Schedule at a Glance - WASBO Foundation FALL Conference 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
11 AM-4:30 PM
Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Outing - Quit Qui Oc Golf Course
5 PM
 0.0 Instant Gratification Scholarship Fundraiser "Run"
5-7 PM
 Early Registration & Welcome Reception


Thursday, October 5, 2023
7 AM-5:30 PM
 Conference Registration
7:50-8:05 AM
 Mindfulness Exercise
8:05-8:15 AM
 Conference Welcome
8:15-9:00 AM
 Team Building
9:00-10:00 AM
Conference Keynote
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
 DPI Help Desk on SPED - Get your pressing questions answered! Appointments required. Make your appointment here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gJ4BMiRv33Mk3PZWjRuDkiz0l4HYb7Gnw9PYngdpdCM/edit?usp=sharing
10:10-11:00 AM
 Concurrent Sessions 1
  • Filling in the Gaps of School Safety - Focus on Mental Health & Community Response Teams
  • Budget Communications & Community Relations
  • Alternative Fuel Options: Propane & Electric Buses
  • Fiscal Year at a Glance
  • Indoor Environmental Quality- Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 3
  • Madison Metro SD: The Largest Referendum in Post-Pandemic History
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
 Concurrent Sessions 2
  • Operational Referendum Planning
  • Using Google to Create Budget Dashboards
  • Engagement & Well-Being: A Critical Investment in Yourself & Others!
  • Planning Strategies for Cash Reserve (Fund Balance)
  • Asbestos & Integrated Pest Management - Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 3
  • For Watt It's Worth - Strategic Power Moves
12:00-12:50 PM
 Lunch
12:50-2:00 PM
General Session: Political & Financial Updates
2:10-3:00 PM
 Concurrent Sessions 3
  • Determining Your District's Financial Health
  • Self-Funded Insurance: Making the Switch in a Smaller District & How Did Year One Go?
  • It Just Makes Cents: The Path from Cash-Centered to Cashless
  • Budgetary Deadlines, Essential Work & Keeping Good Notes
  • Employee Health & Safety - Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 3
  • Leadership in Facilities
3:10-4:00 PM
 Concurrent Sessions 4
  • Other Post-Employment Benefits: Gone But Not Forgotten
  • Self-Funded Health Insurance Part II
  • Total Compensation: Remaining Competitive in a Whole New World
  • Revenue Limits - Aid = Levy: Understanding Your Worksheets
  • 20 Areas of Safety Concern & Responsibilities - Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 3
  • Round Table on Recruitment & Retention
 4:10-5:00 PM
  Concurrent Sessions 5
  • Determining Your District Levy
  • Paid-Time-Off Program Review and Feasibility Study
  • Self-Funded Insurance - Employer Clinics
  • Introduction to WISEgrants
  • Exterior Building Envelope Maintenance - Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 4
  • Half of All Public School Districts Need to Update Multiple Building Systems & Features - Are You One of Them?
5:00-7:00 PM
Networking Reception
   
Friday, October 6, 2023
7:00-8:00 AM
 Breakfast
8:00-9:00 AM
General Session
9:00-11:00 AM
 DPI Help Desk on SPED - Get your pressing questions answered! Appointments required. Make your appointment here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gJ4BMiRv33Mk3PZWjRuDkiz0l4HYb7Gnw9PYngdpdCM/edit?usp=sharing
9:10-10:00 AM
 Concurrent Sessions 6
  • Inflation Reduction Act & School District Financial Incentives
  • Introduction to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Protective Security Advisors
  • Debt 101
  • Roof Maintenance - Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 4
  • State of Wisconsin Contracts and Vehicles
10:10-11:00 AM
 Concurrent Sessions 7
  • Ethics in School Operations
  • A Solution for the Health Care Crisis: Where Have All The Insurers Gone?
  • Our Roadmap to Reunification: What We Learned & How We Improved
  • Starter Kit for the New School Business Official
  • Effective Preventative Maintenance Program - Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 4
  • How to Ask the Right Questions of Architects and General Contractors
11:10 AM-12:00 PM
 Concurrent Sessions 8
  • The Ins and Outs of Your Benefits Renewal
  • One Issue, Two Issue, Red Issue, Blue Issue
  • Artificial Intelligence and Schools: How AI Will Shape the Future of Teaching, Learning, and Work
  • How to Survive October
  • Building Automation Management Systems - Facilities Manager Certification Core Module 4
  • WRS, The State Pension Plan
12:00 PM
 Grab N' Go Lunch