Community Education Finance and Financial Management –Maintaining Integrity and Viability
Presented by Bob Meyer,  former MCEA Executive Director

CE finance and financial management is becoming increasingly complex. CE Directors, Coordinators, Managers and Supervisors are coping with numerous challenges, including changes in funding formulas, continuous balancing of multiple revenue sources, generating new revenues and protecting existing revenues in CE.

Three separate financial management sessions are being offered with a follow-up clinic for technical assistance concluding the last session. These workshops will include various materials, examples and useful tools and information.

Click here to register for one, two or all three workshops – $99/session, which includes lunch. (Sorry – no discounts for attending all 3).

This year, we are offering two options – a central/northern cohort (spring)  and a southern cohort (fall). 

Central/North Cohort will all be taking place:
9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Sartell Community Center
850 19th Street South – Sartell, MN 56377

Southern Cohort will all be taking place:
9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Roosevelt Community School, Room 115
122 E. McKinley Street – Owatonna, MN 55060

$99 per Session (Lunch included)  Sorry – no discount for attending all 3.

Session 1:  Building the Base of a Budget 

We will cover:
Understanding state laws and statutes
Reading the budget print-out
UFARS coding and reporting
State budget levy and aide statements and reports

Central/Northern Cohort
Mar 30, 2023 –  9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Sartell Community Center
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Southern Cohort
Sep 20, 2023 – Session 2 – 9:30 am – 1:30 pm 
Roosevelt Community School, Community Room #115, Owatonna
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Session 2: Managing Your CE Money 

Participants will learn:
How to create a program budget
How to handle variations in expenses and revenues
What a district audit means for CE
How to troubleshoot financial issues

Central/Northern Cohort
Apr 13, 2023 – Session 2 – 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Sartell Community Center
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Southern Cohort
Oct 11, 2023 – 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Roosevelt Community School, Community Room #115, Owatonna
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Session 3: Financial Planning and Budget Strategies 

Focus will be on:
Analyzing your state report
Analyzing trends and variances
Identifying areas of strength and areas of potential problems for planning purposes
Differentiation between direct and indirect expenses
Projecting income and monitoring budget performance

Central/Northern Cohort
May 18, 2023 – Session 3 – 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Sartell Community Center
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Southern Cohort
Nov 8, 2023 – Session 3 – 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Roosevelt Community School, Community Room #115, Owatonna
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