Finance/facilities
These sessions are tailored to those with an interest in school finance and/or facilities. All sessions will be held in room C 213-215.
Monday, 9 a.m.
Making solar pay
To maximize a $1.5 million donation for solar panels, Madeira City began researching options for solar power generation. Learn how to negotiate a solar power purchase agreement, the benefits of such an agreement and opportunities currently available to schools.
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Monday, 2 p.m.
Ten nonnegotiables when hiring an architect
Districts planning a facilities improvement project need the services of an architect and construction manager. Beachwood City and Brindza McIntyre & Seed LLP offer 10 nonnegotiable contract provisions that will save money and provide better results.
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Monday, 3:30 p.m.
Forty-year bonds - are you kidding me?
Ohio school boards now can finance school construction over 40 years. Peck Shaffer & Williams LLP and Bradley Payne LLC explain the pros and cons, interest savings and millage reductions associated with this concept, as well as the outlook for issuing debt in 2011.
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Tuesday, 9 a.m.
Passing three levies during difficult economic times
Learn how Findlay City, the city of Findlay, The (Findlay) Courier and the Hancock County Board of Commissioners came together to do the impossible - pass three levies in the toughest economic times since the Great Depression.
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Tuesday, 2 p.m.
A unique partnership for 21st century learning
Gahanna-Jefferson City's new high school expansion is an innovative public/private partnership that provides a cost-effective solution to overcrowding. Learn how the district developed and financed the project without a bond issue, incorporating a unique design, programming and construction for 21st century learning.
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Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Stretching the dollar in tough economic times
Hear how Clermont-Northeastern Local (Clermont) board members and administrators avoided an operational levy by "thinking outside the box" during tough economic times. The district was featured on the "Fox & Friends" national TV news show and Cincinnati's "Bill Cunningham Show" radio program.
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Wednesday, 9 a.m.
Ohio School Funding Advisory Council update
Members of the Ohio School Funding Advisory Council and ODE staff share an overview of the process, insight into the deliberations and an update on the recommendations being prepared by the Council for its first biennial report due December 1.
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