PAM100-1001. Purchasing On-Line Course

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Purchasing has many laws, regulations, and policies that are specific to school districts that other municipalities do not encounter. Staff awareness of these laws, regulations, and policies as well as other aspects of purchasing will be addressed in this on-line course. Other topics that will be covered are purchase methods, stock requisitions, standards and specifications, purchase quotes, bids, contracts, purchases of supplies and equipment, vendor relationships and conflicts of interest. Get tips on how to save taxpayer dollars while complying with district needs. Find out what auditors are looking for in purchasing paperwork. Learn how experts have mastered the purchasing processes.

Institute Hours: 6
CPE: 4.5

Fee: Member: $165/Non-Member: $240

Program Notes:

FOR NYSASBO MEMBERS:
EARN MORE INSTITUTE HOURS AND SAVE WITH THIS ON-LINE COURSE!
Your registration fee for this on-line course includes registrations for three webinars at no additional cost. You can register for these three webinars separately at a total cost of $240, or if you are a NYSASBO member, you can register for this course, earn 1.5 additional Institute hours, and save $75!

Participants should schedule time to participate in the following live webinars included in your registration for this course:

Purchasing Essentials, 3/3/2010, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This webinar is critical for the new purchasing agent and an excellent refresher if you are not-so-new in your position. The session will cover the essential elements of purchasing that must be understood and part of the daily operations in your district or BOCES.  Questions will be answered regarding purchasing laws, regulations, and required policies; official board appointment of purchasing agent, purchasing methods,  terms and definitions used in purchasing, sample policies, and more.

Hands On Purchasing, 3/15/2010, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This webinar will be a thorough presentation covering the details that the purchasing agent needs to be proficient at to be competent in their job: bidding, writing specifications, adopting standards, bid awarding, bid disqualifying, stock requisitions, standards & specifications, purchase contracts, procedures for acquiring supplies/materials, and the use of BOCES services for cooperative purchasing.

Best Practices for Purchasing and Procurement, 3/24/2010, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Join in on this review and discussion of best practices. Along with best practices, this webinar will discuss the pitfalls to avoid--which can be an even better learning experience.  The discussions will also evolve into information about preparing Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Request for Quotes (RFQs), professional service contracts and find out what auditors from the New York State Comptrollers office are looking for in your purchasing paperwork.

Participants will also be required to meet with their local school business official and report on purchasing policies and procedures in place for the district. Registrants must then complete a selected reading on purchasing from the School Law book published by the New York State School Boards Association and share their comments upon completion.

On-line course instructions, announcements, forum discussions, and any other course activities take place on this on-line course's web page. Once the course is open, registrants can access this course's web page through a link in NYSASBO's Virtual Conference Room at http://www.nysasbo.org/conferenceroom. Registrants will receive an e-mail notifying them that the course is open and accessible.

Dates, Locations, and Presenters:
PAM100-1001. Purchasing On-Line
Course Dates: 3/1/10 – 3/31/10
Location: On-Line
Presenter: Angela Pierce, School Business Manager, SBA, Syosset CSD; Mark Coleman, Director of Operations, Orange-Ulster BOCES, and Steve Zautner, Purchasing Agent, North Colonie CSD

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