of Success Wrap Up
  • Trends in Compensation for SBOs and Others
  • Emerging Legal Issues in WI Public Education
  • Embracing Stress While Balancing Life
12:30-1 PM
Grab n' Go Lunch