November 2019 Presentations
| TIME | PROGRAM ITEM |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | |
| 9:00 AM | Finance Council Meeting (members only please) Gretchen Saunders, Chair |
| A & A Sessions | |
| 8:00 AM | 2019 GASB Update David Alvarez, CPA, Partner, Carr Riggs and Ingram |
| 10:00 AM | Government Fraud, Waste & Abuse Curtis A Binney, CPA, CFR, Binney Accounting & Assurance Services |
| Payroll Certification | |
| 8:00 AM | Payroll Certification - Part 1 of 2 |
| 1:00 PM | Payroll Certification - Part 2 of 2 |
| Accounts Payable Certification | |
| 8:30 AM | Accounts Payable Certification - Part 1 of 2 |
| 1:00 PM | Accounts Payable Certification - Part 2 of 2 |
| Roundtables | |
| 1:30 PM | Operations/Maintenance/Energy |
| 1:30 PM | Purchasing/Contracts/Warehousing/Property Records/Fixed Assets |
| Concurrent Mini Sessions | |
| Session I | |
| 1:30 PM | A - Federal and State Grant Process - Part 1 of 2 Melissa Ramsey and Mari Presley, Florida Department of Education |
| B - Audits - New Internal Audit Requirements Lenia Blades, Duval County Schools |
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| C - OSOs - Barricade your Booster Bucks from being Bamboozled Mary Soyster and Amy Shafran, Pinellas County Schools |
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| Session II | |
| 2:30 PM | A - Federal and State Grant Process - Part 2 of 2 Melissa Ramsey and Mari Presley, Florida Department of Education |
| B - Let's Look at Leases - GASB 87 Part 1 of 2 Donna Collins, Milestone Professional Services |
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| C - Internal Accounts - Understanding Sales & Use Tax Obligations Yvette Salley, Florida Department of Revenue |
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| Session III | |
| 3:40 PM | A - Perkins V Grant Gloria Spradley-Brown, Florida Department of Education |
| B - Let's Look at Leases - GASB 87 Part 2 of 2 Donna Collins, Milestone Professional Services |
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| C - Considerations and Models for Relationships between Education Foundations and School Districts Mary Chance, Consortium of Florida Education Foundations |
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| Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | |
| 10:20 AM | Auditor General Update Micah Rodgers, Florida Auditor General |
| 11:10 AM | Motivational Speaker - If you can be anything, Be Au Sum Josh Peach, Dude Solutions |
| Concurrent Mini Sessions | |
| Session I | |
| 1:50 PM | A - Power of Data Josh Peach, Dude Solutions |
| B - Empowering Everyone Around you to Become Better Melia Adams, Escambia County Schools |
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| C - How to Choose the Right Document Management System for your Organization Vestina Crayton, Pinellas County Schools |
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| D - New Changes to Exempt Salaried Employees’ Pay, part 1 of 2 William "Roy" Richardson, Department of Labor |
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| E - Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Jarryd Boyd, Malwarebytes |
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| F - Building Resilient School Districts Kathleen Hardie and Douglas Tripp, Orange County Schools |
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| G - Revenue Generation - Admin Claims Chris Patton, Sivic Solutions Group |
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| Session II | |
| 2:45 PM | A - R290 Refrigerant - Moving Into A School Kitchen Near You Neil Robison, Pinellas County Schools |
| B - From School Business to Sandy Beaches, Retirement Planning Made Easy Matt Foxhall, AXA |
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| C - Emerging Issues in Public Procurement & Contracts Suzanne D'Agresta, Garganese, Weiss, D'Agresta & Salzman, PA |
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| D - New Changes to Exempt Salaried Employees’ Pay, part 2 of 2 William "Roy" Richardson, Department of Labor |
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| E - Fraud Prevention and Awareness Dan Eveloff and Alicia Somers, Regions Bank |
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| F - Mental Health - Early Detection Mary Bridges, Orange County Schools |
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| G - Crowdfunding Best Practices Josh Henn & Ryan Peetz, Seminole County Schools |
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| Session III | |
| 3:50 PM | A - LED Testing A Practical Solution To Evaluating LED Lamps Mark Fox, Pasco County Schools |
| B - What is Your Leadership Superpower? Jim Drake, Monroe County Schools |
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| C - The Threat of the Phish Brian Johnson, Escambia County Schools |
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| D - Grievance John Palmerini, Orange County Schools |
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| E - K-12 Student Scholarship Programs Cathy Russell, Florida Department of Education |
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| F - Controlling Retiree Healthcare Cost Using HRAs Trent Teesdale, MidAmerica |
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| G - Public Sector Cybersecurity: Understanding the Cyberthreat Landscape Shan Grant, RSM |
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| Thursday, November 14, 2019 | |
| 8:00 AM | Finance Council Gretchen Saunders, Chair - Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| 8:15 AM | DOE Update Suzanne Pridgeon, Mark Eggers, and other Staff- Florida Department of Education |
| 9:10 AM | Business Meeting and Elections AgendaNotes from 6/20/19 Meeting Financial Statements District Map |
| 9:50 AM | Legislative Insights from FADSS Merrill Wimberly |
| 10:40 AM | Business Compromise Emails Special Agent Stephanie Cassidy, FDLE |
| Concurrent Mini Sessions | |
| Session I | |
| 1:30 PM | A - Records Retention in the Sunshine Les Vaughn, Orange County Schools |
| B - Florida Best & Brightest Teacher and Principal Award Programs Abbey Stewart, Florida Department of Education |
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| C - Accounting & Financial Reporting of Fiduciary Activities Yvonne Clayborne, Carr Riggs & Ingram |
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| D - Credit Ratings Linda Vanderperre, Kroll Bond Rating Agency |
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| Session II | |
| 2:30 PM | A - Public Records Inspections; the Ongoing Saga Les Vaughn, Orange County Schools |
| B - The Use of Drones & Infrared Surveys for Roof Studies Terry Marchetti, Pinellas County Schools |
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| C - CCNA Prequalification & Construction Contracting Ed Ames, Orange County Schools |
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| D - Fringe Benefits for School Districts: When is a Gift not a Gift? Key Benefits Concepts |
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| E - From Zero to Hero: Everything you need to know to be a CAPE Superhero! Kathryn Wheeler, Florida Department of Education |
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| F - Use of Capital Funds Omar Shim, Broward County Schools |
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| G - To TAN, or not to TAN (Not a Suntan!) Laura Howe and Robert Wilson, PFM Financial Advisors Ritesh Patel, Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson |
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| Session III | |
| 3:40 PM | A - Fleet Maintenance - Parts Inventory Management Do's & Don’ts Tommy Fitzpatrick, Broward County Schools |
| B - Energy Efficiency Retrofits as a Service Jeff Stokes, ESG |
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| C - Navigating through the complicated intersection of ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation Key Benefits Concepts |
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| D - GFOA's Award for Best Budgeting Practices and an Introduction to Academic Return on Investment Carol MacLeod, Forecast5 Analytics |
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| E - Cost Per Student Station Requirements - What you need to know Wanda Paul and Leanne Evans, Palm Beach Schools |
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| F - Post-Issuance Compliance Fundamental Concepts: Arbitrage, Continuing Disclosure and Private Use Erik Dingwall, BLX |
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| Friday, November 15, 2019 | |
| 8:30 AM | Retirement Plans & Industry Trends Frank Wan, Burgess Chambers & Associates |
| 9:25 AM | Economic Forecast David Jang, Partner, Water Walker Investments |
| 10:40 AM | Florida's Election Year Legislative Session - Opportunities and Expections Andrea Messina, Executive Director, Florida School Board Association |
