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Capital Funds Transfer In accordance with Article 5, Section 11 of the 2009 Session Laws, school districts will once again be allowed to transfer up to $51 times the school district’s adjusted marginal cost pupil units from the school district’s “reserved for operating capital account to its undesignated balance in the general fund.” Transfers will be allowed for both FY 2009 and FY 2010 and must be made prior to the school district closing its books for that fiscal year. Before making a transfer, however, the school board must adopt a written resolution stating the amount of the transfer and declaring that the school district’s operating capital needs are being met. Click here for a copy of a sample resolution.
If school districts have questions about the process to be used, they should contact Tom Melcher (651-582-8828) or another member of the Minnesota Department of Education’s Program Finance Division.
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 Summer Hours MSBA's "summer hours" begin Monday, June 1. Office hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The office will be closed Fridays beginning with Friday, June 5 through Friday, August 28. We will resume "normal" office hours on Monday, August 31.
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Register NOW to Attend MSBA's Summer Seminar Aug. 13-14; Housing Open Join us for MSBA's Summer Seminar Aug. 13-14 at a new location: The Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park. Our conference, "Leading Effective Change," features Crystal Kuykendall, a high-energy attorney and author who will talk about shaping change with policy; and Parry Aftab, a cyber-crime expert, who will give board members insight on how to deal with cyberbullying and sexting.
Rooms are available at a special MSBA rate through July 24th.
Registration for Summer Seminar is now open in our Members Area.
For more information and to reserve your room, click here.
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H1N1 Novel Influenza (formerly called Swine Flu) Information for Schools
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Another Round of Free PaySchools™ Online Demonstrations Coming Soon! Six more PaySchools™ (online payment system) free demonstrations have been scheduled for July and August! Previous web demonstrations were well-received and interest remains high, so MSBA, MASA and many of your area Service Cooperatives, together with PaySchools™, are inviting you to join us for an hour long demonstration of the PaySchools™ system. Pat Ricci, PaySchools’ National Marketing Director, will lead the discussion and demonstrate the system.
PaySchools™ provides schools with an easy and efficient method to collect fees and receive electronic payments for school lunches, field trips, registrations, prom tickets, apparel, fundraisers, donations and any other school-related fees. PaySchools™ makes it possible for all schools to offer parents the convenience of online purchasing and payment without incurring large administration or setup costs. And there is good news for SMART Finance users. PaySchools™, in cooperation with the folks at SMART Finance, has been customized for Minnesota school districts that use SMART Finance!
Simply Click Here to register for your desired PaySchools™ web demo. Choose from one of six dates to experience this online payment system.
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 Remember MNTAAB as Your Cash Flow Borrowing Solution Do you have cash flow borrowing issues? The Minnesota Tax and Aid Anticipation Borrowing (MNTAAB) program can help.
Whether you’re a long-time returning user of MNTAAB, or are being faced with new cash flow issues, the MNTAAB cash flow borrowing pool provides school districts with a proven method for cash flow borrowing to meet all your needs.
MNTAAB — administered by Springsted Inc. — was created by MSBA in 1993 in cooperation with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives and continues to be a proven, cost-effective and convenient cash flow borrowing solution for districts of all sizes across Minnesota.
Please click here for more information on how MNTAAB can help your district.
For application materials for the 2009 pool, click here or visit Springsted, Inc.
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2009 Survey of Districts moving from Odd-Year Election Cycle to Even-Year CycleMSBA's 2009 Survey of school districts that will remain in an odd-year election cycle shows even more districts switching to an even-year cycle.
In 2004, MSBA showed 164 school districts in the odd-year cycle and 178 in the even-year cycle. By 2006, those numbers had changed to 76 districts in an odd-year cycle and 265 in the odd-year cycle.
The 2009 numbers show that by 2010, 71 districts will remain in an odd-year cycle and by 2012, 69 districts will be in an odd-year cycle. There are also four other districts considering a move to even-year elections, which could leave only 65 districts remaining in the odd-year election cycle.
Fourteen districts did not respond to the survey. If you wish to respond, e-mail Greg Abbott at gabbott@mnmsba.org.
To see the full list of districts in the odd-year election cycle and those moving to even-year, click here.
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