Five Local School Districts Win Association of School Business Officials International Finance Awards

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Members of Owen J. Roberts School District's Business Office.

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Every year, the business departments of each school district throughout the world tackle the responsibility of developing and approving budgets that balance student and community needs.

Although working with uncertainties and managing various stakeholders’ interests may not be easy, Chester County school districts have continuously proven that they are up to the challenge.

For their outstanding financial reporting, budget presentations, and leadership in the 2017-18 school year, the Downingtown Area, Great Valley, Kennett Consolidated, Owen J. Roberts, and West Chester Area school districts were honored by the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International.

Great Valley, Kennett, Owen J. Roberts, and West Chester all received the ASBO Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting. Downingtown, Great Valley, and Owen J. Roberts also earned the ASBO Meritorious Budget Award (MBA), joining only 140 school districts worldwide recognized with the MBA distinction.

The ASBO 2018 Emerging Business Leaders Scholarship comprises an even smaller number of recipients. Great Valley’s Missy Klaus, purchasing coordinator and fiscal services specialist, was among the 18 chosen to receive the scholarship this year, which finances awardees participation in ASBO’s annual programs and conference.

The Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) also sponsored the attendance of Downingtown’s Kristin Johnson, financial operations and analysis supervisor, at the ASBO International Annual Meeting & Expo Conference. This scholarship offers huge professional networking and skill development advantages and was exactly the kind of growth opportunity that Klaus seeks in her work.

“It’s such a privilege for me as I move forward in my professional career to receive this scholarship and be able to network, collaborate, and learn from different school districts throughout the U.S. and internationally,” she said.

Since its founding in 1910, ASBO has challenged school districts to create a budget that is both accessible and extremely comprehensive.

“Meeting ASBO’s rigorous standards for the Meritorious Budget Award and the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting requires a truly collaborative effort,” said Joe Lubitsky, director of business administration for the Chester County Intermediate Unit. “These applications require a vast amount of data, from performance measures and organizational goals to fund forecasts and enrollment history, and these school districts’ distinction shows how diligently they’ve worked to synthesize a great deal of complex information.”

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