The East Stroudsburg Area School District is currently offering for sale ten (10) modular classroom units which are becoming available due to the completion of permanent renovations and additions to the Middle Smithfield Elementary School. Additional information regarding the units and the procedures for submitting proposals for purchase of the units is available at the District’s website which is www.esasd.net or call (570)424-8500 ext 1508.

New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal (NYSIR) is working with NYSASBO to offer a free Cyber Crime Seminar that addresses the issues, causes, and steps to reduce exposure arising out of the cyber crimes several New York State public schools have recently experienced. Presenters will be from the FBI & New York State Police Cyber Crime Units, J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, and the NYSIR Risk Management Staff. All seminars have registration at 8:30 a.m. and the program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with lunch following.  read more »

This week, don't miss the Monthly Planner April Edition: Capital Project Final Cost Reports Webinar on 3/16. In this webinar, Curt Miller of the State Education Department Facilities Planning will focus on the final cost reports: what reports are due and their due dates plus other nuances needed to complete the information accurately. Get 1.5 CPE for attending this webinar! Register until 2pm on the day of the webinar to get in.  read more »

The Outstanding Workplace Contribution Award is designed to recognize a member of a school district's business or human resource office who has made his or her district a better place to work through improved business office operations, human resource operations, and/or employee benefits. The purpose of the award is to recognize an individual who has made an outstanding contribution or developed a program which has improved business or human resource operations for the school district, or developed a program which has lead to better employee benefits.  read more »

by Jennifer Bolton-Carls, Ed. D., NYSASBO President Elect / Over the last few months, I have received a lot of feedback from members who have read these articles. Some people say thank you for explaining new technologies in plain language, but the overwhelming majority of members say something like “I don’t have time to check Facebook, Twitter, wikis, websites, read online articles, check my email and still manage my office work.” My answer is always the same.  read more »

Three Director seats and the position of President-Elect will be open for election at the 2010 Annual Conference in June. Three seats on the NYSASBO Board of Directors, each for a two-year term, will be open in July 2010. If you would like to be a candidate for one of these seats, you must request a Petition for Office form from NYSASBO.  read more »

The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) invites municipalities, schools, hospitals and other entities who use state contracts to attend the Eleventh Annual State Purchasing Forum and Contractor Trade Show hosted by OGS and the Office of State Comptroller (OSC) which will be held on Wednesday, May 19th and Thursday, May 20th, 2010.  The theme this year is “Surviving in Difficult Economic Times: Practical Purchasing Training.”  read more »

New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal (NYSIR) is working with NYSASBO to offer a free Cyber Crime Seminar that addresses the issues, causes, and steps to reduce exposure arising out of the cyber crimes several New York State public schools have recently experienced. Presenters will be from the FBI & New York State Police Cyber Crime Units, J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, and the NYSIR Risk Management Staff. All seminars have registration at 8:30 a.m. and the program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with lunch following.  read more »

As times change, professions evolve. The characteristics that define many professions – such as what professionals need to do, and what they need to know – are much different now than they were just a few years ago. This is certainly true of the school business management profession. For good or bad, the mold of the profession will be cast by those who have a strong interest and stake in what it will look like.  read more »

NYSASBO is pleased to provide members with a new source of news and information. Beginning with its March 2010 edition, the Reporter Podcast offers, in audio format, coverage of the issues and people having an impact on school business management in New York State. The Reporter Podcast is the newest addition to the family of NYSASBO Reporter multimedia publications which includes a print edition magazine available by mail, the Reporter Blog available on-line, and the Reporter NewsWire available by e-mail. You can also receive important updates via text message, if you follow NYSASBO on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NYSASBO. Find out about all the NYSASBO Reporter has to offer at http://www.nysasbo.org/reporter.