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Schedule

Dates:	March 6 2011 \| March 7 2011 \| March 8 2011
Tracks:	Exhibit Hall Finance HR Hybrid (HR/FM, ST/HR, Etc) Meals Pre-Conference Professional Development Registration Student All

Sunday, March 6 2011


9:00am - 10:00am		Pre-Conference Registration Open -- Cascade Tower, 3rd Floor

10:00am - 1:00pm		Pre-Conference: "T" Time for Fiscal Administrators Sean Schaeffer, Jean Deming -- Auditorium
		Pre-Conference: CSI: Washington – Calculation Solution Investigators Solving the Mystery of Unemployment, Workers’ Comp and Retirement Calculations WSIPC Finance Membership Services – Sandy Marshall, Donna Christopher, Janet Dockter and Leslie Strickland; WSIPC Applications Development – Mary Thoen and Maureen Kwant -- Laurel
		Pre-Conference: The Health Module for District Nurses and Support Staff: From Basics to Best Practice and the Future Steffanie Campbell, Becky Winchell, Lorali Gray, and Don Denny -- Juniper
		WEDSS: I’ve deployed – Now what? Heather Klein, Ken Mock -- Larch

12:00pm - 12:30pm		WASWUG Connect How To WSIPC Staff -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

12:00pm - 7:00pm		Exhibit Hall Open -- Evergreen Ballroom
		Registration Open (Pre-Ordered Boxed Lunches Available) -- Evergreen Foyer, First Floor

12:30pm - 1:00am		WASWUG Personal Schedule WSIPC Staff -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

1:00pm - 1:30pm		American's solutions for Employee and Student Management with Skyward. Dan Hoerl -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

1:30pm - 2:00pm		Alden Associates Demonstration Armando Obien -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

2:00pm - 2:30pm		SchoolMessenger is WSIPC users’ choice for notification -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

2:00pm - 2:50pm		Assignment Breakdown Screens Kathy McGough -- Cedar A
		Athletic Eligibility Grading Alton Ho -- Madrona
		Custom Attendance Letters Nina Therres -- Regency G
		Data Mining for Payroll/HR Sally Malan -- Spruce
		District To District Transfer - Moving Students Along With Ease! Kimberley Mirenta, Tracy Armstrong, Robin Swecker -- Cedar B
		Enhanced Security Functions Tim Colliver -- Juniper
		How to Effectively Maintain Curriculum Master & Graduation Requirements in Web Access Karyn Williams -- Laurel
		How to Maintain, Organize and Work with the WESPaC Chart of Accounts Shirley Kamm -- Regency A/B
		Making WESPaC Work for Building Secretaries Regan Doyle -- Auditorium
		Navigating the Budget "Process" Maze Stewart Mhyre, Steve Lidgard -- Regency E/F
		Recognizing Potential Legal Issues Scott Volyn -- Cottonwood
		The Skinny on Fat (Why most diets don't work and what to do about it) Daniel Olsen -- Maple
		Web Access Overview Bobbette Ewing -- Larch
		Web Based Vendor Master Penny Brown -- Regency C
		What's New in Family Access? Patricia Hughes -- Balsam

3:10pm - 4:00pm		Account Code Clearance Options Andy Lind -- Cedar A
		Alerts and Indicators Janeen Anderson -- Regency G
		Attendance & Discipline Connections Beth Gardner -- Laurel
		Data Mining in the Web Shalene Herbert -- Auditorium
		Employee Access: Implementation Considerations Janet Dockter -- Madrona
		Expense Reimbursents Online Gary Van Hee -- Regency C
		Fast Track Best Practices: ESD 112's Perspective from Pilot through Production Melissa Kreuder, Joseph Mathews -- Cottonwood
		HR Budget Tips and Tricks Leslie Strickland -- Regency E/F
		Navigate and Tame Your Paper Jungle Jessie Wolfrum -- Maple
		Payroll Account Code Adjustments Georgeanne Magruder -- Regency A/B
		Revenue, Expenditure and Balance Sheet Summary Reporting in WESPaC Tracy Green -- Spruce
		Staying In the Loop with Auto Email Michael Blessing -- Juniper
		The Teacher Side of EA Plus Mystery - What do teachers see? Eric Franz -- Larch

3:10pm - 5:10pm		DOUBLE SESSION: Counting Them Monthly - P223 Reporting Meg Bushnell -- Cedar B
		DOUBLE SESSION: Differentiated Grading: Using Categories and Comments to Communicate Personalized Progress Jodeana Kruse -- Balsam

4:20pm - 5:10pm		A/R Tips, Tricks and Enhancements Catherine Carpenter -- Regency C
		Crush Your Email Addiction Jessie Wolfrum -- Maple
		Family Access 101 Shelly Fry -- Juniper
		Financial Management Budgeting Tips & Tricks Sean Schaeffer -- Cedar A
		GPA Troubleshooting Julie Williams -- Madrona
		How to Use Custom Forms in the Web Lynnette Miller -- Auditorium
		Importing Fixed Assets into WESPaC Amy Weppler, Stewart Mhyre -- Cottonwood
		Living with One THSPE Bryan Plog, Heather Jackson -- Regency G
		More Account Management Reporting - Using Summary and Detail Reporting Options Kathy Timmons -- Regency E/F
		Now that you have WESPAC, How do you run a faster payroll? Jessica Torres -- Regency A/B
		Retirement Adjustments in WESPaC Mary Thoen -- Larch
		Top Ten EMS Tips: Employee Management Lorie Bowne -- Spruce
		Using Language Translator for Standards Based Report Cards and Discipline Letters Nancy Durham -- Laurel

5:00pm - 7:00pm		Welcome Dinner -- Exhibit Hall

Monday, March 7 2011


7:00am - 8:00am		Breakfast Served -- Grand Ballroom

7:00am - 4:00pm		Registration Open -- Evergreen Foyer, First Floor

7:30am - 8:30am		General Session: Keynote Speaker Adora Svitak -- Grand Ballroom

8:45am - 9:35am		Administering Your VEBA Plan Brian Riehs -- Regency C
		AESOP and WESPaC Integration Vicky Barnes -- Juniper
		Basic Payroll Setup/Processing Janice Daley -- Cedar A
		Employee Access from the Ground Up Mandy Bledsoe -- Regency A/B
		Improving Performance Evaluations with Technology Graham Forman -- Balsam
		More Account Management Reporting - Using Summary and Detail Reporting Options Kathy Timmons -- Auditorium
		Student Track General Session: What's New with Skyward? Beth Gardner -- Grand Ballroom
		Tandem for Schools: Proactive Calendar Communication Darin Hanson, Mark Enkema -- Cottonwood
		Web Print Queue - Scheduling Tasks Barb Couilliard -- Cedar B
		WESPaC Tools of the Trade Jean Deming -- Larch
		WESPaC's Web Requisition and Electronic Ordering through Office Depot Kristen Dingman -- Laurel

8:45am - 10:40am		DOUBLE SESSION: S275 Basics and Beyond Lynn Roediger -- Regency E/F
		DOUBLE SESSION: WESPaC Fiscal Budget Overview Stephanie Zarifes -- Spruce

9:50am - 10:40am		An Introduction to Inventory Warren Henke -- Balsam
		Crystal Reports Kathy Bisig -- Cedar A
		Educational Milestones in Educator Access and Family/Student Access Linda Holte, Julie Williams -- Regency C
		Fee Management in Web Access Kris Truax, Sue Beauregard -- Larch
		Introduction to Insurance Tracking Penny Brown -- Juniper
		Navigating in Web Access Gail Carlson, Kat Haynes -- Regency G
		Skyward's new FREE Child Care Module Kevin McFerrin -- Cottonwood
		Ten Most Effective Reports for Administrators Debbie Davis -- Regency A/B
		Time Off Approval Process - Employee Access Andy Lind -- Cedar B
		Tips and Tricks for Processing Lists Julia Nolan -- Auditorium
		WESPaC Online Requisition Approval Process Sandi Masterman -- Madrona
		What's New in School District Accounting (Beginner/Intermediate) Daniel Lunghofer -- Laurel
		What's so Special about Special Education in Web Access? Steffanie Campbell, Shalene Herbert -- Maple

10:00am - 10:30am		New Microsoft Program to Save Money Taylor Kao -- Exhibit Hall

10:00am - 2:00pm		Exhibit Hall Open -- Evergreen Ballroom

10:30am - 11:30am		Coffee Break - Sponsored by SchoolMessenger -- Evergreen Ballroom

11:20am - 12:10pm		Advanced Payroll Setup/Processing Janice Daley -- Regency E/F
		Crystal Reports User Forum - Panel Discussion Sally Malan, Mandy Bledsoe, Jeanne Lejon, Sharon Burke -- Cedar A
		Data Mining and Excel Formulas Heather Jackson, Bryan Plog -- Regency A/B
		Electronic Records Management - What Should You Be Doing? Leslie Koziara -- Larch
		Everyone's an Asset Builder Lynn Lewis -- Cottonwood
		Grading - Reporting for New Users Beth Gardner -- Balsam
		It's All About the Relationship! Sean Schaeffer -- Madrona
		New Student Entry in the Web Robin Swecker -- Spruce
		Receipts and Disbursements: Controls to keep your money protected Peg Bodin -- Auditorium
		Security Imprisonment Kat Haynes & Gail Carlson -- Laurel
		Special Education CEDARS Data Elements Steffanie Campbell -- Maple
		The Power of Sequences Tracy Green -- Regency C
		True Time Tips and Scenarios Leslie Strickland -- Regency G
		Use Microsoft Access to Enhance Your WESPaC Reporting Capability Gloria Behringer -- Juniper
		Web Discipline Susan White -- Cedar B

11:30am - 12:00pm		Commerce Bank Demonstration -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

12:15pm - 1:45pm		WSIPC & Skyward Co-Sponsored Lunch Marty Daybell, Cliff King -- Grand Ballroom

2:00pm - 2:30pm		Dell Demonstration -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

2:00pm - 2:50pm		A Student List From Here to There Tamara Ketchell -- Regency A/B
		Case Study: Trend Grading in Standards Gradebook Carmen Urrutia -- Madrona
		CEDARS WSIPC/OSPI Question and Answer Forum Mark Schultz, Steve Gerhardt, Julie Williams, Greg Beck, Emily Brown, Micah Ellison -- Auditorium
		EZSR - Online "Paper Free" Student Registration Patrick Maher -- Cedar B
		Health in Web Access - An Overview Nina Therres -- Laurel
		Homeroom: An integrated and easy approach to understanding student assessment data Bill Every -- Balsam
		HR/FM Track General Session: What’s New with Skyward? Andy Lind -- Grand Ballroom
		It's 9AM! Do You Know Where Your Users Are? Michael Blessing -- Regency G
		Message Center for Building/District Administration Donald Duncan -- Larch
		Online Payments with Skyward Family Access and RevTrak Katie Cassada -- Cottonwood
		Special Education Auto-Emails Kathy Bisig -- Maple

2:45pm - 3:30pm		Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Commerce Bank -- Evergreen Ballroom

3:00pm - 4:00pm		IEP Online Special Education Management System Joan Streefkerk, David O'Leary, Jill Donnelly -- Demo Area - Exhibit Hall

3:30pm - 4:20pm		Alternative Schools Forum Barbara Wischer, Janeen Anderson -- Madrona
		CEDARS Troubleshooting Julie Williams, Shelly Fry -- Auditorium
		Certification/Endorsement/Highly Qualified Subject Imports H. Rusty Allen -- Larch
		EA+ for Administrators Eric Franz, Jeannette Abhold -- Cottonwood
		Family Access Options Pamela Chapman, Julie Avery -- Balsam
		Insurance Tracking Open Enrollment Sandy Marshall -- Spruce
		Payroll Based Accounts Payable Scenarios Warren Henke -- Regency G
		Running Report Cards in Web Access Alton Ho -- Regency A/B
		Special Education Initial Evaluation Timeline and Transition from Part-C to Part-B Reports Steffanie Campbell -- Maple
		The Glue That Keeps Human Resources and Payroll Together Cinda Wilkey, Kelley Nybo, Debbie Leighton -- Regency E/F
		Tips & Tricks for Implementing AP ACH Becky Lee -- Laurel
		Web Jeopardy Student Kris Gorle -- Regency C
		WSIPC Applications and Your Computer: Tips and Tricks for a Better Experience Ryan Davis -- Cedar A/B
		Year End Overview Amanda Matz -- Juniper

5:00pm - 6:00pm		Evening Social -- Grand Ballroom Foyer

6:00pm - 8:00pm		Awards Banquet -- Grand Ballroom

Tuesday, March 8 2011


7:00am - 8:00am		Breakfast Served -- Grand Ballroom

7:00am - 11:00am		Registration Open -- Evergreen Foyer, First Floor

7:30am - 8:30am		General Session: Keynote Speaker Jay Maebori -- Grand Ballroom

9:00am - 9:50am		An Introduction to Inventory Warren Henke -- Balsam
		Case Study: Distributing Classroom-Based Assessments via the Skyward Gradebooks Don Denny -- Cottonwood
		Creating a Work/Life Balance Shanon Tysland -- Cedar A/B
		Data Mining for Payroll/HR Sally Malan -- Spruce
		Data Mining in the Web Vicki Williams -- Auditorium
		Discipline in the Web Sharon Youngs -- Regency G
		District to District Transfer - Moving Students Along With Ease! Robin Swecker, Kimberley Mirenta, Tracy Armstrong -- Laurel
		Financial Management Budgeting Tips & Tricks Sean Schaeffer -- Regency E/F
		Living Under One Roof - Who needs to talk to who after Conversion Debbie Davis -- Regency A/B
		Special Education Import Process Carol Powers, Jey Buno, Rebecca Gillis -- Maple
		Supplement Your Retirement with DCP Jim Mendoza -- Madrona
		Tracking Activities, Sports and More Nina Therres -- Juniper
		True Time Kelley Nybo -- Larch
		WEDSS: What's All the Fuss About? Heather Klein, Carrie Retzer -- Regency C

9:00am - 2:00pm		TUESDAY EDUCATOR WORKSHOP (additional fee): Drowning in data but starving for information: How classroom, school and district leaders can meaningfully use the tools provided to make sense of all the data they are collecting Dana Anderson, Sue Furth, Linda Stevens, Carmen Urrutia, Carrie Retzer -- Evergreen Ballrom E

10:05am - 10:55am		Case Study: How a District is Implementing the new RTI module Kitty Lundeen-Ness, Carol Powers -- Maple
		Case Study: Implementing Online Registration Joyce Borninkhof -- Regency C
		Extending the Database with Custom Forms in the Web Michael Blessing -- Regency A/B
		HR Budget Tips and Tricks Leslie Strickland -- Larch
		Payroll Based Accounts Payable Scenarios Warren Henke -- Balsam
		Payroll Tips and Tricks Sandy Marshall -- Spruce
		Revenue, Expenditure and Balance Sheet Summary Reporting in WESPaC Tracy Green -- Regency E/F
		Seven Ways to Clear Your Clutter and Live in Balance Jessie Wolfrum -- Cedar A/B
		Student Course Requests for Scheduling Cathy Hays -- Laurel
		U.S. Bank Electronic Expense Reporting Becky Brown -- Regency G
		Understanding Your Pension - SERS/TRS Plan 2 & 3 Jim Mendoza -- Madrona
		Web Jeopardy Student Kris Gorle -- Cottonwood

10:05am - 12:00pm		DOUBLE SESSION: Crystal Reports for HR Cordell Vail -- Auditorium
		DOUBLE SESSION: Secondary Registrar User Group Peggy Guinn -- Juniper

11:10am - 12:00pm		e-Commerce Setup & Web Requisition Entry Jeanne Lejon -- Larch
		Fast Track How to Course Barb Couilliard -- Regency G
		Fraud Trends in the Washington Governments and Cash Receipting/Disbursement Investigations Jim Brittain -- Regency E/F
		It's All About the Relationship! Sean Schaeffer -- Regency A/B
		Scheduled Tasks - Student Focus Juli Reed -- Laurel
		Skybuild Data Import/Export - Making the Most of Your Inner Technical Wizard Theresa Strain -- Cedar A/B
		Skyport Carol Powers -- Maple
		Standards Report Cards Your Way Alton Ho -- Cottonwood
		Sub Assignment in the Web Robin Swecker -- Regency C
		The Power of Sequences Tracy Green -- Balsam
		The Skinny on Fat (Why most diets don't work and what to do about it) Daniel Olsen -- Spruce
		Using the Web to Enter and Approve Hiring Requests Donna Christopher -- Madrona

12:00pm - 1:00pm		Closing Lunch -- Grand Ballroom

12:45pm - 1:30pm		Closing Session -- Grand Ballroom