Webinars: School Finance

Join Carahsoft Technology’s Martin Gavin, senior program and portfolio manager, for a discussion on how K-12 institutions across the nation were impacted by restrictive purchasing during the pandemic and how NJSBA’s TEC contract helps our members overcome those roadblocks, allowing schools the ability to implement the technologies and services they need when they need them.

Explore how federal funding opportunities can be leveraged to support your district's critical IT projects and initiatives. Potential changes in the FCC’s E-Rate program, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding (ESSER I, II, & III), and the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act all present unique opportunities to enhance IT infrastructure and support teaching and learning.

This program will review the essential information in the Public Schools Contracts Law that elected officials need to know. While the school district professional staff handles most of the procurement process, it is important for the elected officials to understand and be familiar with the various procurement methods and requirements that impact their work and actions. Presented by Michele Meade of the NJDCA.

All business payment frauds originate when someone inputs or changes payment info in a vendor master file. K-12 organizations, with distributed procurement and public disclosures, are particularly attractive targets for vendor email and business email compromise scams. Learn proactive prevention strategies for your district.