Business Operations Hot Topics 2023-2024

Recorded On: 10/10/2023

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Date: Oct. 10, 2023

Location: VIRTUAL EVENT

Cost: $0 (Member) | $200 (Non-Member)

This seminar covers the most important topics facing school officials right now in the area of business operations.

Agenda

8:00 am
Welcome, Introductions 

8:30 am
School Transportation Updates  

Learn about the importance of T-1 and T-2 data and the required documentation/process; the importance of pre-trips and what they entail, as well as preventative maintenance plans in the long-term care of your buses. If these things aren’t done or aren’t done well, your costs will go up significantly, especially if an accident results, which will increase insurance, potential court fees, bus repairs, etc. 
Jason Heilman and Heather Free, ODE  

9:20 am
Break

9:35 am
Recruitment and Retaining Employees
 
Panel: Chris Passarge, Lakota Local SD (Liberty Township) 
          Chad Welker, Ohio Schools Council 
          Brandon Knecht, Northmont Conty Schools 
          Ted Roseberry, Orange City Schools

10:25 am
Break

10:40 am
Legal Requirements for Procurement (Competitive Bidding, Cooperative Purchasing and
Food & Nutrition Bidding/Purchasing Requirements  

Linda Eichenburger, Hamilton County ESC 

11:30 am
Lunch

12:30 pm
Best Practices in Protecting the Building Envelope

David Hart, Tremco

1:30 pm 
Break 

1:45 pm
Developing a Plan for Energy Conservation

Mark Frye, Palmer Conservation Consulting
Geoff Hunter, Palmer Conservation Consulting
Scott Hoffman, Palmer Conservation Consulting
Robert Mendenhall, Toledo Public School District 


2:45 pm
Break 

3:00 pm
Disaster Recovery Planning
 
Joe Han, Belfor Property Restoration 
Matt Wandrie, Belfor Property Restoration

3:50 pm
Adjournment

Jason D. Heilman

Program Administrator, Office of Field Services & Transportation, DEW

Jason D. Heilman, Program Administrator in the Center for Advancing Professional Supports, Office of Field Services and Transportation.  13 overall years of student transportation experience, 4.5 years with the Department of Education & Workforce (previously Ohio Department of Education). 

Heather Free

Pupil Transportation Program Administrator, ODE

Heather Free, Pupil Transportation Program Administrator, Ohio Department of Education, has been with the agency a little more than two years. She has strong knowledge of all the Ohio pupil transportation rules and regulations, and is the lead in the compliance monitoring processes, working to educate and find resolutions to transportation issues. Heather is dedicated to working closely supervisors and directors to continuously educate and support their roles and their transportation staff. 

Heather has been in the pupil transportation industry for over ten years. She started working for a private school bus contractor as a dispatcher turned transportation supervisor, later taking a position in a public school district as transportation director. She understands today’s challenges in school transportation. She has served on the OAPT board, and currently serves on the Ohio state Road-e-o Committee. 

Chris Passarge

Chief Operations Officer, Lakota Local Schools (Liberty Township)

Christopher Passarge is the Executive Director of Business Operations for the Lakota Local School District which is the eighth largest public school district in the State of Ohio. He is the senior operations executive for the district with responsibilities for facilities and construction management, food service, transportation, technology, procurement, and athletic operations.

Chad Welker

Director of Business Services, Ohio Schools Council

Chad Welker has almost two decades of experience working with schools for business services.  In addition to his work as business manager, he has held several leadership positions with Ohio Association of School Business Officials, including his most recent appointment to their board of directors.

Brandon Knecht

Director of Business Services, Northmont City Schools

Brandon is an experienced Director of Business Services with a demonstrated history of working in the primary/secondary education industry. He is skilled in Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Business Process Improvement, Educational Technology, and Public Speaking. 

Brandon has been with Northmont City Schools as their Director of Business Services since August 2012.

Ted Roseberry

Director of Business Operations, Orange City Schools

Ted Roseberry is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.  He is currently the Director of Operations and Business Affairs at Orange City Schools where he has served since 2017.  Previously, he was the Business Manager at Chardon Local Schools and Painesville City Schools. He has been in education since 1998 and an administrator since 2004. He is a proud father of two children.

Linda Eichenberger

Director of Unified Purchasing, Unified Purchasing Cooperative, Hamilton County ESC

Linda spent 35 years as a Child Nutrition Director working at Deer Park Schools and Oak Hills Local School District in Cincinnati. She earned a bachelor’s degree from The College of Mount St Joseph in Dietetics and a master’s degree from Miami University in Food Management.

 She is a past president of SNA of Ohio and Secretary/Treasurer of National SNA. She has served on numerous boards and committees at both the state and national levels of SNA. Linda is still active on SNA of Ohio’s board. 

She served on the OASBO executive board as the At-Large Director Food & Nutrition Representative from 2012-2018. She was honored to be Outstanding Food and Nutrition Director of the year in 2014. An award given by OASBO.

She has presented at many conferences both at the state and national levels of SNA. Presently she is the Director of Unified purchasing Cooperative.

David Hart

Certified Technical Roof Consultant, LEED AP, CDT, Tremco Roofing & Buildng Maintenance

David has 37 years of consulting experience with building owners, design professionals and building envelope contractors. He has guest lectured at the undergraduate and graduate college levels, presented at National Education Conferences and regularly presents at educational roofing and exterior building envelope conferences.

Mark Frye

President, Palmer Energy Company

Mark Frye is the President of Palmer Energy.  Since purchasing the company, Palmer Energy has become a leader in unbiased energy management and consulting and Mark has testified numerous times as an expert before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.  Mark leads the Palmer Energy team as it consults on energy procurement and utilization matters for thousands of industrial, commercial, educational, governmental, aggregation, and institutional clients.  These customers have enjoyed hundreds of millions of dollars in savings over the past twenty-five years.  Palmer’s customers include dozens of counties, municipalities, Power4Schools, Northwest Ohio Aggregation Coalition or NOAC and various Chambers of Commerce across Ohio. 

Geoff Hunter

Principal, Palmer Conservation Consulting

Geoff is President of Palmer Conservation Consulting with over 40 plus years of experience providing school districts with accurate, unbiased advice in navigating the complex market of energy, energy conservation and the endless options of products and services.   Geoff has sat on the owner’s side of the table helping districts identify, plan, implement and fund successful energy saving projects.

Scott Hoffman

Principal, Palmer Conservation Consulting

Mr. Hoffman is a Professional Engineer with 40 years of experience working with facilities and their operational Life Cycle complications including Budgeting, Planning, Design, Energy-use, Occupant Comfort & Safety while properly understanding Energy Management and costs. 

Robert Mendenhall

Administrator on Special Assignment, Toledo Public Schools

Bob Mendenhall has served the students, staff and community for Toledo Public Schools since August of 2002.   He has served in various capacities; Science educator, Football/Wrestling coach, Director of Science, Executive Director of Curriculum and currently serves in the Business Division as an Administrator on Special Assignment.  Bob currently supports Facilities, Transportation, Food Service and Print shop as well as all major district construction related projects.  Through collaborative relationships and communicating with those we serve, Toledo Public provides innovative educational opportunities that ensure each student is prepared for their future. 

Bob is a graduate of the University of Toledo where he earned a Bachelor’s of Education and a Master Degree in Public Administration, he also earned his Superintendent license from the University of Findlay.

Joseph Han

Regional Sales and Marketing Manager, BELFOR Property Restoration

Joe Han is BELFOR's Sales and Marketing contact for the central Ohio Region. With BELFOR being the largest restoration company in the world, he's provided assistance for multiple accounts focused in the Ohio area by creating proper direction, support and being trusted as a central point of contact.  

Joe is an Ohio native. Born and raised in Cincinnati, he went to school at Penn State University before finishing back at University of Cincinnati (to be close to home). Prior to Belfor, he worked as an account manager for a waste service provider covering the entire west coast. Here, and growing up in a small business environment, he learned the importance of helping and taking care of others.

Matt Wandrie

Belfor Alert General Manager, BELFOR Alert, a Division of BELFOR Holdings

Matt has a 25-year background in the education field including 13 years as a K-12 district superintendent. He is a recognized leader at the state and national level relative to emergency response planning, large-scale disaster response, and organizational facility management.

Matt Wandrie currently serves as the General Manager for BELFOR Alert, a division of BELFOR Holdings. Matt’s company, PREPLANLIVE was acquired by BELFOR in June 2020. PrePlanLive, now rebranded as ‘BELFOR Alert’, was and is the leading technology tool in the industry helping clients with emergency preparedness and pre-planning.

This mobile app has the capacity to capture a building’s most-critical facility data, emergency operations plans, and key building contact information. This platform gives first responders, facility operators, risk managers, owners and recovery partners unparalleled access to building data and information before, during, and after emergency scenarios. 

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School Transportation Updates
10/10/2023 at 8:00 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
10/10/2023 at 8:00 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
Recruitment and Retaining Employees
10/10/2023 at 9:35 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
10/10/2023 at 9:35 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
Legal Requirements for Procurement
10/10/2023 at 10:40 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
10/10/2023 at 10:40 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
Best Practices in Protecting the Building Envelope
10/10/2023 at 12:30 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
10/10/2023 at 12:30 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
Developing a Plan for Energy Conservation
10/10/2023 at 1:45 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/12/2023
10/10/2023 at 1:45 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/12/2023
Disaster Recovery Planning
10/10/2023 at 3:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
10/10/2023 at 3:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 10/10/2023
Course Survey
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5.50 Contact Hours credits  |  No certificate available
5.50 Contact Hours credits  |  No certificate available