PASA Workshop & Conferences

Commonwealth Budget Seminar

for the 2012-13 Proposed State Budget

(co-sponsored with the Pennsylvania Assoc. of School Business Officials)

Wednesday, February 22 - Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey (Grantville)
Thursday, February 23 - Four Points Sheraton Inn Pittsburgh North (Mars)
Friday, February 24 - webcast
9:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Description: PASA and PASBO will decipher the budget numbers in this special webcast to help school officials determine how the budget will impact their districts. This webinar will provide an overview of the plan, discussion of PDE initiatives, the latest information from the Capitol and the implications for schools. The PA Department of Education's budget also will be examined, with a discussion on PDE initiatives and related issues.

In this seminar, you will learn about:

state fiscal condition
the world under the new Act 1 limitations
what new education initiatives we could see
what current programs may be eliminated or modified
the pension pain starts, but the best is yet to come
other school budget-related issues

Presenters are Jim Buckheit, PASA Executive Director, Jay Himes, PASBO Executive Director, and William McGill, PASBO Director of Technical Assistance.

Registration Information and Deadlines: PASBO is processing all registrations. Register/pay online 21 days prior to the program and receive a 5% discount OR fax the registration form to 717-540-1796. See the PASBO web site for details.