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Food Service Bootcamp
April 28, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Westmoreland IU
The Food Service Boot Camp is a one-day workshop for anyone new or newer to school food service and the requirements of the National School Lunch Program, and for those with an oversight role who want to learn more about the duties and requirements of school food service. Main topics include legislation, nutrition standards, PEARS, PDE requirements, budgeting, financial reporting, free and reduced meals process, purchasing and commodities.
Agenda
8:30 – 8:55 am Registration/Refreshments
8:55 – 9:00 am Welcome, Introductions, Review Agenda
9:00 – 9:45 am Meal Pattern & Menu planning
9:45 – 10:30 am Program Compliance Part 1
10:30 am – 11:30 pm Free & Reduced Part 1 (Certification & Benefit Issuance; Verification)
11:30 – 12:15 pm Free & Reduced Part 2 (application & verification; CEP)
12:15 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm Budgeting, Pricing, & Resource Management
2:00 – 2:45 pm Program Compliance Part 2
2:45 – 3:45 pm Commodities
3:45 – 4:00 pm Q&A
4:00 pm Adjournment
SPEAKERS:
Meredith Bailey, Food Service Director, Armstrong SD
CREDITS:
General Certification – 4 CEUs
CPE -4.5
COSTS:
Members: Early-bird (ends 4/16) $125| After 4/16 – $130
Non-Members: Early-bird (ends 4/16) $185 | After 34/16 – $190
Elements courses are a broad overview of a School Business area offered at least one time during the year and conducted in a format much like a college course with class time, assignments, quizzes, etc. The typical Elements courses are online, 4 week asynchronous courses with 1 unit per week. Students will complete 1 quiz and 2-3 discussion questions per unit. Students will also have the opportunity to join 3 calls with the instructor, including the initial kick off call. The in-person courses are run as a 1 day workshop where the concepts are reviewed and the discussions happen in person, with the quizzes being taken online after the in-person portion. For the in-person courses, all 4 units are covered in 1 day. The in-person courses are labeled in the event title.
| Course Title | Instructor | Start Date | End Date | Topics Covered | PASBO General Certification CEUs | PASBO Specialty Certification CEUs | CPEs for CPAs |
| School Bus Safety and Operations | Randy S. Williams, Sr., PCSBA, Director of Transportation, Wilson SD | 4/7 | 5/4 |
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4 | Transportation (4) | 6 |
| Elements of Payroll Administration (IN PERSON) | Susan Schechter, Supervisor of Payroll, Bucks County IU 22; Sidney M. Clark, PCSBA, Business Manager/Board Secretary, Shanksville-Stonycreek SD | 4/10 |
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4 | Payroll (4) | 6 | |
| Advanced Risk Management | Chris Berdnik, PCSBA, Chief Financial Officer, Pennsbury SD | 4/14 | 5/11 |
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4 | 6 | |
| Elements of School Finance | Deana Turner, Business Administrator, Apollo Ridge SD | 4/21 | 5/18 |
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4 | 6 | |
| Elements of Facility Management (IN PERSON) | Randall Buffington, PCSBA, Director of Operations, Southern York County SD; Mark Czapp, Director of Business Operations, Spring Grove Area SD | 4/30 |
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4 | Facilities (4) | 6 | |
| Elements of Transportation (IN PERSON) | Randy S. Williams, Sr., PCSBA, Director of Transportation, Wilson SD; David Lutz, PCSBO, PCSTP, Director of Transportation, Cocalico SD | 5/1 |
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4 | Transportation (4) | 6 |
Year End Reconciliation/Audit Prep WEBCAST
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM
The webcast will be an “Audit Preparation Update” which will go over how business managers should be preparing for their upcoming annual audits.
SPEAKER:
Greg Gates, CPA, Business Manager, Bellwood-Antis SD
CREDITS:
General Certification – 2 CEUs
CPE – 1.5
COSTS:
Members: Early-bird (ends 3/25) $75 | After 3/25 – $80
Non-Members: Early-bird (ends 3/25) $115 | After 3/25 – $120
Dealing with Difficult People
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Dealing with conflict in the workplace, usually means working with various personality types that may not always get along. Learn how to better understand others and handle conflict with staff and colleagues.
SPEAKER:
Dr. Dave Piper, Retired Professor & Chair-Employment & Labor Relations, Indiana University of PA
CREDITS:
General Certification – 2 CEUs
CPE – 1.5
COSTS:
Members: Early-bird (ends 4/2) $75 | After 4/2 – $80
Non-Members: Early-bird (ends 4/2) $115 | After 4/2 – $120
Transportation Subsidy Report Update
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – 1:00 – 2:30 PM
SPEAKERS:
Jen Grove, PCSBO, Director of Transportation, York Suburban SD Dale Kirsch, Member Advisor, PASBO
CREDITS:
General Certification – 2 CEUs
Specialized PASBO Transportation CEUs – 2
CPE -1.5
COSTS:
Members: Early-bird (ends 4/23) $75 | After 4/23 – $80
Non-Members: Early-bird (ends 4/23) $115 | After 4/23 – $120
Connect the Dots: School District Funding, Spending and Budgeting
Annual Connect the Dots Workshop on School District Funding, Spending, and Budgeting for the 2025-2026 School Year.
A joint PASA/PASBO budget and school finance workshop designed specifically to help school district leaders connect the dots of their budgets by understanding their past, present, and future funding impacts and practices.
Designed to encourage joint attendance by Superintendents and their CFO/Business Manager or other critical leadership staff, participants will spend a full day discussing how to look at their school district budget to drive more effective multi-fiscal year planning. The program will include diving into the details of the Basic Education Funding, Special Education Funding and Adequacy/Tax Equity Funding, examining school district expenditure growth over time. Participants will be provided with tools and resources to map out strategies for making more accurate and thoughtful short and long-term budget decisions.
Additional topics to be discussed include fund balances and reserves, infrastructure needs, expenditure mandates and educational choice, resource and staff planning, as well as overarching insights on the Governor’s proposed 2025-26 budget.
Click her for workshop locations/times/cost and to register.
First Time Supervisors Training
April 24, 2015 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
PASBO Headquarters
Join PASBO for a full-day workshop in Harrisburg (2608 Market Place, Harrisburg, PA 17110) to learn more about what you need to know if you are stepping into supervisory responsibility for the first time.
8:30 – 9:00 am – Light breakfast, registration & networking
9:00 – 9:10 am – Introductions and Logistics
9:10 – 10:10 am –Session #1 (Supervision vs management, Qualities/Characteristics of good leaders, power & influence)
10:10 – 11:10 am – Session #2 (Leadership styles, organizational & department needs, planning, organizing, & conducting meetings)
11:10 – 11:20 am – Stretch break
11:20 – 12:20 pm – Session #3 (Training & Evaluations)
12:20 – 1:20 pm – Lunch (provided)
1:20 – 2:20 pm – Session #4 (Discipline & Investigations)
2:20 – 3:20 pm – Table tops/role playing (discipline and investigations)
3:20 – 3:30 pm – Final Q&A and Next steps
SPEAKER:
Dr. David Piper, Retired Professor & Chair-Employment & Labor Relations, Indiana Univ. of PA
Robert Reger, PCSBA. Director of HR, Hempfield Area SD
Bobbi Billman, PCSBS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Director of Member Development, PASBO
CREDITS:
General Certification – 4 CEUs
CPE – 6
COSTS:
Members: $125
Non-Members: $185
First Things First
May 6, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
PASBO Headquarters
This program is designed for in-person, small-group, with hands on work, deep dives and lively discussions. Designed for new members or more tenured members moving in to new business office roles. Tell us what your issues are, or topical areas you desire to be addressed; or describe the issues you face and we’ll look to connect to expertise and resources. The limited enrollment will allow for presenter preparation and to address specific needs, it will allow for cross-over learning on several topics even as we address specific needs and requests of days participants. For those so new their topic or job, who are not sure what specifically to ask for…just tell us that too….the sessions will cover general and overarching school business learning while connecting to resources, networking, and finding the expertise you may need.
SPEAKER:
Tim Shrom, Ph.D., PCSBA, Director of Research, PASBO
CREDITS:
General Certification – 4 CEUs
COSTS:
Members: $125
Non-Members: $185
Construction Project Management Symposium – New Date
May 14 – 15, 2025 | Day 1: 8 AM-4:15 PM, Day 2 8 AM-2:30 PM
PASBO Headquarters
Attendees may register to attend the full Symposium or only 1 day (either day 1 or day 2)
The PASBO Facilities Committee has developed a Construction Project Management Guide to assist LEA professionals understand the process. This comprehensive symposium will lead you through the construction project cycle and will provide in-depth discussions of the seven project phases: Concept, Schematic Design, Design Development, Contract Documents, Bidding Phase, Construction and Close Out.
This course will teach you about project scalability, which will allow you to apply its concepts from minor renovations to full scale renovation or construction. Participating LEA design team members will understand their roles and responsibilities and those of design professionals, jurisdiction authority, contractors, and testing agencies.
The Construction Project Management Guide will be provided as part of the Symposium so you may share these concepts with your LEA that can be used on future projects.
The Construction Project Management Symposium has now been expanded for an optional second day to educate attendees in project specification books and drawings (prints).
Attendees may elect to attend both days or either day for LEAs members to understand the processes, procedures and best practices in construction management.
Day 1:
8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Light Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 Introduction & Overview
9:00 – 9:45 Phase I Concept
9:45 – 10:30 Phase II Schematic Design
10:30 -10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:30 Phase III Design Development
11:30 – 12:15 Phase IV Contract Documents
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 Phase V Bidding Phase
1:45 – 2:30 Phase VI Construction Phase
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:30 Phase VII Closeout
3:30 – 4:15 Summary Q & A
Day 2:
8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Light Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 Introduction & Overview
8:45 – 9:30 Civil Site Plans
9:30 – 10:15 Architectural Floor Plans, Elevations & Section Views
10:15 -10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Schedules, Interiors & Food Service & Structural Plans
11:00 – 12:15 Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Plans
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 Specification Books 1-3 Review
2:15 – 2:30 Questions & Feedback
2:30 Conclusion
SPEAKER:
William T. Meiser, PCSBO, PCSFM, Director of Operations, Middletown Area School District
Bradly Reist, Assistant to the Superintendent
Northern Lebanon SD
COSTS:
Full Event
Early bird before 3/25 Member: $220 Non-Member $300
After 3/25 Member: $240 Non-Member $320
Email rodotei@Pasbo.org on pricing for 1-day registration.
First Things First
June 2, 2025 |10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
In-Person – PASBO Headquarters
This program is designed for in-person, small-group, with hands on work, deep dives and lively discussions. Designed for new members or more tenured members moving in to new business office roles. Tell us what your issues are, or topical areas you desire to be addressed; or describe the issues you face and we’ll look to connect to expertise and resources. The limited enrollment will allow for presenter preparation and to address specific needs, it will allow for cross-over learning on several topics even as we address specific needs and requests of days participants. For those so new their topic or job, who are not sure what specifically to ask for…just tell us that too….the sessions will cover general and overarching school business learning while connecting to resources, networking, and finding the expertise you may need.
SPEAKER:
Tim Shrom, Ph.D., PCSBA, Director of Research, PASBO
CREDITS:
General Certification – 4 CEUs
COSTS:
Members: $125
Non-Members: $185
There is no Series scheduled at this time. Watch your Learn and Lead newsletter for upcoming workshops.
Please note: Online courses are for the registrant only. If additional staff wish to participate, a separate registration is necessary.