As a School Business Officials, we’re all likely used to negotiating on behalf of the District with teacher unions, contractors and anyone else who’s looking to be paid by the Board of Education. But, what about us? Who’s negotiating on our behalf? We are! Keri Loughlin, Assistant Superintendent for Business at Center Moriches School District sits down with us to discuss how she has successful negotiated her own contacts and gives some great tips for both new and experienced business officials!

All SBOs are in the thick of budgeting and we thought it a great idea to bring on James Stucchio, Deputy Superintendent of School at Cold Springs Harbor CSD to give his take on best practices with the budgeting cycle. Tune in for great tips regarding the communication of your budget and the importance of an inclusive, transparent process.

It’s that time of year again! Budget season is upon us business officials but it feels a little different than years past. Find out why as we speak to Dr. Andrew Van Alstyne, Director of Education and Research and Tom Tatum, Director of Government Relations of ASBO New York where they give us the 411 on their work with New York State, the ASBO Government relations committee and what is to come from our new Governor this budget season.

Who else can bring together the heavy hitters of public education with such success? The Educational Conference Board is made up of some of the largest public education associations and unions, including ASBO New York! We speak to John Yagielski, Chair of NYS ECB, about all of the advocacy efforts this organization has taken part in over the years and why they’re so vital to keeping public education front and center of legislative sessions.

For more information, check out NYS ECB here: https://www.nysecb.org/

It’s been an entire year with SBO Perspectives…already?! Pretty crazy. Join us today as we give a preview of what’s to come in 2022 with upcoming guests, goals and a brand new look!

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2021 has been quite the year for SBO Perspectives! We’ve reached new heights with our listeners and subscribers and have had such wonderful guests on the show. We thought it would be a great send off to have our top three episodes showcased to end an incredible year on a high note. Join us as we speak with Lisa Ryan, Brigid Sienna and Dr. Jenna Avery about their reflections on the past twelve months and what it was like to be on the podcast for the very first time! Happy New Year to all of our listeners!

School Business Officials must constantly plan ahead and in some instances, plan for the worst. But what happens when you don’t think of everything? Join us as we sit down with Travis Kaiser, Operations Manager at BELFOR Property Restoration to discuss what you can do to best prepare for when disaster strikes. Mother Nature doesn’t give you a heads up so tune in for some great tips on how to be ready!

Find out more about BELFOR here: https://www.belfor.com/en/us

Welcome to our new mini series, “SBO In Demand”! Here, we give you an inside look at a school district seeking to hire a School Business Official and what their district is all about. To kick off the series, we sit down with Dr. David Mauricio, Superintendent at Peekskill City School District and discuss what makes Peekskill such a unique district, what it’s like on his administrative team and what potential candidates can look forward to applying to such a wonderful district along the Hudson River.

Find out more about Peekskill City School District here: https://www.peekskillcsd.org/

Does this position sound interesting? Apply here: https://www.olasjobs.org/PeekskillCitySD 

Follow Dr. Mauricio on Twitter! @DrMauricio

How many of us knew that the position of a School Business Official even existed before entering into school finance? The Next Generation Committee is an ad hoc committee formed under the ASBO New York Board of Trustees to map out the future of the profession. Made up of a cross section of ASBO memebers, this committee has focused on recruitment, awareness and diversity within the field. Join our conversation with some committee members to get an inside look at what they’ve been up to an how their work is molding the future of school business!

We’re bringing a new mini series to SBO Perspectives: “SBO in Demand”. We give a preview of what to expect so make sure to listen until the end!

We also have some exciting news! SBO Perspectives has ranked #1 out of the Top 20 Public Education podcasts at Feedspot! Please take a moment to check out Feedspot and all they have to offer for podcasts and blogs!

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On this week’s episode we talk with some of our most engaged listeners on why they listen, their favorite episodes and what they’d like to see from SBO Perspectives in the future. We would again like to thank all of our listeners for their time and dedication to our weekly podcast. It’s because of YOU that we keep content coming every week!