You know the basics of parliamentary procedure but knowing more about the nuts and bolts of parliamentary procedure will lead to more efficient meetings and the seamless creation of accurate and complete minutes-- a win for both the board and your office. Take a listen to gain a level in your understanding of Roberts Rules and how it intersects with Ohio education law and voting majorities. In this episode, you'll hear a portion of our recent webinar on Parliamentary Procedure with Hollie Reedy ...
Aug 17, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week features a discussion on the interview process for a school treasurer position, including the search process for a board, the application process, interviews, narrowing down the field, interview observations and preparations, and the selection process. The discussion is led by Ryan Pendleton, Akron Public Schools CFO, and Paul Pendleton, both of Findling Leaders who conduct treasurer searches for school districts. Access the full "So You Want to Be a School Treasurer" seminar. Connect ...
Jun 30, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week features a discussion on ESSER & Uniform Guidance Procurement Requirements with Marnie Fredrickson, the Assistant Chief Deputy Auditor at the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office. In this segment, she discusses ESSER authorized uses of funding, examples of when schools might use ESSER funding, FAQs, Uniform Guidance, General Procurement Standards, and more. Let’s hear what Marnie shared as a part of this April webinar. We also get an update on OASBO's professional legal assistance progra...
Jun 02, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The Certificate of Transition requires all Ohio fiscal officers, including school district treasurers/CFOs, to provide to their successors a complete and accurate list of items as required by statute and as prescribed by the Auditor of State. In this segment, you will hear from Dan Hedden, Partner at Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors. Marvin Founds, Director of Education Finance at Baker Tilly, also presented in this webinar. Let’s take a listen! Get the full webinar, here. Connect with us on colla...
May 18, 2022•25 min
The school bus driver shortage is a major challenge for school districts across the nation. How do you attract the right people to the position? How can you offer enough hours to make it worth an employee’s time? Are your rates and benefits competitive? Do you offer paid training? Once you hire a bus driver, how do you retain them? To finish out this episode, we have a portion of a webinar on the school bus driver shortage. In this segment, you will hear from David Oglesby, Assistant Transportat...
May 04, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This episode features OASBO Deputy Executive Director Katie Johnson’s Legislative Update from the Third General Session of the Annual Conference. After taking members through the latest updates on bills at the statehouse, Katie talks through what you can, and must, do to ensure the voice of public schools is heard at the statehouse.
Apr 21, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 13
With the conference so close, we weren’t able to pull together the usual full episode this week, but we review a few features of the upcoming annual conference, and then we want to send you to another podcast we know will interest many members. OASBO’s Executive Director Jim Rowan was recently a guest on the Be Awesome at Facility Management podcast. Check out the podcast here....
Apr 06, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, you will hear a segment of OASBO’s recent Cyber Risk & Insurance Webinar Series. Here we’ll learn about types of cyber threats faced by schools from Mike Ugljesa, Program Administrator, Hylant Administrative Services; Alex Clark, Risk Advisor, Cyber, Hylant Administrative Services; and Kaleb Vermillion, IST Sr. Pre-Sales Engineer, DataServ. You can access the full six-part webinar series, in OASBO’s On-Demand learning catalog at learn.oasbo-ohio.org....
Mar 23, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The OASBO Podcast took a long hiatus, but we’re back for good! We’ll be publishing new episodes every other Wednesday’s on the opposite weeks of the OASBO eNews , so be sure to subscribe on your podcast app of choice to get new episodes as soon as they are released. You’ll also find the podcast on collaborate . Moving forward, each episode of the podcast is going to feature a few OASBO announcements, updates from Executive Director Jim Rowan and Deputy Executive Director Katie Johnson, and longe...
Mar 09, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 10
OASBO Advocacy Specialist Barbara Shaner discusses Amended Substitute House Bill 166, the Budget Bill, including some of the more obscure provisions in the budget bill.
May 28, 2019•17 min•Ep. 9
OASBO Advocacy Specialist discusses the happenings of a very busy lame duck session including the big hurdles treasurer liability legislation cleared this week.
Dec 07, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
OASBO Advocacy Specialist Barbara Shaner discusses HB 312, store credit cards classified as procurement cards, the deadline for districts’ Five-year Forecasts, determination of ESCs as a “Sole Source” under the new Federal Procurement Standards, advocacy needed for HB 705 after the midterm election, and advocacy training during the OSBA Capital Conference.
Oct 26, 2018•15 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Originally Posted 8/30/18. OASBO Advocacy Specialist Barbara Shaner discusses the Auditor of State guidance on crowdfunding, HB 87's change to five year forecast deadline, HB 705 (treasurer liability legislation) status, legislative advocacy training opportunity, and the OEPI study on school funding since DeRolph.
Oct 22, 2018•13 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Originally posted 8/31/17. Fremont City Schools Treasurer/CFO Amy Gioffredo encourages OASBO members to do some self reflection and consider participating in the Leadership Workshop Series. She shares her experience in the program and what she gained from participating in it.
Oct 22, 2018•5 min
Originally posted 7/26/17. OASBO Advocacy Specialist Barbara Shaner gives an update now that the 2017-18 biennial budget bill has been adopted. She discusses the governor's vetoes and the possible overrides of those vetoes, credit card legislation, the Speaker of the House's study on poverty and education, SERS COLA changes, state revenue performances, the gubernatorial race, and federal funding for education.
Oct 22, 2018•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Originally posted 6/14/17. OASBO Advocacy Specialist Barbara Shaner provides an update on the state budget bills, proposed changes to the school funding formula, and other items included in the bills that are of interest to school business officials.
Oct 22, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Associate Executive Director Barbara Shaner discusses the state budget, CAUV, the ESSA Collaborative and changes proposed by SERS.
Oct 22, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Originally posted: 2/2/17. OASBO Associate Executive Director Barbara Shaner discusses the status and process of the state budget, invites members to participate in the OASBO Legislative reception, highlights issues addressed in ODE's ESSA state plan draft, and explains how OASBO and ODE are working together to review the path to becoming an Ohio school treasurer.
Oct 22, 2018•21 min•Season 1Ep. 1