VASBO Fall Conference
Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center
Roanoke, Virginia
Thursday, November 1 – Friday, November 2, 2012
Thursday, November 1
12:30 p.m. Registration
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Continuing Education
Seminar
HR for the Non-HR Manager
Real nuts and bolts stuff - no fluff - just
employment law and application of the law using
engaging scenarios
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Room: Buck Mountain
Donna Eagle
Director of Human Resources
Winchester Public Schools
VASBO Management Team Meeting
VASBO Board Dinner
Friday, November 2
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Room: Shenandoah Foyer/
Pocahontas
8:30 am – 9:45 am
General Session
Room - Shenandoah
President’s Remarks
The Future of the VRS
Long-term issues concerning VRS -including the
foreseen workings of the hybrid plan effective
January 1,2014
Penny Hodge
Assistant Superintendent for Finance
Roanoke County Public Schools
Robert Schultze
Director
Virginia Retirement System
Business Meeting
Penny Hodge, presiding
9:45 am – 10:00 am
Break
Refreshments in Sponsor Area Pocahontas
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Workshops Session I (choose one)
Work Smart with Mobile Device/Free Online Tools
Syncing up, Linking Up, & Up in the Clouds, How do
we keep it all straight? Work smarter, not harder!
Net Zero Energy Mandate
School divisions producing as much energy as
used? Learn about the mandate to do just that by
2030
VRS Modernization Coming Together
A walk- through the new web pages from the
employer payroll and HR perspectives, and the
employee/retiree perspective
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Room – Appalachian
William Flaherty
Retired, Past-President
Room - Buck Mountain
J.D. Price, AIA
Vice President
OWPR Architects
Room - Mill Mountain
Speaker to be supplied by VRS
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Workshops Session II (choose one)
Refreshments in Sponsor Area Pocahontas
GASB Update
GASB 67/68: How Will the New Rules Affect Your
Pension Report?”
Legislative Update for FY 13 - 14
Preliminary Outlook of the State Budget from the
Senate Finance Committee
VRS Modernization Coming Together
A walk- through the new web pages from the
employer payroll and HR perspectives, and the
employee/retiree perspective
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Room – Buck Mountain
Sarah Herzog
Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Senate Finance Committee
Room - Mill Mountain
Speaker to be supplied by VRS
Room - Shenandoah
Lunch with Speaker
Sequestration Hits Your Budget
Federal spending cuts due to mandated budget cuts will
impact school divisions, but to what degree?
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Room - Appalachian
Thomas B. Lowman
Bolton Partners
Noelle Ellerson
Assistant Director, Policy Analysis &
Advocacy
American Association of School
Administrators (AASA)
Workshop Session III (choose one)
Insight into VASBO’s Legislative Agenda
Why take a position? Because legislation affects our
ability to fulfill our responsibilities. Learn about the
how VASBO formulates the agenda to impact
legislation.
Certification Program for School Business Officers
NEW! UVA and VASBO are teaming up to offer a
two-year certification course to add value to school
divisions through teaching, coaching, and
networking,
Local, State and Federal Budget Issues and You
A panel discussion on issues pertaining to Local,
State and Federal Funding
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Room – Appalachian
Dave Cline
Associate Supt for Finance & Support
Services
Prince William County Schools
Room - Buck Mountain
Bob Aylor
Director of Finance
Chesterfield County
Room - Mill Mountain
Dennis Jarrett
Chief Financial Officer
York County Public Schools
Farrell Hanzaker
Chief Financial Officer
Virginia Beach Public Schools
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