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California Association of School Business Officials
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April 14, 2015
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SAVE THE DATE!
April 13-16, 2016
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Workshops
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Northern Section Affordable Care
Act Workshop
April 17, 2015 | Alameda COE
State Mandated Costs: An Overview
Ongoing Series | Webinar
Southern Section Spring Workshops
April 30, 2015 | Los Angeles COE
Understanding & Addressing Legal & Political Issues Around Gender Identification
May 4, 2015 | Webinar
Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention
May 7, 2015 | Twin Rivers USD
May 19, 2015 | Rancho Cucamonga
Why Use Healthy Cleaning & Asthma-Safer Guidelines?
May 11, 2015 | Webinar
Accounts Payable
May 20, 2015 | San Bernardino CSS
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The New World of Fraudulent Activities in Schools
May 22, 2015 | Twin Rivers USD
Standardized Account Code Structure
(SACS) Beginning
June 4, 2015 | Twin Rivers USD
Standardized Account Code Structure
(SACS) Advanced
June 5, 2015 | Twin Rivers USD
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"We all know great leaders when we see them, even though it may be hard to describe what the leader does." These words were recently spoken by our outgoing president Vince Christakos.... And though he was talking about people who have supported, encouraged and mentored him both personally and professionally during his CASBO presidency and in his capacity as Assistant Superintendent at Hemet Unified School District, it's clear that this statement very accurately describes Vince himself. More
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According to the many posts on our mobile conference app, the verdict is in: the 2015 Annual Conference & California School Business Expo was a great success! And we know that there is no way we could have ever pulled it off without the help and support of our many volunteers. More
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 CASBO thanks 2014-15 Board members, welcomes 2015-16 leadership team
Our 2015 Annual Conference & California School Business Expo is officially in the books! And that means it's time to say hello to our new board members, and thank our outgoing board members, as we transition our CASBO leadership to a new year.
For their contributions to the association during the past year, we recognize our 2014-15 CASBO Board of Directors and Education Advocacy Foundation Board of Trustees. More
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 CASBO members honored at Annual Conference
Here at CASBO, we know that it's our members who make this association special. The grass-roots nature of the association, and our members' dedication and willingness to serve, are at the very heart of what we do!
For their contributions to the association during the past year, the following CASBO members were recognized.... More
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 CASBO announces 2015 winner of Sky Joyner Award
On March 31 in San Diego, Michael Johnston was named recipient of the 2015 Schuyler C. Joyner Award. The award was presented at the First General Session of CASBO's 2015 Annual Conference & California School Business Expo by Gail Beal, Senior Vice President with Keenan & Associates, a CASBO Premier Plus Partner. More
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Last year, 140 member-leaders joined CASBO staff for Camp CASBO "University by the Sea" in Carlsbad, California. The 2014 event brought together the leadership of our sections, professional councils, standing committees, task forces and board of directors. The group spent time reviewing CASBO objectives, participating in professional development and planning for the association's exciting future. This year, Camp CASBO 2015 "CASBO Rendezvous: The Leader's Journey" will be held in July in Newport Beach, California. More
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Principles announced to guide use, safety of student data
The Data Quality Campaign and the Consortium for School Networking have crafted a list of principles for protecting and guiding the use of the personal data of U.S. students in an attempt to ensure that school officials' and educational data-use proponents' opinions on student data privacy are heard. The ideas are supported by a coalition of nearly three dozen groups representing state education chiefs, superintendents, principals, teachers and parents. More
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California has an elaborate system for identifying mandates and reimbursing local government agencies, including school districts, for performing related activities. But this year, there's good news on the mandate front for school districts. More
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One in three students report being bullied
One in three California middle school and high school students reported having been harassed or bullied at least once in the previous year, according to data from a new statewide student survey.
Thirty-four percent of students in grades 7, 9 and 11 said they had been bullied one or more times, according to the 2011-13 California Healthy Kids Survey administered by the California Department of Education. More |
Fewer districts face budget problems
The number of California schools in financial jeopardy continues to drop and has returned to pre-recession levels, according to a recent announcement by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. More
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Turning lemons into lemonade
Can bad things happen to good people? Sure. And that may be exactly why they are good people, says a new study. Or at least the adversity in our lives can be used to increase our overall satisfaction.
Alyssa Croft of the University of British Columbia and her colleagues surveyed 15,000 adults and discovered that "people who have overcome more adversity in the past are better at savoring life's small pleasures...." More
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The old chestnut says leaders want to walk the talk, but it turns out it's a great thing to walk the walk as well.
It was one of Steve Jobs' secrets to success. And he wasn't alone. A stroll was just the muse for Beethoven, Goethe, Dickens and Darwin, too. Here's why. More
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Five ways to keep your team upbeat in a down economy
Optimistic people are happier and more successful than their pessimistic counterparts. So says the highly respected University of Pennsylvania professor, Dr. Martin Seligman, known as the "father of positive psychology...." But if you're a school leader, it's not always easy to stay upbeat when you've got a scaled-down, overworked, worried workforce. More
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MOLLY'S NOTEBOOK
|  The 2015 Annual Conference ... a milestone for CASBO!
As I write this, we've just completed the 2015 CASBO Annual Conference & California School Business Expo. If an outsider visited our offices, it would look like we're on the verge of moving. Our public areas are filled with boxes and materials returned from conference. Quite a successful conference, if I do say so myself. More
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Executive Director
Molly McGee Hewitt
Editor in Chief
Tatia Davenport
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Features Editor
Julie Phillips Randles
Contributors
Julie Sturgeon
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