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Lexington, Ky.- The EDO team along with Terry V. Salyer (Energy Services Director) signs Energy Optimizers as an Executive Level Sponsor of the KSPMA.  Energy Optimizers becomes the Associations first Executive Level Sponsor and a preferred vendor of the Energy Services Programs offered by the KSPMA.  Members will benefit greatly from this partnership.

Energy Optimizers, USA, LLC specializes in developing, engineering, and implementing energy efficiency and energy savings projects for educational, governmental and commercial customers. Our goal is to reduce our clients’ costs while saving the environment.

As a family-owned business, Energy Optimizers, USA emphasizes ethics, honesty, customer service, and education with its associates, vendor partners, and customers. By committing ourselves to expressing these values through our high standards of professionalism, we aim to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Energy Optimizers, USA is passionate about assisting school districts and local governments in reducing operational costs, so they can use these funds to improve the educational process or provide essential services without raising taxes. 

Energy Optimizers has become the Premiere Sponsor of the Professional Development/Energy Conference which is being held April 21^st and 22^nd, 2020 in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the Sloan Convention Center. 

For more information contact edo@kspma.org or visit www.kspma.org

Dear Members,

Financial Officer CEU's- Great News! This week the KSPMA got approved as a Financial Officer CEU Provider.  This means we can issue 6 hours of Continuing Education to Finance Officers.  For those Facility Managers coming to the conference, reach out to your Districts Financial Officer and have them tag along and pickup 6 CEU's for attending. 

2020 Annual State Conference Venue- after careful consideration, results of the membership survey on venue location, the KSPMA will be hosting the 2020 Conference at the Embassy Suites in Lexington, KY. 

Conference Registration- We have 180 Registered attendees, speakers, and guest as of noon today.  Spoke with several school districts that will be registering more attendees come next week with the assistance of the EDO.  We expect that number to jump to over 230 by Wednesday next week.  

If you need help registering for the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us 859-755-4650 or edo@kspma.org.  

Board Meeting 19-03 

EDO:  The Board of Directors Gathered yesterday in Lexington for the 19-03 BOD meeting. 

Agenda items included:

1. Confirmation of the 2019/20 Executive Board Election Results
2. Waiving Registration Fees for all Board of Directors of the Association 
3. Research results on retaining Legal Counsel for the Association 
4. Retaining new Accounting Firm
5. Financial Report
6. State Conference Update Report
7. Membership Update Report 
8. LPC Services Report
9. Energy Services Report 
10. Training Directors Report
11. New Website and Membership Management Platform 
12. Spring Conference/Energy Conference for 2020 
13. Possibility of moving the 2020 State Conference to Bowling Green, Ky. 

The next scheduled Board Meeting (19-04) is October 22nd, 2019 @ the Embassy Suites in Lexington, Ky.  

The Executive Directors Office will be closing on Friday August 30th, 2019 @ 12:00 Noon and reopening on Tuesday September 3rd, 2019 at 7:30AM EST.  

On behalf of the EDO and Board Members we would like to you wish you a Happy Labor Day Weekend!  

Patrick Richardson Chair of the Nominating Committee announced today that John Campbell was the Elected Vice President for the 2019/20 Year.  Congratulations to Mr. Campbell for his win in the election.  

The 2019 Annual State Conference is FINALIZED!!!! We have all speakers confirmed and expect to have a record crowd this year.  To view the 2019 Annual State Conference Agenda click on the link.  

The EDO opened up the nomination/application form for Region 1, 3, & 5.  

Members are encouraged to apply if they would like to serve on the KSPMA Board of Directors.  The term is for two consecutive years and requires the following: 

• Support from your Employer 
• Travel to attend the Board Meetings within the Commonwealth of Kentucky
• Must be a member of the KSPMA in good standing.  

Full Details of the Position: 

ARTICLE IX – REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Regional Directors Positions shall be elected to represent their specific regions, shall serve for two years, and may serve successive terms, if elected.

Region 9 & 10 Directors may serve consecutive terms. The Superintendent, or their designee, of Fayette and Jefferson County school districts shall appoint individuals to serve, representing the Fayette County, Region 9, and Jefferson County, Region 10, school districts. If one of these directors become inactive, the Executive Director will contact the district for a replacement.

Regional Directors:

1. Communicate with membership within specified region to deliver issues, needs, concerns, improvements and ideas to support the Association.
2. Attend Board meetings, special Board and committee meetings, as requested by the President or Executive Director.
3. At Board meetings, special Board and committee meetings the Regional Director shall cast votes to represent the needs and views expressed of the specified region, and support the mission, vision, and growth of KSPMA.
4. Encourage potential members within specified region to participate with all KSPMA programs, particularly within the region.
5. Plan and coordinate training seminars within their region and notify Training Director of date and time.
6. Assist in the planning process of the Annual Conference meeting, by providing breakout session suggestions.
7. Maintain current list of persons involved in plant operations and maintenance throughout their region, both members & potential members, to include post-secondary education facilities. 
8. Contact all individuals (either members or non-members) at least twice per year (either by phone, email or letter) to inform of regional meetings, KSPMA objectives and concerns, and upcoming Annual Conference Meeting to garner both repeat membership and new membership.
9. Be knowledgeable of KSPMA bylaws and objectives of the KSPMA.
10. Provide a list of vendors and business contacts (names, addresses and phone numbers) that do business in director’s school district and region to the Executive Director, as potential vendor members.
11. Utilize the funds made available to have “meet & greet” meals with members and potential members in their region.

 To apply click the link:   Application/Nomination Form Regional Director

The 2019/20 Nominations for Executive Board Positions were submitted to the Nominating Committee Chair.  The following positions were uncontested and the applicants were appointed by default:

• Recording Secretary-  John Clemons, Jessamine County Schools 
• Chaplin- Sam Haulk, Caldwell County Schools 
• Historian- Jim Fegenbush, Jefferson County Schools Retired
• Superintendent Representative- Patrick Richardson, Pulaski County Schools

Nominations for the Vice Presidents Position are: 

• John Campbell- Floyd County Schools 
• Terry Salyers- Johnson County Schools
• Doug Botkin- Fayette County Schools 

The above named candidates have been vetted and approved to be on the Ballot for Elections by the nominating committee.    

The EDO team spent weeks reviewing, interviewing, and filtering a robust Membership solution for the Associations needs.  Today the Executive Director made the final selection on Wild Apricot by Personify.   Over the next couple of weeks the EDO team will be spending countless hours doing the data entry and programming the system.  Experts at Wild Apricot say it should take roughly around 80 to 100 man-hours to get the site and Management Software fully functional for our members.