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Business Manager Cooperative

Business Manager Cooperative

Ensure that you thrive in a year of budget constraints with expert information and relevant resources. The Business Manager Cooperative (BMC) provides technical assistance to Business Managers and Chief Financial Officers on topics related to school finance, federal program compliance, and food and nutrition services.  The cooperative includes 6 Critical Issues Sessions, 6 Touch Base Sessions, and 4 days of Investment Officer Training.

 Key Highlights

  • School Finance updates are shared through the Critical Issue and Touch Base sessions. Topics include Financial Accountability, Audit, Summary of Finances, School/Charter FIRST, PEIMS, Federal Programs, and Food and Nutrition services.
  • ESC-20's partnership with MoakCasey, LLC provides the following benefits: membership to the Texas School Policy Network, updates on school finance and operations, and updates and modeling to support LEAS through the Legislative Session.
  • AG|CM provides construction and facility planning information on the following topics: 10 Year Master Plans, Components of Long-Range Planning, Bond Planning, After the Bond Passes, Design Process, construction Process, and Project Closeout.

 Potential Cost Savings

The Business Manager Cooperative allows school finance teams access to more than 50 hours of technical assistance during the school year delivered by experts from the ESC-20 Business Financial Services Team, MoakCasey, LLC, and AG|CM. These bundled services provide a cost savings of approximately $5,380.

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