Worthwhile Sites
State of Texas
Texas Legislature Online - Access to State Statues and Bills.
Texas Education Agency - Resources for staff, parents and stakeholders.
Financial Accountability System Resource Guide (FASRG) - Describes the rules of financial accounting for school districts, charter schools, and education service centers.
Federal
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) - Primary regulation for use by all executive agencies in their acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. The FAR also contains standard solicitation provisions and contract clauses and the various agency FAR supplements such as DoD, USAF, etc.
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Business Process Improvement
The Baldrige Foundation. The goal of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-107) was to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses. Its scope has since been expanded to health care and educational organizations (in 1999) and to nonprofit/government organizations (in 2007).
The Quality Texas Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that evolved from a concept introduced by Governor Ann Richards in the early 1990s supporting the National Malcolm Baldrige Program.
The Agile Alliance for Business Agility - By leveraging Agile practices, organizations other than software developers are able to achieve a higher level of business agility as well as a greater return on their improvement efforts.
Department of Materials Management Montgomery County Public Schools – A good source of process mapping examples.
Items of Interest
Center For Job Order Contracting Excellence - A non-profit association and education center for Job Order Contracting and related IDIQ contracting methods.
Articles
Property Appraisals for Texas Public School Districts. 04/08/2024
Hypothetical Question: Architect or Engineer? 04/08/2024
School Superintendents: 10 Reasons NOT to Resign. 07/04/2023
For School Superintendents/Leaders. Wanted…06/02/2023
Bid Bonds for Public Schools in Texas. Use them or not? 04/18/2023
Business Analysis of America's K-12 Education - A Clarion Call. 01/05/2023
What makes a Great Leader? 06/09/2022
Presentations
(Note: These may be downloads)
AGILE Management Methodologies an Introduction. - Presented at TASBO Conference Houston TX. 02/21/2024
How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life. Presented at AAASBO Mtg San Antonio, TX. 01/24/2024
What Can Bid Protests Teach Us? Presented at TASBO Conference San Antonio, TX. 02/15/2023
Buying and Selling Land as a School District. Presented at TASBO Conference San Antonio, TX. 02/15/2023
An Introduction to AGILE Management Methodologies. Presented at TASBO Conference Grapevine TX. 02/26/2022