At the CASB 66th Annual Convention you will - Colorado ...

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Following is a partial list of convention breakout sessions.
FINANCE
Know Your Budget Inside and Out: Effective Financial Oversight
for Boards
Glenn Gustafson, chief financial officer and deputy superintendent, Colorado
Springs District 11; Ann Fattor, consultant and CASB Past President
Colorado School Finance: It’s Not OK!
Tracie Rainey, director, Colorado School Finance Project; Kathy Gebhardt,
executive director, Children’s Voices; Lisa Weil, co-founder, Great
Education Colorado
Fiscal Policy and Credit Quality: What Every Board Member
Should Know
Helen Cregger, vice president, Piper Jaffray; Dave Hitchcock, senior vice
president, Standard & Poors; Jolene Yee, analyst, Moody’s Investors Service
From Dirt to Dough: Making the Most of Our School Land Trust
Pamela Jo Suckla, chairman, Colorado State Board of Education; Karen
Gerwitz, director of state board relations, Colorado Department of
Education; Ben Stein, deputy treasurer, State Treasurer’s Office; Britt
Weygandt, executive director, Colorado Board of Land Commissioners
LEADERSHIP
Using Data for Effective Governance to Improve Teacher Quality
Jacqueline Paone, executive director; Vincent Badolato, program associate;
Angelika Schroeder, treasurer, Alliance for Quality Teaching, board member,
Boulder Valley Schools and CASB Director
Research and Resources for Successful Superintendent Searches
Bob Cito, special projects consultant; Susan Zamudio, director of executive
and administrative services, CASB; Al Ramirez, associate professor; Dick
Carpenter, assistant professor; Nadyne Guzman, professor, University of
Colorado – Colorado Springs
Introduction to Policy Governance
Dr. Jane Urschel, associate executive director, CASB; Jim Weigel, former
board member and CASB Consultant
School Board Decisions and Governmental Immunity
Cheryle Mangels, executive director and Steve Fast, assistant director,
Colorado School Districts Self Insurance Pool
CASB Book Club
Jane Barnes, board member, Jefferson County Schools and CASB
Director; Jenny Patterson, board member, Telluride R-1 and CASB Director
To get the most out of the book club, read REDEFINING LITERATURE FOR
THE 21ST CENTURY by David F. Warlick before attending the session.
Taking PLC from the Boardroom to the Classroom
Jes Raintree and Lou Ann Dekleva, board members, Lewis Palmer 38
High School Reform: Shifting the “Culture of Teaching” to a
“Culture for Learning”
Bill Larsen, executive director of high schools; Ron Rowley and Leslie
Kiesler, board members, Mesa County Valley No. 51
System Design for Student Success
Steve Schultz, assistant superintendent; Cristal Loehr, principal; Cindy
Granum, assistant principal; Dr. Tim Mills, superintendent, Mesa County
Valley No. 51
Blending Veterans and Rookies into a Stellar School Board
Carol McDermott and Kjersten Davis, board members, Montrose County Re-1J
Policy Governance: Monitoring and Evaluating District and
Superintendent Performance
Dr. Jane Urschel, associate executive director, CASB; Jim Weigel, former
board member and CASB Consultant
Positioning Your School in the Education Marketplace
Dr. M.L. Johnson, board member, Poudre R-1
Standards-Based Reform: Theory to Practice
Judy Haptonstall, superintendent; Michael Bair, Dr. Bruce Wampler,
Brad Zeigel, Bob Johnson and Susan Hakanson, board members,
Roaring Fork Re-1
Leading in a Time of Challenge: The Small-District Perspective
Mark Payler, superintendent; Cris Howard, Jeff Allen, Tara Boyer and
Darline Long, board members, Fort Lupton Re-8
School Boards for Dummies
Nathan Troudt, Paula Keefe, Milton Beydler, Lavonne Metherd and Glenn
Neal, board members; Dr. Sharol Little, superintendent, Wiggins Re-50J
School Board Policy and the Power of Online Resources
Jeri Hodgson Fleuter, director of policy services, CASB
RELATIONSHIPS
How a 6,000-Student District Demonstrates Accountability
to Its Community
Dr. George Voorhis, superintendent; Linda Gann, communications/special
projects coordinator; Nancy Fishering, board member, Montrose County
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Vision 20/20: Engagement Strategies for Successful Elections
Dr. Betty Summers, superintendent, Re-1 Valley; Rudy Andras, vice
president, RBC Capital Markets; Carol Brom, board member, Re-1 Valley;
Edie Evans, co-chair, Vision 20/20 Committee; Joe Glaze, preconstruction
manager, The Neenan Company
School Safety Task Force
Michael Poore, superintendent; Ron Carter, board member and Sheridan
Fire Chief; Julie Stonis, school psychologist; Beth Engel, Head Start
Director, Sheridan Schools; Ray Sample, chief of police, City of Sheridan
Using Research to Connect with your Public and Staff
Vicki Mattox, managing director, Stifel Nicolaus; Keith Frederick, pollster,
Frederick Polls; Steve Welchert and John Britz, partners, Welchert & Britz;
Linda Gann, communications/special projects coordinator, Montrose County
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