WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Allons! LASBO 5k Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk Join LASBO - 5k Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk. Wednesday morning the Run/Walk will be held at the Golden Nugget Golf Course. Walkers - Start recruiting your walking teams! Runners - Start training! Registration is $5. Register HERE or visit the LASBO website for the link.

7:00 a.m. Registration Opens

10:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Class 1: We love our Gumbo! Google ingredients and more! Learning tips, tools and tricks in Google G-Suite and all things Google

• Laurie Duhon, Technology Coordinator, Jefferson Davis Parish School Board • Staycle Duplichan, EdS, Curriculum Technical Assistant, Jefferson Davis Parish School Board

Class 2: Aye-Yuh-Yie! Cyber Attack and Recovery Implementing processes and protections to ward off a cyber attack. Also hear a first hand account from a school district that experienced a ransom attack; they will share their tips and real life advice

• Michael Richmond, Director of Technology Services, P&N Tech

• Ron Williams, IT Supervisor, Sabine Parish School Board

• Melissa Flowers, IT Director, Sabine Parish School Board

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own - Enjoy the Great Hotel and Area Restaurants Business Manager Lunch (By Invitation Only) - Sponsored by Government Consultants, Inc.

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. I gar-on-tee! It’s possible. ...... Opening Session Welcome & Introductory Remarks & Very Special Surprise Speaker

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Break - Visit with Sponsors

4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Class 3: Cajun & Creole Cuisine | They Work Together - Relationship Between Payroll & HR This session will give attendees tips and ideas on working together and processes utilized to make the system work well

Class 4: From Shotgun Houses to Plantations - Construction Planning/ Project Management - "From Boards to Building" Join us for a top to bottom review of construction planning; what you need to present to your board and what you need in the building process

5:30 p.m. Beaucoup Lagniappe - Wednesday Night Dinner on Your Own - Business Manager Dinner (By Invitation Only) - Sponsored by Raymond James & Associates, and Bingham Arbitrage Rebate Services, Inc. From finger foods to a five-course meal, you’ll find plenty of fresh, authentic and

inspired dishes to tickle your taste buds. The Golden Nugget has eleven restaurants if you want to stay close: Bill's Bar & Burger|Cadillac Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar|Chart House|Grotto Italian Restaurant| Landry's Seafood House|Lillie's Asian Cuisine|Saltgrass Steak House|Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse| Claim Jumper|The Buffet If you want to venture out - Lake Charles has GREAT Restaurants in the area.

TUESDAY, March 31, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. LASBO Lagniappe Leadership - Board Meeting/Luncheon 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration Opens 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler - President’s Reception Sponsored by First Financial Group of America (Blue Martini - Golden Nugget’s premier martini lounge)

AGENDA

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Pastries - Visit with Sponsors

8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Class 5: Navigating the Marsh & the Bayous - The Time is Now: Implementing the New School

Activities Fund Reporting & Leases on Accounting Standards Updates on GASB 84 and GASB 87. This session will present these upcoming major changes and help school business officials develop an implementation plan.

• Diane B. Allison, CPA, CGMA, CGFO, CLSBA, New Orleans Parish School Board

Class 6: Touring the Audubon Trail - Overtime/Refresher on HR law/Employee Evaluations Learning about the overtime laws; updates on common HR laws and learning how to make the most of your employee evaluations

• Matthew M. McCluer, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP Law Firm

Class 7: It’s as Easy as Making Boudin - Paperless Efforts Learning to promote paperless processes for your district. Join us to find out how!

• Sharon Chuculate, Business Manager, Clarksville School District, SASBO Board of Directors

Class 8: From Tabasco Hot Sauce to Steen’s Syrup - Bids/Quotes/RFP from A-Z/Contracts Maintaining compliance with bid laws; Updates on contracts and walking through the RFP process from A-Z

• Charles Hardie, Hammonds & Sills Law Firm

9:20 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Break - Visit with Sponsors 9:50 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Class 9: Sucking Heads at the Crawfish Festival - Charter School Swap Shop Sharing best practices, emerging trends, technology integration in charter school business practices

Class 10: Blessing the Fleet at the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival - Business Manager Swap Shop Sharing best practices, emerging trends, technology integration in school business practices Class 11: Enjoying Great Music at Jazz Fest - Grants/Purchasing Swap Shops/Audits Sharing best practices, emerging trends, technology integration in school business practices

Class 12: Hog Calling Contests at the Swine Festival - Payroll Swap Shop Sharing best practices, emerging trends, technology integration in school business practices

10:50 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Class 13: Riding the Streetcar on Canal Street - State AUP Process Guidance on Acceptable Use Policies in the state and compliance with the legislative auditor guidelines

Class 14: Taking Advantage of the Sportman’s Paradise—Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana - Questionable Years & RRW Provisions Updates on the teacher’s retirement system policies, procedures & data reporting

• Sharon Lachney, Retirement Benefits Specialist & Heather Landry, TRSL

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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 continued Class 15: Put the Gris-Gris on the Money - Financial Investments Best Practices and guidance on making the most of the District’s investments

• Jason Headings, Meeder Investment Management

Class 16: Is it Voodoo? - Cost to Arm Staff Recent school shootings have renewed the conversation about arming K-12 educators. The cost is more than purchasing firearms; it’s also about liability, training and security.

• Sharon Chuculate, Business Manager, Clarksville School District, SASBO Board of Directors

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Let’s have a Boucherie! Business Meeting Luncheon

1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Class 17: Eating Tamales in Zwolle - Excel Part l

Learn how to create Pivot tables to summarize, sort, reorganize, group, count, total or average data stored in a database.

• Connie Lanier, Training Coordinator, UNO/TRAC

Class 18: It’s like Navigating the Mississippi River - Audit Tips & Tools|CFR Avoid unpleasant and embarrassing audit findings by incorporating these tools, tips, and advice into your accounting processes.

• Freddie Smith, CPA, P&N

• Rodney Combs, CPA, P&N

Class 19: It’s Like a Cajun Jam Session - The Future Workforce Learn about the future of our workforce; what to expect when interviewing and hiring

• Brandy Meisenheimer, Kelley Educational Services

Class 20: Watching the Bonfires on the Levee - Updates on the MFP A review of the factors that drive the funding school districts receive through the Minimum Foundation Program

• Beth Scioneaux, Chief Financial Officer, Louisiana Department of Education

2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Class 21: Savoring Beignets & Café Au Lait - Excel Part 2 Learn how to use functions like the IF, COUNTIF and SUMIF.

• Connie Lanier, Training Coordinator, UNO/TRAC

Class 22: It’s like Navigating the Mississippi River - Audit Tips & Tools|CFR (repeated for scheduling purposes) Avoid unpleasant and embarrassing audit findings by incorporating these tools, tips, and advice into your accounting processes.

• Freddie Smith, CPA, P&N

• Rodney Combs, CPA, P&N

Class 23: Uptown, Downtown, Riverside or Lakeside - Teachers Are Academic Athletes!

Standing, sitting, lifting, carrying, reaching, teaching ... teachers do it all during the course of the day. Like any athlete its important to recognize where injuries can occur to keep yourself safe and at your best!

• Brian Ricketts, Loss Control Manager, LUBA Workers Comp

Class 24: Alligator Hunting in the Swamp - Strategic Planning - EdLink Rollout Learn to evaluate your office environment and develop a strategic plan that can guide you and your team throughout the year Sherry Randall, Louisiana Department of Education Kim Nesmith, Louisiana Department of Education

AGENDA

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 continued

3:20 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break - Visit with Sponsors

3:45 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. Class 25: It’s Crawfish Season - Central Office Financial Software - Alio User Group Session; Hand’s on demonstration from Alio representatives| come prepared with your questions

Class 26: It’s Oyster Season - Central Office Financial Software - Munis User Group Session; Hand’s on demonstration from Munis representatives| come prepared with your questions

Class 27: It’s Shrimp Season - Central Office Financial Software - Software & Services User Group Session; Hand’s on demonstration from Software & Services representatives| come prepared with your questions

Class 28: It’s Crab Season - Central Office Financial Software - Custom User Group Session; Hand’s on discussion about the custom financial sotware| come prepared with your questions

Class 29: What’s dat you say? - How to Communicate with Everyone Who is Not You Life would be so easy if everyone we interacted with was just like us. You will learn about barriers to communication and how to remove them and much much more!

• Denise Ryan, Firestar

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. The LASBO Fais-do-do! Entertainment - Souled Out - Sponsored by Regions Bank Wear Your LASBO T-Shirts

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Pastries 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. The Best Festival of All! - Certification Awards and Recognition 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Yeah, You right! - Setting Yourself & Your Followers on Fire!

• Denise Ryan, Firestar Presidential Challenge Message - Lesia Casanovas, 2020 - 2021 LASBO President

AGENDA

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MEETING REMINDERS

• PRINT OUT MEETING HANDOUTS— You will receive an email no later than one week prior to the conference with a link to the website page containing the speaker handouts.

• DRESS: Business Casual is encouraged for the entire conference. Wear your LASBO t-shirt Thursday night! • DOOR PRIZES: Each school system is encouraged to bring a door prize with a minimum value of $25. Something

unique to your parish/area is recommended. • CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS: The conference will meet a maximum of 15 hours credit toward recertification.

15 hours CPE. LASBO will maintain CPE records of attendance for CPAs to meet CPE requirements.

Conference Registration - Online Registration Required Spring Conference Registration and 1 Mile Fun Walk/ 5k Run Registration is available online at www.lasbo.org. Registration fees: $225/member; $255/nonmember. More details can be found online. If you register online and choose the “Bill Me” option, an email will be sent immediately upon registration with a link to your invoice that you can print out and process with payment. Please make sure you look for that email!

Conference Registration Cancellation Policy

Conference registration cancellations received in writing before March 16, 2020 will receive refunds. Cancellations following said date are subject to forfeiture of all registration fees. The cancellation policy applies to ALL outstanding balances.

Contact LASBO

Questions about this conference registration packet may be directed to Maggie Riddle at the LASBO office at info@lasbo.org or 225.343.2776.

Hotel Accommodations

A block of rooms has been contracted at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel and Casino located at 2550 Golden Nugget Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA 70601.

Perched on a picturesque curve of the Lake Charles shore, Golden Nugget Lake Charles is an escape like no other. Choose your perfect accommodations from 1,100 luxurious guest rooms and suites featuring stunning views and a generous serving of genuine Louisiana hospitality. Fill your stay with world-class casino games, destination restaurants, and boundless entertainment, shopping and nightlife options.

Please make your reservation at Golden Nugget by calling 1-844-777-4653 by March 10, 2020. When making your room reservation you must let them know that you are with the Louisiana Association of School Business Officials (Code: LASBO) to receive the room rate discount. All room rates are for single/double occupancy.

Group Rates

$133/night plus a $5.99/night Resort Fee

1-844-777-4653

ROOMING DEADLINE: March 10, 2020

WALKING OR RUNNING—1 MILE FUN WALK AND 5K RUN

Join the Louisiana Association of School Business Officials - LASBO Louisiana Lagniappe 5K and 1-Mile Walk/Fun Run! On Wednesday morning, April 1st, the 5K and 1-Mile Walk/Fun Run will be held at Golden Nugget Golf Course. The participants will gather at the Club House and the walk and run will start at 7:00 a.m. Walkers - start recruiting your walking team! Runners - start training! The registration fee is $5. Register HERE or visit the LASBO website for the link. Come join the fun and get warmed up for a great conference!

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Risk Management

Services

First Choice Therapy

Foley & Judell, LLP

Hancock Whitney

Kelly Services

Kronos

LAMP

LaPorte CPAs &

Business Advisors

Platinum Sponsors Diamond Sponsors Bingham Arbitrage Rebate Services, Inc.

EIS MedClaims

First Financial Group of America

Government Consultants, Inc.

Postlethwaite & Netterville, CPA’s Regions Bank

i3 - Software & Services, LLC

Taylor & Sons Insurance &

Financial Services

Raymond James & Associates

Gold Sponsors

Andrews Technology ArbiterSports

Benefit Analyst, LLC Capital One Bank

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC Claims Administrative

Services Comdata

Crews & Associates Digital Designs Incorporated DA Davidson

Diversy EPES Software Excel Software Professionals

Fontenot Benefits & Actuarial Consulting Frontline Education

GovDeals KEV Group, Inc.

Lockton Louisiana Claims

Administrators (LoCA) LUBA Worker's Comp

Milliman, Inc. MySchoolBucks-Heartland

School Solutions National Teacher Associates,

Inc. Online School Management

Systems, Inc. TIPS - The Interlocal Purchasing System TCS Basys Controls

UBS Financial Services ValuTeachers

4th Sector Solutions

Silver Sponsors

THANK YOU PROGRAM SPONSORS Thanks to our many sponsors for their generous support and participation! The following

firms agreed to assist LASBO by contributing toward our break refreshments, luncheon and social functions. A Very Special thanks to the “Diamond Sponsors” for the extra functions

they support.

Lewis & Ellis – Actuaries

and Consultants

OMNIA Partners

Reliant Investment

Management

Risk Services of

Louisiana

Staples Advantage

Virco

AIG

Argent

Clements Insurance

Services, Inc.

Delta Dental Insurance

Company

Educational Benefits

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INSTITUTIONAL

Meeder Investment

Management

MidAmerica

Administrative &

Retirement Solutions

PFM Asset Management

PSST

School Specialty

Security Benefit

Student Assurance Ser-

vices, Inc.

TSA Consulting Group,

Inc.

Tyler Technologies

UnitedHealthcare

Solutions