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FASBO 2021 Outstanding Business Officlal Recognized at SASBO
Jon Thrush, Central Receiving Manager, Santa Rosa County, and FASBO's 2021 Outstanding Business Officlal was honored at the 2022 SASBO/AASBO Joint Conference and Discovery Forum in Hot Springs Arkansas, April 12, 2022. Want to nominate someone in your district? The Florida Association of School Business Officials (FASBO) is accepting nominations from its membership for the FASBO Outstanding Business Official award. The award recognizes an outstanding FASBO member who exemplifies professionalism, leadership and innovation in the field of school business management. The award winner will be recognized by FASBO at the annual conference. In addition, the winner will be recognized by the Southeastern Association of School Business Officials (SASBO) at their annual conference in April. A team of past Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) Eagle Award recipients from SASBO will assist the winner in preparing an application for the ASBO International or Pinnacle awards. Click here for more information
Many of the school districts throughout Florida are experiencing extreme budget cuts and are restricting travel. FASBO recognizes that now more than ever there is a need for training and networking to share ideas on how to get through the next several years with reductions in budget and staff. FASBO recognizes and acknowledges this predicament and is providing scholarships to encourage participation. There are a limited number of scholarships to be awarded to cover the cost of conference registration and possibly 3 nights at the conference hotel. All conference attendees are eligible. The board of directors will review all applications and determine the recipients for scholarship awards. Conference News
SAVE THE DATE
October 25 - 28, 2022 DoubleTree at Universal It’s not an exaggeration to say that we’ve never been more excited to invite you to our Annual Conference & FASBO/FRMA School Business Expo! We are thrilled to be gathering again in person this fall in Orlando. This is where we’ll return to our deep connections, continue the work of evolving education leadership and unpack ways to transform the work we do for over 2 million students. You’ll hear from inspiring keynotes, learn from recognized experts during carefully curated sessions and workshops, and find solutions to your stickiest problems in the aisles of the Florida School Business Expo. Our conference teams have pulled out all the stops to provide the programming you need now. And you’ll also benefit from those meetings in the halls of the conference center and our fun-packed networking events that we’ve all missed so much. Plus, you’ll have time to share your lessons learned and magnificent solutions with colleagues in the state. Join us in Orlando for all the learning and special moments that are going to take place when we gather face to face! 
Continuing Education
School business is a very complex and demanding profession requiring a special set of knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is incumbent upon us to ensure that those that follow us have the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities. To that end, the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of School Business Officials (FASBO) has embarked on the creation of a Professional Certification Program. Recognizing the importance of attaining professionalism for school business officials, not only with regard to acquired knowledge and experience, but also in terms of the recognition and respect of peers and other professionals, FASBO’s Board of Directors established its Professional Certification Program in 2009. The Program offers both acknowledgment and recognition for professionals at all levels of school business management. Certification is a way of recognizing those individuals with the background, training, and on-the-job experience to meet recognized standards of professional competence.
Industry News & Trends
One of the major takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic is that virtual learning most likely is here to stay. But even the most staunch advocates acknowldege there is much room for improvement. Teachers, principals, and district leaders should be thinking hard about how to make remote learning better, especially if they are continuing to offer it even as most students have returned to school buildings. (Education Week)
   With security threats bombarding K–12 institutions, IT leaders can take these steps to keep districts safe and premiums low. (EdTech)
With widespread reports of learning loss in classrooms across the country, online learning plays a pivotal role in learning recovery (eschoolnews)
Chatbots employ artificial intelligence similar to Alexa or Siri to engage in text-based conversations. Their use as a wellness tool during the pandemic — which has worsened the youth mental health crisis — has expanded to the point that some researchers are expressing concern about whether robots could replace live school counselors and trained therapists. (The 74)
LearnPlatform, renowned for its innovative edtech effectiveness system, this week published its mid-year "EdTech Top 40" report on the usage of digital educational products, tools and resources in K-12 districts,schools and classrooms within the United States. In addition to ranking the most accessed resources, the report contains new data from the analysis of more than 8,000 edtech tools used by over 2 million K-12 students and over 225,000 teachers between August 1 and December 31, 2021. (PR Newswire)
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