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The Texas Association of Mid-size Schools
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The Texas Association of Rural Schools
Joint Annual Legislative and Legal Conference
for Superintendents and other Administrators
December 7-8, 2007
Tentative Conference Schedule
Friday, December 7
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| 8:30-11:30am |
TAMS Officers, Directors, and Membership Chairs Meeting |
| 10:00am-Noon |
TARS Officers and Directors Meeting |
| 11:00am-2:00pm |
Check-In and Pick up Materials |
| 1:00-2:15pm |
Legislative and Budgetary Impacts on Public Schools
Presenter: Judge Scott McCown
Executive Director, Center for Public Policy Priorities
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| 2:30-5:00pm |
Working with the Latest School Finance Template:
A Practical Hands-on Demonstration
Presenter: Omar Garcia
Director of Statewide School Finance, ESC Region 13
Individual school district template assistance will be provided by Charles Aki, Doug Karr, Greg Lewis, Joe Smith, and Tim Wolff
Bring your laptops to this session.
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| 5:00-6:00pm |
Hospitality Reception
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Saturday, December 8
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| 7:00-7:30am |
Check-In and Pick up Materials |
| 7:30-8:30am |
Breakfast and Legal Training
Legal Training: HB 3678 (Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act)
Presenter: Dennis Eichelbaum, Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C. |
| 8:30-9:30am |
Parent Power at the Polls
Presenter: Carolyn Boyle, Chair, Texas Parent PAC
Legal Do's and Don'ts of Campaigning
Presenter: Holly Wardell, Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C.
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| 9:45-10:30am |
School Finance: What Next?
Presenters:
The Honorable Donna Howard, State Representative HD 48
The Honorable Dr. Diane Patrick, State Representative HD 94
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| 10:45-11:30am |
School Finance: Organizations' Positions and Support
Texas Association of School Administrators: Johnny Veselka
Texas Association of Community Schools: Ken McCraw
Equity Center: Wayne Pierce
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| 11:30am-12:45pm |
Lunch and Keynote Speakers Rep. Daniel H. Branch and Rep. Scott Hochberg
Chair and Vice Chair, House Select Committee on Higher and Public Education Finance
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| 12:45-1:30pm |
School Finance: TAMS/TARS Positions
TAMS Presenters: Larry Appel, Keith Bryant, Darrell Floyd, and Doug Karr
TARS Presenters: Bill Grusendorf, Gene Isabell, and Phil Worsham
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| 1:30-2:00pm |
Legal Training: Ethics
Presenter: David Hansen, Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C.
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Hotel Information:
San Antonio Menger Hotel adjacent to downtown Rivercenter Mall
Special Conference Rate: $85/night single or double
Note: You must be registered for the conference to receive this discounted rate.
Call 800.345.9285 by November 12 and say you are with TAMS/TARS.
Registration Fee:
$100 for first district participant
$90 for all other participants from same district
Registration fee includes the Friday reception and Saturday's breakfast and lunch.
Your conference guests are invited to attend the reception.
The cost of the conference is greatly reduced through the generosity of our sponsors:
Aramark Education
Capital Bus Sales and Service
First Financial Group of America
Frost Bank/Insurance
LevelOne Technology
Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP
Pfluger Associates Architects
SSC Service Solutions
Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C.
Southwest Securities
Registration deadline is November 12. All checks must be received by this date, and there will be no refunds after this date. All conference checks are payable to TAMS. Refunds will be issued for cancellations received prior to this date, less a $35 administrative fee. Current membership in your organization is required for you to attend. If your district has not yet joined this year, please remit your annual dues payment. TAMS districts may join online by going to http://www.midsizeschools.org/join.html.
How to Register:
Register online at www.midsizeschools.org/conf_reg_2007.html.
Print out the online registration form at www.midsizeschools.org/conf_reg_2007.html and return to TAMS, P.O. Box 27684, Austin, TX, 78755-2684, or fax to Martha Ames at 806-935-6275.
If you have any questions contact Sandy Schwartz at 512-346-2177 or sschwartz@midsizeschools.org.
Helpful Websites:
Menger Hotel - www.historicmenger.com
Rivercenter Mall - www.shoprivercenter.com
San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau - www.sanantoniocvb.com
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