Schools Finance Power Hour 2024

September 27, 2024
VIRTUAL

Employment tax! Vexed? Perplexed? It’s complex!

Overwhelmed with the complexities of employment tax regulations and the risks that come with them? You aren’t alone! Jay Staley and Matt Bubness welcome employment tax specialists Zev Weinstein, Krissa Lietz and Nick Smith to help equip you with a deeper understanding of the complex landscape of employment tax regulations. In this session, we will map the nuances of employment tax rules, processes and procedures, discuss how to tackle the emerging risks that school districts face and help ensure accurate compliance. As a bonus, we will share methods to proactively protect your school from the scrutiny of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and various other government agencies. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and safeguard your institution against potential tax-related challenges.

October 25, 2024
VIRTUAL

Telling your school district’s financial story

School district funding and financing can seem like rocket science, making it even more challenging to communicate these complexities to district stakeholders. This session covers strategies to communicate financial information, engage your leadership team, board and community and understand the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of financial decisions. Insights from current finance leaders on best practices and successful methods will be shared.

December 13, 2024
VIRTUAL

Is your district protected against cybersecurity threats?

Did you know that 29% of K-12 school district members reported being victims of a cyber incident? As reported by the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MSISAC), that means nearly 5,000 schools/districts have suffered a data breach, ransomware attack, business email compromise (BEC) or another negative cyber incident. To combat these cyber threats, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the first version of the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in 2014. Many organizations have implemented the framework to guide and improve their cybersecurity program. With the evolving landscape of cyber threats and the widespread adoption of the framework, NIST has now released CSF version 2.0. Join us for this webinar as we address the challenges of implementing NIST CSF in education. We will highlight significant updates from version 1.0 to 2.0, discuss their implications and provide guidance on how educational institutions can leverage the updated framework to improve their cybersecurity.

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