Collaborative Finance & Operations
MOEC Leadership Academy
Who Should Attend?
Aspiring or Interested Business Managers, Executive Directors, Program Leaders, Board Members/ Superintendents and MOEC Leadership Academy Participants
PDPs will be provided through MOEC.
Cost
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Workshop 1: Transportation Management
Instructors:
- Dr. Joanne Haley Sullivan, Executive Director North River Collaborative
- Mr. Mike LaLiberte, Business Manager North River Collaborative
Topic:
- School District and Collaborative Transportation Needs
Tuesday, Mar 28, 2017, 09:00 AM
28 Lord Road, Marlborough, MA 01752 Suite 125
Workshop 2: The Drivers that Set Tuition Rates
Instructors:
- Dr. Richard Murphy, Executive Director FLLAC Collaborative
- Ms. Terri Burchfield, Business Manager FLLAC Collaborative
- Dr. Chris A. Scott, Executive Director, Valley Collaborative
Topics:
Managing cost effective administrative structures within programs and at the district/collaborative level
Staffing: balancing the staff to student ratio
Billing process (and collections) and student contracts
Managing healthcare costs
Risk management: liability, unemployment insurance and asset management
Staff contracts
Tuesday, Apr 4, 2017, 09:00 AM
28 Lord Road, Marlborough, MA 01752 Suite 125
Workshop 3: Anticipating the Needs of Our Districts and Managing Growth
Instructors:
- Dr. Cathy Lawson, Executive Director, SEEM Collaborative
- Mr. Greg Zammuto, Business Manager, SEEM Collaborative
- Dr. Chris A. Scott, Executive Director, Valley Collaborative
Topics:
Growth Management: anticipating the needs of districts
Navigating the complexity of offering the needed/required
Consultation services and educational programs for school districts
Quality control of programming
- Establishing a district/collaborative improvement plan using DESE’s Planning for Success Model to forecast financial trends
Tuesday, Apr 4, 2017, 01:00 PM
28 Lord Road, Marlborough, MA 01752 Suite 125
Workshop 4: Laws and Regulations, Articles of Agreement, Finance and Operations Procedural Manuals, Employee and Student Policy Manuals
Instructors:
- Dr. Chris A. Scott, Executive Director, Valley Collaborative
- Attorney Thomas Lent, Marathas Barrow Weatherhead Lent LLP
Topics:
The Financial implications of MGL 43 of the Acts of 2012: “An Act Relative to improving Accountability and Oversight of Education Collaboratives”
Understanding the Collaborative Articles of Agreement through the lens of a business manager and board member
Developing business office operations and procedure manuals
Supporting the role of the collaborative treasurer
Employee and student policy manuals