The Official Website of the Kansas Association of School Business Officials
Updated March 2, 2010

(New) February 22, 2010 -- KASB Governmental Relations Seminar - Supplemental Handouts [Posted February 18, 2010]

Talking Points (pdf)
Dale Dennis (pdf)
Patty Gray, KSDE (pdf)
Glenn Deck (pdf)
Joan Wagnon (pdf)
KSDE (pdf)
Status of Education Issues (pdf)
Legislative Post Audit Reports (pdf)

(New) February 22, 2010 -- Legislative Post Audit Reports (pdf) Recent reports regarding school consolidation and school efficiency audits

February 13, 2010 -- KASBO Stimulus Package Information (pdf) (Word) Reduced Registration for Winter Workshop and KASBO Annual Convention

February 12, 2010 -- SUPREME COURT DECISION ON MONTOY
The Kansas Supreme Court today denied a motion to re-open the Montoy school finance laswsuit. The action indicates that any challenge to the Legislature's recent cuts in school funding must "begin from scratch" by filng a new lawsuit at the district court level and attempting to prove that the new finance formula is not constitutional. Here is a link to the court's decision: www.kscourts.org/Kansas-Courts/Supreme-Court/Orders/Case-Orders/92032-Montoy-Denial-Order-2112010.pdf

February 1, 2010 -- New Message from the President of KASBO

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!

Officers/Boards/Committee Assignments

By-Laws

Mission Statement

Strategic Plan

Conventions/Workshops

News/Newsletters

Vacancy Listings

KASBO Presidents

KASBO History

Distinguished Service
Award Recipients

Recognition Program Award Recipients

Message from the KASBO President

HELP US HELP EACH OTHER!

As every district deals with current financial issues there are two choices that most all districts believe to be part of the solution. The choices are an informal or formal hiring freeze and suspension of professional development and related travel.

Before next year begins, there will be a partial thaw to the hiring freeze because we will learn there are some positions or skills that we simply must have. I am suggesting to you that the same will or should occur with the suspension of staff learning. We must take advantage of learning opportunities to meet our responsibilities. Such an opportunity for district business officials will be the KASBO Winter Workshop on February 18 in Salina. It is an economical opportunity for business officials to share their expertise and to hear new ideas and strategies to meets current and future financial and business challenges.

Sessions will include current information about many of the current issues and challenges we face daily. Learn what the Kansas Legislature is doing to and for us. Legislators, school board members and administrators will be making many difficult and important decisions. Learn how School Business Officials can communicate with our public and provide necessary information to promote the best decisions.

There will also be an opportunity to learn how to support our district’s teacher negotiation. (Always interesting when increased funding is a fiction.) As hours are cut and positions are eliminated learn how to manage classified staff reductions.

Over the next 2 years, school business officials will be asked to provide information about issues we currently don’t know are issues, respond to numerous survey requests, report expenditures on forms not yet designed, manage district cash flow while defending the district’s good judgment to have some cash and also do the normal business duties with less staff and no overtime. Just might lead to a bit of individual stress. Join us in Salina for tips and suggestions about how to deal with daily pressures and demands of our jobs.

The Winter Workshop will conclude with a group discussion for everyone to share ideas, solutions and issues with each other. This is always a great time to “borrow” good ideas from each other.

Please join fellow KASBO members in Salina on February 18. I have yet to attend a KASBO meeting without learning valuable information. With today’s problems and issues, the opportunity to share solutions and ideas has never been more important.

Please suspend the ban on professional development to help us all do a better job and join me is Salina on February 18.

Norm Wilks, KASBO President
USD 490 El Dorado

p.s. Also plan to join us for the Annual Convention on April 21 to 23 in Hutchinson.

January 12, 2010 -- Governor Parkinson's State of the State Address

January 7, 2010 -- Emerging Education Issues for 2010 -- From the KASB website

December 14, 2009 -- Questions for Legislators (pdf) -- From the KASB website

December 7, 2009 -- KASB Annual Meeting -- Web Postings from KASB's Mark Tallman and KSDE's Dale Dennis/Brad Neuenswander

Mark Tallman’s power point program from the Sunday morning Governmental Relations Network meeting
Mark Tallman's power point from the “Doing with Less or Advocating for More” mini-clinic.
Excel spreadsheet SF0015 and its cover sheet “BSAPP Comparison SF0015 11-30-09” comparing current year school district budgets with a base budget of $4,400 (last year’s level); $4,218 (the level of adopted budgets in the current year); and $4,012 (the new level after the Governor’s second round of allotments last month.)
Excel spreadsheet SF0017 and its cover sheet “State Aid Reductions 2009-10 ” has the same information plus the impact of reductions in supplemental general state aid for local option budgets, and last year’s capital outlay state aid for various districts. Supplemental general aid has been prorated and capital outlay aid has been eliminated.
Dale Dennis' power point handout slides.
A list of the cost of state tax cuts and increases since 1995.
A document summarizing all school district budget funds.

November 30, 2009 -- Column by Governor Mark Parkinson -- Building a Solution (PDF Document) (Word Document)

November 9, 2009 -- KASB Offers New Advocacy Resources for School Districts

New Advocacy Presentation. KASB is releasing a revised version of the power point program "Public Education at the Crossroads" that was presented at Fall Regional Meetings. The new version has updated state financial estimates and other new information. You can use this presentation for meetings and programs in your district. By clicking on the "notes" view, you have the "script" that can be used with each slide. Feel free to shorten, use highlights, or add your own district information as you see fit.
Talking Points. KASB is posting "Talking Points for Public Education." This document contains key points about school finance, student achievement and state revenue issues on a single sheet. It follows the same outline as the power point program, so it can be used in conjunction with that presentation or on its own.
Questions for Legislators. KASB has prepared a list of Questions for Legislators you can ask in meetings prior to the legislative session.
State of the State, State of Education Webinar. KASB is adding a special Webinar on Wednesday, January 13, to report on the opening of the legislative session and the Governor's budget recommendations. KASB will offer this three times: noon, 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. This program is available for individuals to view on-line, but they encourage you to consider inviting boards, staff, site councils and advocacy groups to view this 45-50 minute presentation; cost is $100 per connection. Register on-line at http://www.kasb.org/reg.html.
Powerpoint Presentation Video with Tallman Voiceover [Updated November 18, 2009]
House Appropriations Testimony [Posted November 23, 2009]

September 29, 2009 --KASB Legislative Committee Report; Issues Update
Posted on the KASB Web site are two documents for your consideration, the documents are also active links for your convenience. The first is a copy of the 2009 KASB Legislative Committee report. These recommendations are being made available to KASB members and will be presented at KASB Fall Regional meetings next month. The second is an updated version of our issue-tracking document called "Emerging Issues for the 2010 Session.". This allows you to follow the major educational issues KASB is watching.

KSDE Analysis of Governor's Budget Recommendations for 2008-09 and 2009-10: 2008-2009 Estimates PDF; 2009-2010 Estimates PDF New 1/12/09 -- Governor's Budget Report for FY 2010 now available online. This morning, the Governor's Budget Report for FY 2010 was released to the public. The Budget Report is published in two volumes. Volume 1 is a narrative summary of the Governor's budget recommendations, while Volume 2 presents the budget in detail by agency program.

Budget Director's Overview Presentation (64KB)
FY 2010 Governor's Budget Report--Volume 1 (2,364KB)
2008-2009 Economic & Demographic Report (2,442KB)

Kansas Use Law: Reviewing Issues Related to the Quality and Price of Goods and the Compensation of Executives Full Report 35 pgs (pdf - 402kb) Exec Summary 8 pgs (pdf - 59kb)

K-12 Education: School Districts' Use of Additional State Funding Full Report 37 pgs (pdf - 698kb) Exec Summary 8 pgs (pdf - 60kb)

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)

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

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

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

School Finance Data Warehouse

KSDE Cost Survey Results (pdf)

National Education Technology Plan

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