SBO Perspectives

Dr. Mark Stratton, Superintendent at Corinth Central School District outlines the tight knit community that is Corinth, his passion for the District and how the School Business Administrator plays such an important role.

Find out more about Corinth Central School District here: https://www.corinthcsd.org/

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

Dr. Kurtis Kotes, Superintendent at Goshen Central School District outlines what strong financial shape the district is in and that he’s really looking for a partner in the Assistant Superintendent for Business.

Find out more about Goshen Central School District here: https://www.gcsny.org/

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

Paul Casseri, Superintendent at Lewiston-Porter Central School District fills us in on the beauty of Lew-Port, their administrative team and how he’s in search of a collaborative Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services.

Find out more about Lewiston-Porter Central School District here: https://www.lew-port.com/

Does this position sound interesting? Apply here: www.applitrack.com/leadschools/onlineapp. 

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Everywhere you look there seems to be SBO vacancies. Tune in to better prepare yourself for your next SBO interview with Jamie Rodgers, School Business Executive at Pine Valley CSD and Dr. Christopher Dillon, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance at Levittown School District. We discuss how to do your own research on a district, what questions to ask and what not to do based on what our guests have seen from the other side of the table!

The COVID-19 Pandemic had many impacts on school districts; especially on medical insurance. From COVID-19 tests to extended hospitalizations, the scale of the pandemic wasn’t lost on the School Business Official. It may be time to reevaluate your medical coverage and options to better suit the needs of your employee,s retirees and your district. Join us as we speak with Bryan McManaway, Benefits Consultant at Corporate Synergies as we find out what it means to “carve” out care to both offer better benefits and save on expenditures.

What better opportunity than to have objective advice and feedback from a retired, all-star Superintendent? Join us as we talk with Constance Evelyn, recently retired superintendent and major contributor to public education in New York State as she outlines the best ways to build relationships between the SBO and Superintendent based on her over 32 years of experience.

Check out her book, Evaluating the Superintendent: The Process of Collaborative Compromises and Critical Considerations, here: https://shorturl.at/hmLP0

It’s easy to focus on what immediately impacts you as a school business official, but it’s important to realize we have representation from all over the world! Today, we speak to Cheryl Campbell, School Business, Finance and Operation Director at Thomas Tallis School in South East London as well as the CEO/Founder of ABBLed. We discover that although we may be thousands of miles apart, SBO’s face very similar issues. Tune in to discover what Cheryl has done to deal with the pandemic and how she’s been able to address issues of diversity in the profession of school finance.

Check out more on the great work of the Association of BAME Business Leaders in Education (ABBLed) here: https://abbled.org

Risk is all over the place. Whether it’s our changing climate or cyber attacks, school business officials need to be ahead of the curve to protect their districts. J. Brett Carruthers, Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Director of Innovation at Wright Public Entity and Director of Risk Management for NYSIR speaks to us about the current and upcoming challenges related to risk and insurance while offering ways to mitigate and be proactive as School Business Officials.

Ethics are at the center of everything we do as School Business Officials. Sometimes those can challenged, but it’s who you are as an individual and as a professional that must truly stand for what is right. Today, We have a great conversation with Ron Clamser Jr., Assistant Superintendent for Finance, Facilities and Operations at Dobbs Ferry UFSD. He gives us an unfiltered perspective on strong ethical decision making and how important a role it plays in the operation of a school district.

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!