C 226
Monday, November 12
9:00 a.m.
Energy savings — a district perspective
Chippewa Local (Wayne), Eaton Community City, Jackson City and Energy Optimizers USA share their energy-savings project experiences, including what they learned, what they would have done differently and what they would do again.
Speakers:
Greg Smith, president, Energy Optimizers, USA
Bradley Neavin, superintendent, Eaton Community City
David Fischer, superintendent, Chippewa Local (Wayne)
Phillip Howard, superintendent,Jackson City
TBD , school board members
2:00 p.m.
The five Ws of bond counsel
TBD and Squire, Sanders (US) LLP demystify the role of bond counsel in school financing. This session addresses the five Ws: who does bond counsel work for; what does bond counsel do; where can I find bond counsel; when and how do I hire bond counsel; and why do I need bond counsel?
Speaker:
Michael Sharb, Esq., partner, Squire, Sanders (US) LLP
3:45 p.m.
Charter schools’ impact on public education
As the role of vouchers and privately managed community schools continues to expand, what is the real impact on K-12 public education? Hear a number-crunching update from the attorney who led a decade-long challenge against Ohio’s school funding system.
Speakers:
Nicholas Pittner, attorney, Bricker & Eckler LLP
William Phillis, executive director, Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding
Lori L. Ward, superintendent, Dayton City
Tuesday, November 13
9:00 a.m.
Shared services liability
The concept of sharing services among neighboring schools is not new, but funding challenges are driving the current trend. Ohio School Plan shows how sharing essential services between schools provides many opportunities for cost reduction, but may provide uncontrolled access to insurance limits if a loss occurs.
Speaker:
Travis Thompson, risk manager, Hylant Administrative Services
2:00 p.m.
Intro to school property tax levy law
Granville EV explains the basis for property taxation, property tax millage and the types of levies and tax reduction factors. This discussion will provide school board members with a basic knowledge of levy law to help them understand the levy process.
Speaker:
Michael Sobul, treasurer, Granville EV
3:45 p.m.
The buck starts here!
Could your district use a little extra revenue? Of course it could. Mogadore Local (Summit) shares a template that makes grant writing quicker and easier, as well as plenty of online grant sources that offer funding.
Speaker:
Christina Dinklocker, superintendent, Mogadore Local (Summit)
Wednesday, November 14
9:00 a.m.
Effective use of financial advisors
New rules have been adopted that affect your district’s relationship with the people you rely on to sell your debt. Learn about new federal policies designed to protect local issuers of municipal securities, as well as new requirements and disclosures.
Speakers:
Edward Cavezza, attorney, Peck Shaffer & Williams LLP
John Adams, vice president/public finance manager, Fifth Third Securities