2004 TEXAS CHARTER CONFERENCE

Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13 & 14^th, 2004
Marriott Rivercenter Hotel
San Antonio

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL CONFERENCE will be April 13 & 14, 2004 at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio. As you plan your 2003-2004 school calendar you may want to consider scheduling staff development days on April 13 & 14, 2004 so many of your teachers will be able to attend. We expect 1,200 attendees, so please call 800-648-4462 to make your hotel room reservations early. To receive the $125 room rate, let them know you are with the Texas Charter School Conference.

 BOARD TRAINING LOCATION AND DATES

CORPUS CHRISTI	August 1 & 2 M.L. Garza Charter School 4129 Greenwood 361-881-9988
HOUSTON	August 8 & 9 KIPP Academy 10711 KIPP Way 832-328-1051

UPDATED DEPOSITORY CONTRACT As required by TEC 12.107(b) and 19 TAC 100.1043(b)(2), a copy of the depository contract for each account into which public funds are deposited must be filed with the TEA School Financial Audits Division by November 1, 2003. Facsimiles will not be accepted. The depository contract must identify the charter holder as the account holder. If you previously submitted a copy of the depository contract and have not changed your depository or the account into which public funds are deposited and have not added a new account with another depository, you should forward a letter stating that the depository contract on file is still current and that you have not deposited public funds into any other accounts other than the one indicated on the depository contract previously filed. If you created a new account with the same depository or a new account with a new depository, this requirement may be met by filing a copy of the attached depository contract form or a copy of the account signature card and the referenced booklet describing the terms and conditions of the account. Bank Depository bids are not required of charter schools. For questions, contact Mary Gonzalez at TEA at 512-463-9095.

ANNUAL BUDGET FOR CHARTERS A few questions concerning the discussion of the annual budget for charter schools have been asked. The rules pertaining to the annual budget include:

• The governing body of the charter school must formally adopt the charter school's budget prior to the start of each fiscal year and before the expenditure of funds.

• The budget must include all expenses and must be prepared in a manner consistent with the account code structure used by the charter school.

• The governing body of the charter school must also formally adopt amendments to the charter school's budget.

• The current year budget will be submitted to TEA through the fall PEIMS Submission.

Download the PDF version of the Registration Form. Please duplicate this form if necessary. You must register to attend - no walk-ins.

Friday 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Sections 1-4)

1. Open Meetings* (Conference Board Training Part V)	Bob Schulman
2. Open Records* (Conference Board Training Part VI)	Bob Schulman
Supper
3. Health, Safety, and Discipline* (Conference Board Training Part IV)	Bob Schulman
4. Q and A on Sections 1, 2, & 3	Bob Schulman Patsy O'Neill, Moderator

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Sections 5-12)

5. School Law A* (Conference Board Training Part I) Staying Out of Court	Bob Schulman
6. School Law B* (Conference Board Training Part II) Nepotism, Conflicts of Interest	Bob Schulman
7. School Law C* (Conference Board Training Part III) Special Education	Bob Schulman
8. School Finance A Public funds and property, audits, student attendance accounting, federal funds, property management, grant administration	David Greak
Lunch
9. Accountability Statewide assessments, PEIMS, dropout reporting, student performance	Susan Barnes/Ertha Patrick
10. School Finance B Bank depository contracts, capital financing, liabilities/duties of the board	David Greak
11. School Finance C Second half of Module 10	David Greak
12. Q and A on Sections 8, 9, 10, & 11	Susan Barnes/Ertha Patrick David Greak Patsy O'Neill, Moderator
* Topics covered at our conference in Austin on May 5 - 6 have an asterisk.

Download the PDF version of the Depository Contract. Please duplicate this form if necessary.