Professional Development

Providing professional development to principals, assistant principals, financial secretaries, and administrative assistants is vital for personnel to understand the requirements for the individual schools’ and school support organizations’ compliance with TCA §49-2-110, otherwise known as The Internal School Accounting Law, the Tennessee Internal School Uniform Accounting Policy Manual, and TCA §49-2-601, et seq., otherwise known as the School Support Organization Financial Accountability Act.

David authored and published School Finance with Related School Law for Principals, Assistant Principals, and Administrative Assistants, Second Edition, and has conducted/taught numerous seminars across the State of Tennessee since 2011. David’s audience is typically comprised of principals, assistant principals, financial secretaries, administrative assistants, directors of schools, central office personnel, and school support organization officers and directors. Topics include, but not necessarily limited to:

For inquiries to plan or host an Internal School Finance/School Finance Law professional development seminar, please contact me here.

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GENERAL PRINCIPLES

• Guiding Principles of the Manual
• Ultimate Responsibility/Accountability
• Funds Follow the Students
• When Funds Become School Funds
• Dillon’s Rule
• Games of Chance

IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING SCHOOL BOARD POLICY
BUDGETS
INTERNAL CONTROLS
REVENUE/RECEIPTS

• Ticket Reconciliations
• Fundraising Activities/Required Procedures
• Surplus Property
• School Fees (Constitution, Statutes, Rules)

SALES TAX
EXPENDITURES

• Guiding Principles
• Purchase Orders
• Donations
• Bids/Quotations
• Gift Cards

UNIFORM DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT
WHAT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLSA
SCHOOL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS