SBO Perspectives

We figured it’s a good time to take a break from the official “stuff” and give our listeners a glimpse into their two, favorite hosts! Today we talk scotch, crypto and everything in between. Get to know Jack and John a bit more beyond the microphone!

Don’t leave it to chance! Noah Nadelson, CEO, Munistat Services, Inc. and Alex Kerr, Vice President, Capital Markets Advisors, LLC speak to us on the current financial market conditions and what is coming our way in the future. When you have professional likes these looking out for you, your long term finances are one less thing to worry about!

Dr. Joseph Morgan, Superintendent at Rondout Valley Central School District highlights the beauty of his Mid-Hudson district and describes his ideal candidate for the collaborative team they’ve created. Find out more about Rondout Valley Central School District here: https://www.rondout.k12.ny.us/ Does this position sound interesting? Apply here: www.olasjobs.org  

Dr. Mark Stratton, Superintendent at Corinth Central School District outlines the tight knit community that is Corinth, his passion for the District and how the School Business Administrator plays such an important role. Find out more about Corinth Central School District here: https://www.corinthcsd.org/ Does this position sound interesting? Apply here: www.olasjobs.org  

Dr. Kurtis Kotes, Superintendent at Goshen Central School District outlines what strong financial shape the district is in and that he’s really looking for a partner in the Assistant Superintendent for Business. Find out more about Goshen Central School District here: https://www.gcsny.org/ Does this position sound interesting? Apply here: www.olasjobs.org  

Paul Casseri, Superintendent at Lewiston-Porter Central School District fills us in on the beauty of Lew-Port, their administrative team and how he’s in search of a collaborative Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services. Find out more about Lewiston-Porter Central School District here: https://www.lew-port.com/ Does this position sound interesting? Apply here: www.applitrack.com/leadsc...

Everywhere you look there seems to be SBO vacancies. Tune in to better prepare yourself for your next SBO interview with Jamie Rodgers, School Business Executive at Pine Valley CSD and Dr. Christopher Dillon, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance at Levittown School District. We discuss how to do your own research on a district, what questions to ask and what not to do based on what ou...

The COVID-19 Pandemic had many impacts on school districts; especially on medical insurance. From COVID-19 tests to extended hospitalizations, the scale of the pandemic wasn’t lost on the School Business Official. It may be time to reevaluate your medical coverage and options to better suit the needs of your employee,s retirees and your district. Join us as we speak with Bryan McManaway, Benefits...

What better opportunity than to have objective advice and feedback from a retired, all-star Superintendent? Join us as we talk with Constance Evelyn, recently retired superintendent and major contributor to public education in New York State as she outlines the best ways to build relationships between the SBO and Superintendent based on her over 32 years of experience. Check out her book, Evaluati...

It’s easy to focus on what immediately impacts you as a school business official, but it’s important to realize we have representation from all over the world! Today, we speak to Cheryl Campbell, School Business, Finance and Operation Director at Thomas Tallis School in South East London as well as the CEO/Founder of ABBLed. We discover that although we may be thousands of miles apart, SBO’s face...

Risk is all over the place. Whether it’s our changing climate or cyber attacks, school business officials need to be ahead of the curve to protect their districts. J. Brett Carruthers, Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Director of Innovation at Wright Public Entity and Director of Risk Management for NYSIR speaks to us about the current and upcoming challenges related to risk and insura...

Ethics are at the center of everything we do as School Business Officials. Sometimes those can challenged, but it’s who you are as an individual and as a professional that must truly stand for what is right. Today, We have a great conversation with Ron Clamser Jr., Assistant Superintendent for Finance, Facilities and Operations at Dobbs Ferry UFSD. He gives us an unfiltered perspective on strong e...

As a School Business Officials, we’re all likely used to negotiating on behalf of the District with teacher unions, contractors and anyone else who’s looking to be paid by the Board of Education. But, what about us? Who’s negotiating on our behalf? We are! Keri Loughlin, Assistant Superintendent for Business at Center Moriches School District sits down with us to discuss how she has successful neg...

All SBOs are in the thick of budgeting and we thought it a great idea to bring on James Stucchio, Deputy Superintendent of School at Cold Springs Harbor CSD to give his take on best practices with the budgeting cycle. Tune in for great tips regarding the communication of your budget and the importance of an inclusive, transparent process.

It’s that time of year again! Budget season is upon us business officials but it feels a little different than years past. Find out why as we speak to Dr. Andrew Van Alstyne, Director of Education and Research and Tom Tatum, Director of Government Relations of ASBO New York where they give us the 411 on their work with New York State, the ASBO Government relations committee and what is to come fro...

Who else can bring together the heavy hitters of public education with such success? The Educational Conference Board is made up of some of the largest public education associations and unions, including ASBO New York! We speak to John Yagielski, Chair of NYS ECB, about all of the advocacy efforts this organization has taken part in over the years and why they’re so vital to keeping public educati...

It’s been an entire year with SBO Perspectives…already?! Pretty crazy. Join us today as we give a preview of what’s to come in 2022 with upcoming guests, goals and a brand new look! Check us out on Twitter! @sboperspectives

2021 has been quite the year for SBO Perspectives! We’ve reached new heights with our listeners and subscribers and have had such wonderful guests on the show. We thought it would be a great send off to have our top three episodes showcased to end an incredible year on a high note. Join us as we speak with Lisa Ryan, Brigid Sienna and Dr. Jenna Avery about their reflections on the past twelve mont...

School Business Officials must constantly plan ahead and in some instances, plan for the worst. But what happens when you don’t think of everything? Join us as we sit down with Travis Kaiser, Operations Manager at BELFOR Property Restoration to discuss what you can do to best prepare for when disaster strikes. Mother Nature doesn’t give you a heads up so tune in for some great tips on how to be re...

Welcome to our new mini series, “SBO In Demand”! Here, we give you an inside look at a school district seeking to hire a School Business Official and what their district is all about. To kick off the series, we sit down with Dr. David Mauricio, Superintendent at Peekskill City School District and discuss what makes Peekskill such a unique district, what it’s like on his administrative team and wha...

How many of us knew that the position of a School Business Official even existed before entering into school finance? The Next Generation Committee is an ad hoc committee formed under the ASBO New York Board of Trustees to map out the future of the profession. Made up of a cross section of ASBO memebers, this committee has focused on recruitment, awareness and diversity within the field. Join our...

On this week’s episode we talk with some of our most engaged listeners on why they listen, their favorite episodes and what they’d like to see from SBO Perspectives in the future. We would again like to thank all of our listeners for their time and dedication to our weekly podcast. It’s because of YOU that we keep content coming every week!

It’s almost Turkey Day! Join us as we take time to give our listeners some sneak peeks at what’s coming up for the remainder of the year, our holiday plans and what we’re most thankful for given the past two years of mayhem. We sincerely want to thank each and every one of you that subscribe and listen to our podcast each week. It’s a labor of love and we appreciate your support! We hope everyone...

It’s probably safe to say we are all having to deal with the school bus driver shortage in one way or another. Whether you have your own fleet and you’re trying to retain drivers or your transportation company is struggling to bring your students to school, districts have been having to get creative with their solutions. Join us as we speak to Jim Nestico, Transportation Supervisor at the Kenmore...

Can you believe it? We’re back in person at ASBO New York’s School Business Management Workshop (SBMW) 2021! We took full advantage of seeing our friends and colleagues; some for the first time in almost two years. On this episode, we take an opportunity to reflect on the conference, our experiences and why it was such a success. We also sit down with our fellow SBO Leadership Academy alumni of 20...