SBO Perspectives

When’s the last time you had to fly into a school district because of its remote location? Did you remember your toothbrush? Melody Douglas, Associate Executive Director of Alaska ASBO, has some great stories to tell throughout her 32 years of experience!

Sit down with your favorite hosts as they reflect on 2022 and look ahead to what’s to come in 2023!

There are big things on the horizon for ASBO International! Today we speak with incoming president, John Hutchison, on his vision and where he sees the organization moving in 2023!

Just when you thought it was over, the GASB fun continues! GASB 96 is right around the corner so don’t be caught waiting until the last minute! Get a head start on what to expect with our guests, Brian Petersen and Melissa Szot from PKF O’Connor Davies and Kasey Harris from DebtBook as they walk us through the similarities and differences to GASB 87 and how to best prepare for another round of GASB compliance!

Professional development is an incredibly important aspect of the SBO. Our learning does not stop once we completed our course work but rather, it continues on as we grow in the profession. Dr. Lynn Allen, Assistant Superintendent at PNW BOCES and Brian Fried, Assistant Superintendent for Business and the Public Schools of Tarrytown, both join us as experts in PD and speak to how they’re curating regional offerings for their local business officials.

It takes a lot of work to keep and association of SBO’s on track and to tell us all about it we have Brian Chechnicki, Executive Director of ASBO New York, Sharon Bruce, Executive Director Connecticut ASBO and Sandy Halliwell, Executive Director Southeastern ASBO. From professional development to assembling conferences we hear it all from this talented group of execs!

It's out second annual Friends of the Pod episode! Tune in to see who's giving their love and feedback to your humbled hosts!

We love it when there’s an opportunity to speak to an up and coming SBO! Bo Charlton, Business Manager at Lake Chelan School District in Washington joins us 4 months on the job. From internship to the hot seat, Bo gives us a glimpse into what it’s like start out in your first SBO job!

In New York, School Business Officials are all too familiar with the Foundation Aid Formula and how it hasn’t functioned as it was intended when it was introduced back in 2007. Now that districts are almost “fully funded”, it’s unclear how the formula will run as we enter uncharted territory. Dr. Rick Timbs joins us today to give us his take on what to expect moving forward and a history lesson on New York States attempts to equitably fund school districts.

We always love having new SBO’s on the podcast and today we’re excited to bring you Dr. Michael Lewis, Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services at the Lewiston-Porter School District in New York. Michael as been on the job for a whopping four months and gives us his take on how his unique background has prepared him for the many challenges faced by the modern SBO.