The 2019 Strategic Budget Partner Retreat is scheduled for October 23-25, 2019 in Boston, MA

This three-day retreat provides finance teams and district staff with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to support strategic resource allocation in schools and across the district.  At the retreat, participants are introduced to and explore the tools, processes, data, and knowledge that budget staff need to support school leaders.  We also explore how finance teams can best support Strategic School Design. Participating districts will collaborate through shared problems of practice and reflect within their own district teams about how to continuously improve the services they provide to schools.

The ERS-Aspen CFO Strategy Network is scheduled for October 29-30, 2019 in Tulsa, OK

Our CFO network helps CFOs develop the skills necessary to be a strong strategic partner to their Superintendents, CAOs, or Strategy Officers. The combination of peer advisory, expert engagement around common data, facilitated exploration of barriers and challenges, and cross-district collaboration is leading to real change in member districts. This group represents the leading edge of district leaders thinking about adjusting resources based on student need, and the conversations driven through this network are increasingly structured to support that work.

ERS’ California CFO Strategy Network is scheduled for November 7-8, 2019 in Fresno, CA. 

Under California’s Local Control Funding Formula, California CFOs face a unique challenge and opportunity to achieve financial transparency and address resource equity across their districts. This CFO network helps CFOs in California districts grapple with the question, “What must a Strategic CFO know, do, and ask?” to drive real change in processes and practice, and is increasingly focused on supporting district leaders thinking about adjusting resources based on student need.

The ERS-Consortium CFO Strategy Network is scheduled for December 10-11, 2019 in Fairfax, VA. 

Large Countywide and Suburban District Consortium members face particularly complex challenges given the heterogeneity of schools across each district. This can be especially true with regards to financial transparency and understanding resource equity. Our CFO network helps CFOs drive real change in member districts. This group represents the leading edge of district leaders thinking about adjusting resources based on student need, and the conversations driven through this network are increasingly structured to support that work.

David Rosenberg will be presenting at this November conference in Hyannis, MA, at a session called Doing More With Less: Organizing Resources for Max. 

In this session, participants will hear from leaders in two communities who are challenging longstanding assumptions about how our schools should work, identifying resource shifts with the potential to accelerate learning for all students, and making real-life tradeoffs to maximize the return on educational investment in their communities.

The Aspen Superintendent Network Conference is scheduled for November 13-15 in Broward County, FL.

The Aspen Superintendent network helps Superintendents develop the skills necessary to be a strong strategic partner to their CFOs, CAOs, or Strategy Officers. Karen Hawley Miles has been an advisor to this group for 10 years running. 

David Rosenberg will be presenting at this November conference in Chicago, IL, at a session called Resource Allocation and the Superintendency.

The National Superintendents Academy gathers leading educators and leaders for professional development. ERS' support of this network includes discussions of strategic resource allocation and use.