Hotel Information
Meadows Conference Center
1 Prairie Meadows Drive
Altoona IA
Phone: 515-957-3000
1-800-325-9015
December Conference
Standard Room $99.00 until November 23,
2015
February Conference
Standard Room $99.00 until January 27,
2016
Please note that this is a busy time in Des
Moines due to State Wrestling so make your
reservations as early as possible.
For both December and February, request a
room in the “Iowa Superintendents Finance
and Leadership Consortium” block. After cut
off dates listed above, we cannot guarantee a
room or the discounted price.
Renewal and University
Credit
One hour of University of Northern Iowa graduate credit is available at a cost of $148. A reflection paper is required for graduate credit.
Details available at the conferences.
Superintendent renewal credit will be processed through SAI for $20. Forms will be
available at the conferences and are returned
directly to SAI.
School Business Official Authorization renewal
credit will be processed through the Iowa Associate of School Business Officials. Forms will
be available at the conferences and must be
signed each day for credit.
Please note that 15 hours of contact time is
required for each hour of credit.
ISFLC Advisory Board
Chris Armstrong, Superintendent, Highland
Jackie Black, Chief Financial Officer/Board Secretary, Ankeny
John Chalstrom, Chief Financial Officer, Sioux City
Dale Crozier, Superintendent, MFL-Marmac/Eastern
Allamakee
Gregg Cruickshank, Superintendent, Sidney
Greg Ebeling, Superintendent, Pella
Steve Grond, Superintendent, Boyden Hull
Trent Grundmeyer, Assistant Professor, Drake
University
Craig Hansel, Chief Financial Officer, Iowa City
Ed Hawks, Superintendent, Underwood
Tim Hood, Superintendent, Keokuk
Galen Howsare, Deputy Executive Director/CFO,
IASB
Roark Horn, Executive Director, SAI
Sue Huls, Business Manager, Sigourney
Paul Kruse, Financial Services Marketing Director,
IASB
Josie Lewis, Policy and Legal Services Director,
IASB
Andy Nielsen Deputy Auditor, State Auditor’s Office
Lisa Oakley, Director, School Finance, Department
of Management
Bob Olson, Superintendent, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows
Tara Paul, Superintendent, Estherville
Jim Scharff, Director, IASBO
Denise Schares Director, ISFLC
Theron Schutte, Superintendent, Bettendorf
Gary Sinclair, Financial Planning Services Director,
IASB
Anne Sullivan, Chief of Human Resources, Des
Moines Independent School District
Jeanne Vanda, PFM Managing Director
Paula Vincent, Chief Administrator, AEA 11
Paula Wright, Superintendent, Chariton
Deb Van Gorp, Director, Iowa School Business
Management Academy
Institute for Educational Leadership
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0614
Denise Schares, Director
Phone: 319-273-2771
Iowa
Superintendents
Finance and
Leadership
Consortium
2015-2016
To register for ISFLC
conferences visit
www.uni.edu/isflc
“The ISFLC conferences are the best professional development that I have attended. The
content is relevant and taught by experts in
the field!”
What is ISFLC?
The Iowa Superintendents Finance and Leadership Consortium, founded in 1997, is a partnership between the
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) at the University
of Northern Iowa and the Iowa Association of School
Boards (IASB). The ISFLC is a professional development
program for Iowa superintendents to expand their knowledge base and develop fiscal management and leadership skills. The Consortium offers two day sessions to
meet the varied fiscal management and leadership needs
of Iowa superintendents and aspiring superintendents.
New Superintendents’ Conference
September 23, 2015
Staybridge Suites West Des Moines
6905 Lake Drive West Des Moines
50266
Registration paid by IASB School Business Partners
ISFLC Conference
December 16-17, 2015 (WednesdayThursday)
Meadows Conference Center
1 Prairie Meadows Drive
Altoona IA
Tracks : 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 31, 33, 36 and 39
ISFLC Conference
February 18-19, 2016 (Thursday-Friday)
Meadows Conference Center
1 Prairie Meadows Drive
Altoona IA
Tracks: 1, 3, 9, 13, 31, 32 and 40
Registration Information:
How to Save Money!
$300 registration fee for one person
$275 per person for a 2-or-more-person team if
registered together
Conference registration includes: Training materials for 1 3/4 days and continental breakfast and
lunch each day. A cancellation fee of $60 per attendee will be assessed for cancellations received
with in 10 days of conference or for those that fail
to attend without notice.
TRACKS
Track 1: Fundamentals of School Finance
Track 2: Financial Health Analysis
Track 3: Preparation and Presentation of Your
Budget
Track 4: Fundamentals of Finance for Special
Populations
Track 5:* Emerging Technologies: All Things
Google
Track 7: Preparation for Professional Negotiations
and Arbitration
Track 9: Development of a Working Line-Item
Budget and Monthly Financial Reporting
Track 13:* Leadership Conversations
Track 31: Understanding and Administering
Employment Law (this track will be offered
in December and continued in February)
Track 32:* Navigating the Insurance Maze
Track 33: Contemporary Issues in School Finance:
Projections, Decision-Making and Reductions
Track 36: Improving Internal Controls and Deterring
Fraud
Track 39: Teacher Leadership Compensation:
Implications for Finance and Leadership
Track 40: Intense Content:
Sharing Agreements, Working with Support Staff and Communicating Difficult
Decisions
* Newly revised track
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 , 31, 33 and 36 will carry
School Business Official Authorization Renewal
Credit. “ISFLC offers great hands-on
Board Secretaries/
School Business Managers
ISFLC recognizes the value of building central
office staff teams and learning together. District
Central Office Administrators are encouraged to
attend upon invitation from their superintendents. In an effort to accommodate those seeking School Business Official Authorization
(SBOA) renewal credit, board secretaries and
business managers are invited to participate in
ISFLC conferences as a part of a team or as
individuals. You decide if your team will benefit
most from registering for the same or different
Tracks.
Aspiring Superintendents
A special invitation is extended to school leaders aspiring to the superintendency. ISFLC conferences are excellent opportunities to further
develop your knowledge base and skills in
preparation for the superintendency. Track 1 is
the initial program of study for aspiring superintendents. After completing Track 1, aspiring
superintendents may register for any of the
remaining tracks.
New Superintendents and
Superintendents New to the
State of Iowa
ISFLC welcomes educational leaders new to the
superintendency and new to the state of Iowa.
A special invitation is extended to you to attend
the New Superintendents’ Conference, September 23. This one-day conference will provide
you with a thorough introduction to Iowa school
finance and the immediate tasks essential to
your success as a superintendent. IASB School
Business Partners pay the cost of the conference.