Accounting

1099 Reporting Concepts

Target audience: School district and community college district staff in purchasing and accounts payable who work with Forms W-9 and Forms 1099.

Topics will include:

Filing Form 1099-Misc.
Making Form 1099-Misc. Corrections
California Reporting Issues
Reporting Non-resident Alien Vendors
Back-up Withholding Issues
Legislative Update

Dates: October 1998
Location: Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, Santa Clara
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak, Program Coordinator
California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO)
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814
(918) 447-3783
Email: craynak @casbo.org

 

Accounts Payable

Topics will include:

Role of Accounts Payable
Basic Accounting Concepts
The Purchasing Cycle
Internal Control
Year-End Accruals
Sales and Use Tax
1099's
W-2's

Dates: February 1999
Locations: Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clara
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783

ADA Apportionment Strategies Workshop

This course goes several steps beyond basic training in attendance accounting procedures. The focus is on a coordinated effort by district policy makers and staff to improve apportionable attendance. Implementation of the district-wide program will encourage students to attend school and strengthen the ability of your agency to claim all eligible ADA as a result of improved attendance.

Highlights include:

Measurements to help determine your school agency's ADA improvement goal
Establishment of school attendance policies
Tackling tough truancy issues
School admissions and establishing district of residency
An exercise in building school calendars that maximize ADA
Understanding state requirements and avoiding audit exceptions
Attendance accounting know-how from A (adult education) to Z (zero-period)
Resolution of apportionment-related audit

Dates: Annually in May
Locations: Sacramento, Bay Area, Fresno, Southern California
Contact:

Cathy Wachter
School Services of California, Inc.
1121 L Street, Suite 1060
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-7517
Website address: www.sscal.com

Attendance Accounting

The focus of this workshop will be on site-level attendance accounting. Topics include building blocks of attendance accounting, regular K-12 site attendance procedures, complications, legislative update, and advanced problems. The workshop is designed to be of greatest benefit to regular K-12 school site attendance clerks and administrators. At least one district-level person responsible for attendance accounting should also attend in order to strengthen their overall understanding of the attendance collection process at the site level.

Dates: October/November, 1999
Locations: Bakersfield, Concord, Costa Mesa, Fresno, Ontario, Redding, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Diego
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783

Budget Basics and Beyond Workshop

Target audience: Beginning and intermediate level school district personnel responsible for budget development including: business and fiscal office staff from new hires to tenured staff; program budget managers and support staff, and school site personnel involved in site budget management.

Topics will include:

Overview of California School Finance System
Budget Overview
Budget Funds and Budget Development
Methods
Budget Calendar
Budget Responsibility
Budget Guidelines and Budget Assumptions
Budget Variables
Budget Presentations and Budget Documents
Budget Monitoring and Budget Control
Budget Projections, Including Multi-Year Exceptions
Where To Go For Help

Dates: December 1998
Locations: Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clara
Contact:

Cheryl Raynack
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

California Association of School Business Officials Annual Conference

Dates: March 16-20, 1999
Location: Anaheim
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

 

California CPA Education Foundation
School Districts Conference

The latest changes are presented. Included are annual updates from the Department of Education and the State Controller.

Date: Held Annually
Location: Sacramento, Los Angeles
Contact:

California CPA Education Foundation
275 Shoreline Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065
(800) 922-5272
Website address: www.calcpaed.org

Chief Business Officials Annual Symposium

Dates: November 19-20, 1998
Location: Palm Springs
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

Community College Associated Student Government Accounting

Target audience: Vice Presidents or Chancellors Business/Finance, Auxillary Accountant, Student Club/Council President, Vice President Student Services, Associated Student Accountants, Student Activities Director.

Topics will include:

Authoritative Guidelines
Internal Controls
Accounting Policies
Internal Audits
Common Audit Findings

Dates: October/November, 1998
Locations: Ontario, Sacramento
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

Educational Purchasing

Topics will include:

Assignment of Responsibility to Purchase
Equipment Inventory and Records Management
Legal Basis for Operation
Methods of Purchasing
Organization and Administration
Procurement Budget in Relation to Total Fund
Purchasing and Vendor Relations
Recycling
Surplus Sales
Toxic and Hazardous Materials Management
Warehouse Functions

Date: November, 1998
Locations: Fresno, Ontario, Redding, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clara
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783

 

Fiscal Implications of School District Reorganization Workshop

School district reorganization -- unification, unionization and even de-unification (or breakup) -- is becoming more popular recently due to financial incentives, changes in demographics and the desire for local control. Special emphasis is placed on calculating the new base revenue limit for the reorganized district, since this provides the only new state aid for the new district. By discussing all relevant issues for differing reorganization configurations, this workshop will help you evaluate both whether the reorganization can be approved as well as whether it should be attempted.

This workshop is co-sponsored by School Services of California, Inc., and Fiscal Crisis and management Assistance Team (FCMAT), and co-presented by Paul Goldfinger and Christy White.

Topics include:

How proposals get started
The wide array of fiscal implications for affected districts
Employee rights
The election -- who votes and when
What to do if the election is successful

Dates: Annually October/November
Location: Sacramento and Ontario
Contact:

Cathy Wachter, Event Coordinator
School Services of California, Inc.
1121 L Street, Suite 1060
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-7517
Website address: www.sscal.com

Fiscal Management of Categorical Programs

This workshop presents a comprehensive course on fiscally managing categorical programs (grants and entitlements) from the viewpoint of the business office. Particular emphasis is placed on the sources of categorical programs, categorical budgets, budget monitoring, internal controls, applicable laws and regulations, accounting, the J-390, time-reporting requirements, and audits of categorical programs. The workshop is intended for individuals involved in the fiscal management of categorical programs, including chief financial officers, business managers, categorical project directors, staff accountants, and categorical project staff.

Date: May, 1999
Locations: Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clara
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

Institute for New and Aspiring Financial Budget Officers

This institute will provide training in methods to assist the chief financial and budget officers. The sessions will concentrate on appropriate responsibilities and will build a peer team of CASBO members who can work with each other on issues they face during their professional careers.

Date: February, 1999
Location: Kellogg West Conference Center, Pomona
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

 

Legal Aspects and Hands-On Accounting for Student Body Organizations and Booster Clubs

Workshop topics will include review and study of the Education Code sections that impact ASB funds; other codes that impact ASB funds (internal revenue, franchise tax, penal); and Accounting Procedures for School Organizations (budget and accounting), published by the California Department of Education (1992).

This workshop is designed for all levels of people involved in accounting for student body funds, including principals, student activity directors, club advisers, student body fund bookkeepers, secretaries, student leaders, and district-level personnel responsible for student body fund accounting.

Dates: January/February, 1999
Locations: Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Diego
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

Mandate Workshops

These workshops are designed to assist School Services of California's mandate clients in collecting their full entitled mandate reimbursement and in building strong, supported reimbursement claims that will withstand the test of an audit. Carol Berg, SSC's Vice President, joined by our cost accounting claim specialists from David M. Griffith & Associates, present School Services of California's series of comprehensive mandated cost claims workshops, explaining in detail the currently-reimbursable programs.

Dates: Annually in Fall
Locations: Various
Contact:

Cathy Wachter
Event Coordinator
School Services of California, Inc.
1121 L Street, Suite 1060
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-7517
Website address: www.sscal.com

Payroll

This is a "concepts" workshop. Participants will receive information and education that answer many "why" and "how to" questions. It should be of great benefit to payroll, personnel, and other staff who have to deal with topics including payroll issues ranging from taxes to retirement and from prevailing wages to workers' compensation endorsements.

Date: February, 1999
Locations: Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clara, San Diego
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org

School Construction Budgeting and Accounting Workshop

School construction accounting has always created concerns for business office personnel. Without proper accounting practices in place, as well as clear communication channels, too many critical tasks can fall by the wayside, ending up costing districts during audits by the funding agency.

This workshop concentrates on two important areas of school construction - accounting for the construction costs during the process, creating a system that will inform the governing board and administration of the importance of facilities planning and maintenance issues - at the same time instilling the importance of an annual capital facilities/maintenance budget.

Date: Annually in March
Locations: Sacramento, Bay Area, Southern California
Contact:

Cathy Wachter
Event Coordinator
School Services of California, Inc.
1121 L Street, Suite 1060
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-7517
Website address: www.sscal.com

Year-End Closing

Workshop topics will include developing a year-end closing schedule; reconciling procedures for all cash accounts, inventories, and prepaid expenditures accruing at the year end for receivables and payables, including details on complying with the California School Accounting Manual; accounting for prior-year adjustments; accounting for restructured programs and the J-390, leases, COPs and Mello-Roos, other funds, and interfund transfers; recording components of the ending fund balance; getting ready for audit; and using auditors in the closing process.

This workshop is designed for business managers, accounting directors, accountants, accounting technicians, and all middle-management staff involved in the details of year-end closing.

Date: April, 1999
Locations: Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clara
Contact:

Cheryl Raynak
Program Coordinator
CASBO Professional Development
1531 I Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2016
(916) 447-3783
Email: craynack@casbo.org