Professional Development

Let your Superintendent, Board of Education, and community know the high quality person they employ by earning certificates through the School Business Management Institute. The professional development available through the School Business Management Institute is an asset you can use working in a school business office where what you don’t know can hurt you, as well as your staff, your administrative team, the students, and the community. Sign up today—it is free with your NYSASBO membership.  read more »

With the increased complexity of school business office information, if you are not staying current, you are actually falling behind. As Deedrick Bertholf, Executive Director of NYSASBO says, “What you don’t know in this business can hurt you.” Be in the know by keeping up to date by attending NYSASBO webinars, conferences, and workshops. Have your attendance count towards a certificate by enrolling in the NYSASBO School Business Management Institute.

As a member of NYSASBO’s School Business Management Institute, your transcript serves as documentation of your professional development for your school district audits. You can print your professional development attendance certificate from the NYSASBO Website. Your transcript is a neat and orderly way for the auditors and your supervisor to follow your school district training dollars. Enroll in the Institute today.

All NYSASBO workshops, conferences, and webinars you attend will be on your personal transcript and available for you to review through your account on the NYSASBO website. When you want to review what programs you have taken and what others are available, you will have access to this information 24/7. Enroll in the NYSASBO School Business Management Institute today and be on the path to documented competence and credibility. By having all your professional development documented, auditing the information becomes easy.

In addition to the certificates you can currently receive (e.g. NYSRSBA, NYSRSBO, SBMW Strand Certificates, etc.) you are eligible to enroll in the following NYSASBO School Business Management Institute Certificates when you enroll in the Institute.

School Business Certificate – A 175 hour program designed for all members, and especially those members needing to meet the new SDBL continuing education requirements.

Management Fundamentals Certificate – A 90 hour program designed for members wishing to establish a solid foundation in the field of school business management.  read more »

As an enrolled member of the NYSASBO School Business Management Institute, you have a variety of Certificates to choose from. These certificates require completion in 5 years with a minimum of 2-6 hours per standard area. Your certificate choices and requirements are available on the NYSASBO website and on page 18 of the NYSASBO School Business Management Institute Brochure. If you are enrolled, please pass this information on to a colleague. If you are not enrolled, today is the day to become a part of the NYSASBO School Business Management Institute.

Plan for your future by being enrolled in the NYSASBO School Business Management Institute. You can plan your professional development over a five-year time frame. This means you can systematically determine what areas of your job or future jobs you want to strengthen and when you can do it. The five-year schedule of School Business Management Institute programs is on the NYSASBO website. Enroll in the Institute, view the schedule, and start your professional development planning today!

All NYSASBO programs, including conferences, workshops, webinars, etc. are credited toward your School Business Management Institute certificates. Any NYSASBO professional development you attend from July 1, 2009 on qualifies. Don’t delay, enroll now and have your credits add up to success.

NYSASBO is pleased to announce two upcoming webinars: "GASB 45 and More" and "The Monthly Planner: June Edition." Details for both webinars are available below:  read more »