• SECTION II - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION

    An applicant must meet all general requirements for certification as explained in Section I of this manual.

     

    All participants are required to maintain a portfolio which includes all information and documents for certification and recertification. Course registration and presentation materials along with portfolio questions for each course taken should be included.

     

    Required continuing education units must be earned while a member of MoASBO.

     

    A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

    1. A minimum of 21 courses for the Accounting track and 22 courses for the Payroll/HR track must be completed.  
    2. Overview of School Business Operations, Overview of Missouri School Finance, Account Codes and the DESE Accounting Manual, and Business Ethics are required courses.  
    3. Electives are any courses designated as such. Courses from the other area of focus may be substituted for two of the webinar electives. Duplication of courses to meet the number of course requirements is not permitted.

     

    B.  PROGRAM PLAN

    Application course selection should include all required courses for the program plan and any additional courses the applicant may choose to participate in for additional fees. MoASBO staff will review and confirm the schedule of planned courses. It is the program participant’s responsibility to register for courses and to make sure he or she has allocated the time to attend..

     

    C. ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION

    All program participants must sign in and out of all workshops or sessions. Failure to do so will result in a lack of credit for the workshop or session. It is the program participant’s responsibility to sign in and out of sessions. Application software reports will serve as proof of sign in/out for courses held in electronic format.

     

    D. SESSION SURVEY

    All program participants must complete a short electronic survey regarding all workshops or sessions. Failure to do so will result in a lack of credit for the workshop or session. It is the program participant’s responsibility to complete the survey within the allocated period of time.

     

    E. PORTFOLIO QUESTIONS

    All program participants must complete electronic portfolio questions to include in their portfolio containing information about the courses in which they participate. See Appendix B.