UPCOMING "In The Know with MASBO"- No cost/registration
9:00am each of the following days:
ZOOM Links: July 1, Aug 5, Sept 4, Oct 2, Nov 4, Dec 2
UPCOMING: Co-Op Connections - No cost/registration
9:00am each of the following days:
ZOOM Links (coming): Aug 18, Nov 17, Feb 16,May 18
UPCOMING P-Card Quarterly User Group - No cost/registration
11:00am each of the following days:
ZOOM Links: July 10, October 9
RECORDING Technology Webinar (April 2025)
RECORDING New SBO (April 2025)
RECORDING Budget Webinar Series (Jan- March 2025)
RECORDING New SBO (Jan 2025)
RECORDING Elections Webinar (Dec 2024)
RECORDING Seasons of Budgeting Webinar (Dec 2024)
RECORDING Facilities Webinar (Nov 2024)
RECORDING Payroll Workshop (Oct 2024)
RECORDING Veteran Budget (Sept 2024)
RECORDING Veteran SBO (Sept 2024)
RECORDING New SBO (Sept 2024)
MAEFAIRS Workshop Miles City: August 6
MAEFAIRS Workshops Kalispell/Butte/Laurel/Havre: August 7
New SBO Billings: September 9
Veteran SBO Billings: September 9
New SBO Helena or Zoom: September 10
Veteran SBO Helena or Zoom: September 10
Payroll Workshop Helena or Zoom: September 15-16
MCEL October 15-17
Elections Webinar: November 6
Bonds & Loans Webinar (half day): November 20
Seasons of Budget Session 1: December 11
Veteran Soft Skills Webinar: December 15
Leadership U Webinar (1-3pm): January 7, January 21, February 4, February 18
New SBO Winter Webinars: January 9 & 16
Technology Webinar: February 11
Seasons of Budget Session 2: February 5
New SBO Spring Webinars: April 9 & 10
FUTURE SUMMER CONFERENCE DATES:
2026 June 15-19 Billings Hotel & Convention Center
2027 June 14-18 Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
2028 June 12-16 Great Falls Heritage Inn
2029 June 11-15 Billings Hotel & Convention Center
Colstrip Business Mgr/Clerk (5/1)
Great Falls Director of Business Operations (5/1)
Lima Business Manager (5/1)
Lone Rock Business Mgr/Clerk (5/1)
Lodge Grass Business Manager (5/1)
Melstone Business Mgr/Clerk (5/5)
Miles City Payroll Clerk (6/27)
Plains Business Mgr/Clerk (5/1)
Stanford Business Mgr/Clerk (5/2)
RECORDING OF:
Budget Webinar Series
January 8 - March 5
EIGHTEEN Hours of Training in nine 2-hour training webinars
$200 for one person
Gwyn Andersen and Betty Brumwell will present this budget workshop series beginning with the calculation of ANB and how that drives your general fund budget, all the way through estimating and noticing of the tax impact. You will learn to calculate the general fund budget using your district’s information and the hand sheets developed by the OPI as well as various other OPI tools.
The recordings include nine - 2 hour segments. The first session is an overview of all funds, their purpose, revenues and appropriate expenditures and each session will build on the previous session with time allowed for questions.
**All registered attendees will receive emails with all of the recordings**
Zoom Links & Recordings are Intended For Paid Attendees Only
Please do NOT share the link/recording unless you've purchased the district option
If a co-worker could benefit from the recording please register for the district option.
Agenda:
Week 1 – January 8
Introduction of Agenda
Overview of All Funds (purpose, revenue, valid expenditures, reserve)
Week 2 – January 15
ANB (Average Number Belonging)
Separate Budget Units
Basic Entitlement and PER-ANB Entitlement
Week 3 – January 22
Additional Funding Components
Quality Educator, Indian Education for All, At-Risk Student, Data for Achievement, and Achievement Gap
Special Education Funding (including Maintenance of Effort)
Week 4 – January 29
Establishing the Base and Maximum General Fund Budget and voting limits
Week 5 – February 5
Funding the General Fund Budget
Non Levy Revenues and Guaranteed Tax Base Aid (GTB)
Operating Reserve and Excess Reserves
Budget Authority and Voter Approval
Distribution of State Aid
Week 6 – February 12
Levies
Calculating General Fund Levies
OPI General Fund Budget Spreadsheet, “The Silver Bullet”
Guest Appearance, Paul Taylor, OPI
Week 7 February 19
Review Preliminary Budget Data Sheets
Expenditure Budgets
Budget Amendments
Week 8 – February 26
More on Other Budgeted Funds and their Respective Levies
Estimating and Noticing of Tax Impact of School District Levies
Week 9- March 5
Extending series for more information/wrap up