KASBO 2026 Spring Conference

Crowne Plaza Hotel | Louisville, KY
May 6–8, 2026

Wednesday, May 6

7:30am
Registration Open
8:30am
Pre-Conference Sessions (inc. lunch)
  • Ethics for CPAs (2 hours beginning at 9:30am ET)
  • School Finance Survival Guide: New Finance Officer Training (3 hours)
  • Make it Flow: Requisitions and Workflow in MUNIS (3 hours)
  • Year End Close (3 hours)
 
Spring Conference Begins
1:00pm
Welcome & Introductory Remarks
1:15pm
Opening Keynote: Kristin Scroggin "Generation 'Them': Navigating a Multi-Generational Workforce"
2:15pm
Transition to Innovation Hall
2:30pm
Opening Reception in Innovation Hall
3:30pm
Transition to Concurrent Sessions
3:45pm
Concurrent Sessions #1
  1. No is a Complete Sentence: Let's Say it Nicely
  2. Cybersecurity
  3. Online Shopping: Who Doesn't Love It?
  4. Recruiting, Retaining, and the Real Cost of Turnover for Classified Operational Staff
  5. Hot Topics for Seasoned Finance Officers
  6. Money, Money, Money...Capital Funds to BGs to Residuals
  7. Sync & Solve: Position Control and Applicant Tracking Processes
  8. Maximizing Medicaid Revenue: Mastering RMTS Reporting 
4:45pm
Adjourn
7:00pm
KASBO Sunset Social sponsored by American Fidelity & Houchens Insurance Group
 
Dinner on your Own

Thursday, May 7

7:30am
Registration Open
7:30am
Networking Breakfast in Innovation Hall
8:30am
Concurrent Sessions #2
  1. Planes, PO's and Per Diems
  2. From Void to Valid: Corrections in AP & Purchasing
  3. Follow the Money: Mastering SEEK
  4. Redbook - The Why Behind the Rules
  5. School Cash Online: Teacher Access from a District Perspective
  6. Finance Roundtable
  7. KPPA Updates and Reminders
  8. Employee Job/Salary and Pay Types
9:30am
Concurrent Sessions #3
  1. HR: Solving Problems You Didn't Know You Had
  2. Financial Essentials for School Food Service Leaders
  3. Rate Talk: Setting Taxes Without Losing Your Voice
  4. CEP: Predictable Funding, Measurable Impact, Stronger Students
  5. True Crime: Fraud in Schools
  6. Numbers to Narrative
  7. Capitalizing for Accuracy: Capital Fixed Assets in ERP
  8. TRS Updates & News to Know
10:30am
Innovation Hall Passport Adventure with Break Items
11:15am
Concurrent Sessions #4
  1. Google for Finance Officers
  2. Procurement Made Easy: Streamlining School Nutrition Operations
  3. The SEEK - Tax Relationship: What Every District Should Know
  4. Walmart Business for Schools
  5. 2026 Legislative Updates
  6. Transportation Reporting Updates from KDE
  7. Producing Quarterly 941 with Enterprise Forms
  8. Medicaid Annual Reporting: A Guide to the Fairbanks Reporting Module
  9. Excelling with Imports: Importing Information into ERP
12:15pm
Luncheon & Scholarship Awards
1:30pm
Networking Break
1:45pm
Concurrent Sessions #5
  1. Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill on Finance
  2. The 12 Week Year
  3. Preparing for Monitoring: Best Practices for Grant-Funded Programs
  4. What Finance Officers Should Know about KDE
  5. Monthly Processes that Impact Year End
  6. Tips and Tricks for Benefits Coordinators
  7. Payroll Encumbering Setup and Processing Presenter
  8. Have you Heard of CUES?
2:45pm
Innovation Classrooms
3:45pm
Networking Break
4:00pm
Concurrent Sessions #6
  1. Let Living Well Recharge Your Mind and Body
  2. SASBO Leadership Session
  3. GASB 103 - The New Reporting Model
  4. The Complexities of Troubleshooting Capital Assets in ERP
  5. When the Receipts Go Public
  6. Vendor Cleanup and TIN Match
  7. Fund 2 Cleanup and Reporting
  8. Unofficial Redbook Sneak Peek
5:00pm
Afternoon Break
6:00pm
President’s Reception: Tropical Luau

Friday, May 8

7:30am
Registration Open
7:30am
Networking Breakfast by Role Group
8:30am
Concurrent Sessions #7
  1. Autogenerate NUMIS Reports for Administrators
  2. Onboarding for Success: Supporting Educators from Day One
  3. Balance Sheet Basics
  4. Common Audit Findings: How to Avoid Them
  5. Processing P-Cards in ERP: A Step-by-Step Guide
  6. Year End Entries, Including On Behalf Journals
  7. Supplemental Pay: How do you Process It?
  8. Generative AI for Finance
9:30am
Concurrent Sessions #8
  1. Conference Debrief - Human Resources
  2. Conference Debrief - AP
  3. Conference Debrief - Payroll
  4. Conference Debrief - Finance Officers in Small-to-Medium Districts
  5. Conference Debrief - Finance Officers in Medium-to-Large Districts
10:30am
Transition to General Session
10:45am
Closing General Session: Beth Ziesenis, Your Nerdy Best Friend "Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Finance"
11:30am
KASBO Business Session
11:45am
Wrap Up and Evaluation
12:00pm
Adjournment