The Official Website of the Kansas Association of School Business Officials
Updated March April May 7, 2008

08 -- Congratulations to Anna Beth Fish, USD 282 West Elk, recipient of the 2008 KASBO Distinguished Service Award!!!

New 5/8/08 -- Column by Governor Kathleen Sebelius -- Graduation Day (Word Document) (PDF Document)

New 11/5/2007 -- KASBO Strategic Action Planning Document, June 7, 2007 (The KASBO Board of Directors commissioned the development of a strategic plan that would carry them forward for the next three to five years. This is a copy of that plan. A new button has been created below that will take you directly to that plan as well when this link is removed)

Revised Information and Forms for KASBO Professional Recognition Program

KASBO ListServ Registration and Guidelines (pdf)

KASBO Shirts on Sale (Click here for picture and order form)

Click Here to See Legislative Items of Special Interest and Other Items of Special Interest at Bottom of This Page!

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Another new school year is about to begin. Soon the staff and students will be returning. Magically, the buildings have been cleaned, repairs made, new budgets have been built, staff hired, contracts drawn up, negotiations are complete (for most I hope), bills have been paid, paychecks have been delivered on time and all the other things that keep a district running and I still get questioned every year “ Gee, do you work in the summer?“

As we know the KASBO membership is the backbone that keeps the schools in Kansas operating smoothly. I believe that KASBO helps us to keep this large machine running by keeping us current on pressing issues and building relationships with our peers from around the state that share many of the same problems and issues we face on a day to day basis.

As your new president I would welcome and encourage any input from the membership. Just as in the quote it takes an entire village to educate a child; it also takes the whole membership to keep this organization running. Please help provide the organization input with the current issues that need to be addressed at our workshops and convention. We will do our best to get presenters for the issues.

I would specifically like your opinion on this newsletter. Should we offer the newsletter in an online format only, hard copy only or both? Please let me know how you feel.

The KASBO executive board recently had a goal-setting workday with John Musso, the executive director of ASBO in Salina where a lot of good information was gathered. With Fred’s leadership we came up with some new goals that I believe will help us with decision making in the future.

Thank you for your confidence in me to be your president for the coming year. Have a good rest of the summer break and may your start of school is smooth sailing

Clifford Burk
USD 453 Leavenworth Public Schools
cliffb@lvksch.org
913-290-0914

2008 State of the State Address - Governor Sebelius

Legislative Items of Special Interest (2007 Session)

Legislative Items of Special Interest (2006 Session)

Legislative Items of Special Interest (2005 Session)

PowerPoint from Presentation by Dale Dennis and Brad Neuenswander at KASBO Fall Workshop, November 1, 2007

PowerPoint Presentation by Will Stovall, USD 453 Leavenworth, on "Crisis Management Implementation" at KASBO Fall Workshop, November 2, 2007

Report on Toronto ASBO Convention (pdf) (Word) (submitted by Dennis Johnson, USD 437, Auburn-Washburn)

Introducing the New ASBO Career Center! A new Career Center dedicated to the school business profession. Job Seekers - Post your resume & search for jobs. Employers - List school business job openings in your school district or company. There is also a link to this site listed on the Vacancy Listings page under Out of State Opportunities.

Final At-Risk Guidelines for 2006-2007

Kansas School Enrollment and Demographic Information , Jim Hays, KASB [Please note: this is an 88 page pdf and may take a while to load. To have the file sent to you via e-mail, send an e-mail to research@kasb.org and request an e-mail copy]

Standard & Poors: Kansas Education Resource Management Study Phase III: A Synthesis of Highly Resource-Effective District Strategies

Kansas Education Comparative Performance & Fiscal System (The School Finance and Information Technology teams are pleased to announce a new website called the Kansas Education Comparative Performance & Fiscal System. This website provides anyone the ability to pick and choose selected school district data to design custom reports. Find this website via a link at the top of the KSDE School Finance homepage, or use this address: http://cpfs.ksde.org/cpfs/) (P.S. -- You may also find it on the links page of the KASBO website by clicking on the "Related Links" button below)

Archive of Governor's Columns

A New Direction: Hope in the Heartland -- Governor Kathleen Sebelius’ 2006 State of the State Address

The FY 2007 Governor's Budget Report (Release Date - 1/10/2005)

KASB Publication: Different Rules - What Choice and Competition Mean for Public and Private Schools in Kansas 2006

State of Kansas Education, 2006 -- Bob L. Corkins, Kansas Commissioner of Education (PDF Document) (Word Document)

THE STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS - A Topeka Capital-Journal Special Report (use arrows at the top of the page to scroll through the story) [11.21.05 - Topeka Capital-Journal]

School Finance Data Warehouse

KSDE Cost Survey Results (pdf)

National Education Technology Plan

Percentage Spent by School Districts by Function (KSDE School Finance)

(KSDE School Finance has recently posted information on the School Finance web page which will provide each school district in Kansas access to their percentage spent on the major functions, such as instructional, student support, administration, etc. Expenditures are defined by the U.S. Department of Education as current operating expenditures and include all the operating funds. The expenditures exclude such things as capital outlay, bond and interest, and equipment purchases made from any operating fund.

This information is provided only as a guideline and if you decide to compare yourself with other school districts, please take into account the differences outlined in the memo accompanying the charts. These differences could include such things as the size of the district, the number of students transported, the number and age of school buildings, the number of special education students, bilingual students, and the number of children receiving free and reduced price meals.

This information reflects the 2003-04 school year and was taken from the 2004-05 USD budget document submitted to our office. KSDE School Finance hopes this information will assist your school district and always appreciate any suggestions you may have concerning this information.)

Revised Information and Forms for KASBO Professional Recognition Program

Complete Vendor Information Packet w/ Membership Incentives (pdf document)

KASBO Membership Registration Form, 2007-2008

Nominations for KASBO Board of Directors and Officers

Call for Nominations for the KASBO Distinguished Service Award

Governor Sebelius Issues Statement on Ruling by Judge Bullock

KASB Summary of Bullock Ruling

Bullock Ruling

Performance-Driven Budgeting: The Example of New York City's Schools--ERIC Clearinghouse

THE SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIAL: TEN HABITS YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED, (a book available from Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials)

e-COMMERCE IS TAKING ROOT IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT