ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER EDUCATORS (ACE) WORKSHOP
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

Topics:

Student Attendance Accounting
Alternative Accountability Reporting Repair
Renovation Grant

When: March 5th, 2002 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Student Attendance Accounting 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Alternative Accountability Reporting 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Repair and Renovation Grants 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Where:

La Escuela de Las Americas
2300 W. Commerce
San Antonio, Texas
(210) 978-0500

Who may attend: All charter school personnel are welcome. There is no fee for attendance.

Presenters:

David Loseke, Auditor, Texas Education Agency, will review the most common trouble spots in student attendance accounting, provide hints for avoiding costly mistakes, and answer your questions about the student attendance accounting handbook.

Telca Porras has worked with the alternative accountability procedures both as a program specialist at TEA and as an alternative education practitioner. She will discuss strategies for collecting the student performance data that schools using the alternative accountability procedures must report annually. She will also provide examples of the data reporting formats recognized by TEA.

Panel Presentation on Contracting under the Facility Repair and Renovation Grant:

Blake Powell is a founding partner in the law firm of Powell & Leon, L.L.P. He will discuss and answer general questions concerning the negotiation and drafting construction documents (including the standard AIA documents), special contracts such as lease purchase of facilities, and those relating to services provided by architects, engineers, general contractors, construction managers, and construction managers-at-risk. He will also discuss the analysis of insurance policies, payment and performance bonds, and litigation of contested claims, including defective roofs, foundations, mechanical and energy management systems before the American Arbitration Association, state and federal courts.

Samuel Best is President of Best Construction Services, Inc. Mr. Best will discuss and answer contracting options available under Chapter 44, Texas Education Code, including construction manager-agent and at-risk methods of delivery, as well as general contracts.

Stuart Verdon is Director of the Texas Purchasing Cooperative at the Region IV Education Service Center. He previously served as Director of Purchasing for Keller ISD and currently works with a number of charter schools contracting for facility upgrades. Mr.Verdon will discuss contracting options available under Chapter 44, Texas Education Code, with an emphasis on the construction manager-at-risk and sealed proposal delivery methods. He will also be available to answer questions about the Texas Purchasing Cooperative at Region IV.

Please RSVP by e-mail to Christi Martin, Association of Charter Educators, at ChristiRMartin@aol.com.