AISNE
FALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE
8:15 a.m. -4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Devens Common Center, Devens, MA
Conference Program
8:15-8:45 Registration and Light Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Welcome – Carol Peterson, Assistant Director for Business Services, AISNE
9:00-10:30 General Session - The Economic Outlook and Federal Reserve Policy
Presenter: Jeffrey Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston
Jeff will focus on the evolution of the economic outlook, taking into account the effects of
economic developments in China, the Euro area and other Emerging Market Economies. He will
look in some detail at the underpinnings of the consumer spending sector, including spending on
new housing, and then discuss the recent responses of the Fed’s monetary policy as we approach
full employment.
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:00 Welcome - Claire Leheny, Executive Director, AISNE
11:00-12:15 General Session – Sex, Drugs and….Safe and Healthy Students
Presenter: Sara Goldsmith Schwartz, President, Schwartz Hannum PC
In this lively and interactive program, Sara will discuss the newest updates on these hot topics:
 Sexual Assault Education and Prevention: Lessons from Concord and Beyond
 Off-Campus Parties: Lessons from Sunapee and Beyond
 Up-Skirting
 Confidentiality and the Health Center
 Gender Identity
12:15-1:15 Buffet Lunch
1:30-2:30 Breakout Sessions (choose one)
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Cracker Barrel – Business Office Burn-Out
Presenter: David Taylor, former Business Manager, The Fessenden School
Is it our imagination or is there a lot of Business Office turnover happening these days? Do
you feel overwhelmed at times? Does the job ever seem unmanageable? This will be a roundtable discussion facilitated (and stimulated) by David Taylor, former long-tenured Business
Manager at Fessenden School who went through eight heads of school before retiring. As
well as identifying particular stressors, the focus will be on finding strategies to alleviate
their effects.
AISNE, 222 Forbes Road, Suite106, Braintree, MA 02184, Phone 781-843-8440; Fax 781-843-3933
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Recent Developments in Employee Relations (Breakout Session)
Presenter: Sara Goldsmith Schwartz, President, Schwartz Hannum PC
In this lively and interactive program, Sara will discuss recent developments in state and
federal laws and how they affect independent schools, including:
o Parental leave;
o Earned sick time;
o Domestic violence leave;
o Proposed overtime regulations from the federal Department Of Labor; and
o Evolving best practices with faculty agreements and contracts.
Participants will learn about the tips and traps with respect to each of these topics, including
how these new laws intersect with each other and affect faculty benefits.
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Massachusetts Association of Nonprofit Schools and Colleges (MANS&C) Update
Presenters: Brad Freeman, Vice President for Government Relations, AICUM, John
Spillane, MANS&C Counsel, Daniel DiTullio Executive Assistant for Government,
Community Relations, Assumption College
Responding to concerns about perennial efforts to legislate PILOT (payments in lieu of
taxes), this session highlights ongoing Beacon Hill lobbying activities on our behalf and
addresses what we should and should NOT be doing in response:
o When and how to respond to PILOT initiatives in our own constituencies
o The value and importance of the Community Impact Statement
o How Assumption College prepares, refreshes and promotes its own Community
Impact Statement
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00 General Session – From Money Pit to Strategy: Targeted Marketing
Moderator: Gwen Pojasek, Chief Financial Officer, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
Panelists: Lisa Pelrine, Director of Admissions, and Matt Soule, Marketing and
Communications Manager, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, Alan Clarance, DFO and
Rob Crawford, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Fay School
This session will feature a panel of speakers from several area schools. Topics will include
partnering with your board marketing committee, the role of the business officer, strategic
marketing initiatives related to enrollment, case study information from working with
consultants, brand identity initiatives, and specific marketing initiatives. Schools will bring to
light and share strategies and resources for making data informed marketing decisions.
Program concludes at 4:00
Corporate Sponsors
AISNE wishes to thank the following Corporate Subscribers
for generously sponsoring these events.
Breakfast –C.E. Floyd Company
Coffee Break – FACTS Management Company – K-12
Lunch –George K. Baum and Company and Windover Construction
AISNE, 222 Forbes Road, Suite106, Braintree, MA 02184, Phone 781-843-8440; Fax 781-843-3933
AISNE
Fall Business Conference
8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Devens Common Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, Massachusetts
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Fee
AISNE Member: 1 to 2 people = $195 each; 3+ (registering at same time) = $175 each
Non-Member Fee = $390 per person
(Fee includes the conference and all materials, light breakfast and lunch.)
Mail or fax completed form(s) and payment by check to AISNE (see below) or
register online using your credit card at http://www.aisne.org/calendar/index.html
Payment
Refund policy: 2 weeks or more out = 50% refund; less than 2 weeks = no refund
AISNE, 222 Forbes Road, Suite106, Braintree, MA 02184, Phone 781-843-8440; Fax 781-843-3933