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September, 2005 KASBO Network Volume 15, Issue 1   In This Issue Message from KASBO President KASBO Officers and Board Membership Registration Meeting Dates of Interest KASBO Committee Assignments The 'Chat Room' KASBO ListServ Board Shorts The viewpoints expressed or implied in this publication are not necessarily the official position of KASBO. NETWORK is published for the members of the Kansas Association of School Business Officials. Kathleen Whitley , President USD 457 Garden City Karen M. Schadel, Editor

Message from KASBO President Wow! What a summer! The summer months are usually a pretty busy time for most of you and I’m sure this summer has been an especially challenging one. It has been wonderful to have additional funds for the coming school year, but I know all of you have most likely been burning the midnight oil as you have worked with others in a very short period of time to develop budgets, get salary information ready, hire additional staff and prepare buildings in time for the students’ arrival. All the hard work is worth it when you see the excited faces of students as they start their first day of school. I’d like to take a moment to thank Gary Diener for the awesome job he did of leading the KASBO organization this past year. He truly has led as an example of the convention theme in April, Soaring to Greatness! It is a daunting task to follow in his footsteps. Since the April convention, the KASBO board met in June and had a very productive meeting. The board discussed ways to make the organization even stronger and came up with the following goals: Pursue the establishment of a mentorship program within the organization. A committee has been formed to research what is being done elsewhere and perhaps develop some form of program for our organization. We have a lot of great human resources in our organization and would like to ensure that we’re sharing those resources with those who are new or want assistance. Keep accountability in the forefront of everything we do, from creating more public awareness, dialoguing about issues, making sure we’re comparing apples with apples, working with superintendents, boards, community members and legislators. I am looking forward to serving you this coming year. Please don’t hesitate to call or e-mail me with any suggestions you may have regarding our organization. If you have a suggestion regarding a topic you would like covered at a workshop or convention, I’m sure Fred Meier, Chairman of the Professional Development Committee, would love to hear from you. One of the things that make this organization a truly great one is the willingness of so many of you to share your knowledge and experience with others. I look forward to seeing you at the fall workshop in October! Kathleen Whitley, President USD 457 Garden City kwhitley@gckschools.com

2005-2006 Kansas Association of School Business Officials
Officers and Board of Directors

President – Kathleen Whitley	Treasurer – Shirley Martin	Director – Jenni Newell (2008)
USD 457 Garden City	USD 450 Shawnee Heights	USD 229 Blue Valley
1205 Fleming	4401 SE Shawnee Heights Road	15020 Metcalf, PO Box 23901
Garden City, KS 67846	Tecumseh, KS 66542-9799	Overland Park, KS 66283-1901
620.276.5140 Telephone	785.379.5800 Telephone	913.239.4000 Telephone
620.276.5220 FAX	785.379.5810 FAX	913.239.4150 FAX
kwhitley@gckschools.com	martins@snh450.k12.ks.us	jnewell@bluevalleyk12.org
President-Elect – Fred Meier	Director – Anna Beth Fish (2006)	Director – Paul Crawford (2008)
USD 446 Independence	USD 282 W Elk	USD 345 Seaman
517 N 10 th Street, Drawer 487	PO Box 607	901 NW Lyman Road
Independence, KS 67301-0487	Howard, KS 67349-2113	Topeka, KS 66608-1900
620.332.1800 Telephone	620.374.2113 Telephone	785.575.8600 Telephone
620.332.1811 FAX	620.374.2414 FAX	785.575.8620 FAX
fmeier@indyschools.com	abfish@terraworld.net	pcrawford@usd345.com
Past-President – Gary Diener	Director – Jay Hastert (2006)	Vendor Representatives
USD 233 Olathe	USD 368 Paola	Rod Spangler (2007)
14160 Black Bob Road	202 E Wea	American Fidelity Assurance
Olathe, KS 66063-2000	Paola, KS 66071-0268	3100 SW Huntoon #102
913.780.8134 Telephone	913.294.3646 Telephone	Topeka, KS 66604
913.393.8334 FAX	913.294.3623 FAX	785.232.8100 Telephone
diener@olatheschools.com	jay_hastert@usd368.org	785.232.8858 FAX
		rodspangler@af-group.com
Vice-President – Clifford Burk	Director – Deb Hoffman (2007)	Steve Koger (2006)
USD 453 Leavenworth	USD 428 Great Bend	Management Advisory Systems
401 S 3 rd	201 Patton Road	1703 W 6th
Leavenworth, KS 66048-0186	Great Bend, KS 67530-4613	Emporia, KS 66801
913.684.1560 Telephone	620.793.1500 Telephone	620.343.2720 Telephone
913.684.1563 FAX	620.793.1585 FAX	620.343.7409 FAX
cliffb@lvksch.com	deb@usd428.org	steve.koger@m-a-c-s-.com
Secretary – Todd Stephenson	Director – Norm Wilks (2007)	Executive Director
USD 313 Buhler	USD 490 El Dorado	Karen Schadel
406 W 7 th, PO Box 320	124 W Central	RR 1 Box 17
Buhler, KS 67522	El Dorado, KS 67042-1496	Alexander, KS 67513-9402
620.543.2258 Telephone	316.322.4800 Telephone	620.525.6512 Telephone
620.543.2510 FAX	316.322.4801 FAX	620.525.6368 FAX
tstephenson@usd313.k12.ks.us	nwilks@eldoradoschools.org	kschadel@gbta.net

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