Institute

This week, don't miss the Sales Tax Reporting Webinar on Tuesday, March 9th. You will learn what forms to use and how to obtain them, when the forms are due, how to get a tax ID number, who is entitled to use the tax ID number and what it can be used for. Various reporting errors noted by the sales tax department and how to avoid them will also be discussed. Register for this webinar until 2pm on the day of the webinar. You will always receive a recording of the live webinar whenever you register for a webinar, so if you cannot make it, you can still get the information you are looking for.  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 »

We are pleased to announce that the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal (NYSIR) is working with NYSASBO to offer a free Cyber Crime Seminar that will address 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. Please save one of the following dates for this important half-day morning seminar:  read more »

Don’t miss this week’s two webinars and get 1.5 CPE credits each! On Tuesday, February 9, set the time aside to catch STACS and Accountability for Parentally Placed Special Education Private School Students Webinar presented by Lisa Cardinale at Edgewater Consulting, LLC. This webinar is a review of the key elements of the STAC process including a STAC time line, how to assess if STAC forms are getting filed and correct filing practices. Wednesday, don’t miss the Monthly Planner March Edition Webinar – Guidance on IDEA Billing where attendants will be provided an overview of the issues a school district should consider concerning recovering the cost of providing special education services to parentally placed nonresident students pursuant to the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 and New York State (NYS) Education Law 3602-c.  read more »

Starting off the week is the Special Interest Groups webinar on 1/26 at 2pm. Learn to define and identify groups within your district and their ability to affect policy decisions, as well as best practices of interacting with these groups. The Behind the Scenes of Accounts Payable workshop is taking place in Westbury - put on by NYSASBO and the Nassau Chapter is Thursday, 1/28. This workshop will give you 3 CPE credits, in addition to the 3 Institute Hours. You will get the big picture view of your school district’s accounts payable process. You will also become familiar with New York State laws as well as the details needed to accurately process accounts.  read more »

NYSASBO is pleased to announce its Spring 2010 program of workshops, on-line courses, and webinars from the New York State School Business Management Institute.  read more »

There is still time to register for the Monthly Planner webinar on preparing for the budget vote. This webinar, sponsored by NTS Data Services, LLC, will be held Monday, December 14th from 2:00-3:30 p.m. and will help you prepare for one of the key activities for January 2010. Register now to earn 1.5 Institute Hours in the Financial Resource Management standard area. To register, please visit https://secure.confertel.net/tsregister.asp?program=NYSASBO2009 and select the January edition of the Monthly Planner.

Don't miss the January Monthly Planner Webinar on Monday, December 14th at 2pm.  read more »

Next Week - December 7th and 8th NYSASBO is holding Accounting Workshops in Saratoga Springs and Islandia.

Saratoga Springs
Accounting I and Accounting III

Islandia
Accoutning III

Topics covered in Accounting I:

• Basics of accounting and journals and ledgers

• Principles of governmental accounting

• The School District Accounting and Reporting Manual  read more »

The budget vote is the critical event in the school year. Not only do you need to meet all the NYS requirements, you need to communicate the budget to your voters—and there are rules for who can present the information and how that information can be communicated. Register for this webinar to ensure that you business office staff and your district clerk are aware of all the details required. The webinar will include a general overview on the preparation of the school budget with an emphasis on communication, reporting requirements, and Clerk of the Board duties.  read more »