Lots of meetings at the Statehouse today including the SALTR Tax Commission meeting on school finances. IAPSS ISBA

Time for some Board training today.

Great day in Fort Wayne. First stop was talking the the N W I E S C school leaders on managing your budget. Then it was over to meet with our school partners FWCS for a financial planning session! Lots of great things happening in northern Indiana! IAPSS ISBA

If we don’t focus on the right things and put our priorities in the right order, we end up missing opportunities and perhaps even hurting the people we love. Here are 3 leadership priorities dads get out of order—and how to fix it.bit.ly/49xcQwv

A great meeting yesterday with Operations leaders from across the state. Kyle Miller from Schmidt Associates did a tremendous job speaking about master facility planning.

Broken Shells is on the road again this week, talking to Superintendents and CFO's at IASBO Region II. #PerfektlyImperfekt #WhysandWhyNots #indianaiasbo ASBO International Jane Herndon Ice Miller LLP Baker Tilly US Barry Gardner Keith Fessler

Enjoyed the opportunity to speak with the Southwest Superintendent Study Council today. A lot of great discussion around school funding. Thank you to Dr. Tracy Lorey for the invitation! IAPSS

'Leadership is not a journey to rise in the ranks. Leadership is a journey to help those around us rise.' - Simon Sinek

The IU School of Education has been recognized again as one of the best graduate schools in education across the country by U.S. News and World Report’s 2024-2025 “Best Graduate Schools.”

Read more about the rankings at the link below.
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Today we had the visitation for Sarah’s grandpa Mike Merrill. Mike was a long time coach and spent many years at Ben Davis High School. It was so neat to see so many former teachers and Ben Davis Football players show up and share memories. #onceagiantalwaysagiant

We hope you can join us for our School Finance Seminar on April 19th. We will dive into master facility planning, custodial operations, and managing your athletic fields. Click on the link to register.

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One reason the authors listed to support their case was that districts used federal money to replace HVAC, which I would think is one of the best uses for these dollars imaginable. Thank you to The Hill for posting this foolishness on April 1.

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Policy Analytics is excited to host its next Finance Seminar, where finance meets facility planning. We hope you can join us for a great day discussing how to strategically navigate your facility planning while finding financial savings. Register today:forms.office.com/r/DC21rUEcgS

Happy Easter from the Gardner’s!

It’s time to go Back To Back 💍
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10 Years Ago (March 29, 2014)...

The Greensburg Pirates won the #IHSAA Class 3A Boys Basketball State Championship!
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Holding onto anger and resentment is like scuba diving with an anchor. As long as you're clinging to it, you're bound to the seabed, limited in movement, unable to appreciate the coral reefs and the colorful fish that dart in and out of view.

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Even with school funding up, teacher pay isn’t; new legislation seeks to increase minimum salaries

Truly bizarre to hear gubernatorial candidates talk about 'fixing' Indiana's skyrocketing property taxes.

We have among the lowest effective property tax rates in the nation. I suppose exploiting money illusion is as good an electoral approach as anything else.

New teacher attrition data from Texas: teacher exits are down from last year but still substantially higher than any year on record pre-pandemic.
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