School District Accounting & Internal Control Conference

• June 1-4, 2023

• The University of Texas Golf Club, Austin, Texas
• Conference Hotel at Hyatt Place Austin / Lake Travis / Four Points 

This annual conference is for public school district accounting personnel, school district administrators, and school board members who serve on finance and audit committees of the board.

Covered topics include the foundations of governmental accounting, internal control, annual audits of public school districts, and current topics in these areas.

Covered topics include the foundations of governmental accounting, internal control, annual audits of public school districts, and current topics in these areas.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Attendees can earn up to 18 CPE hours.

The lead instructor for this course is Scott Scarborough, Ph.D., CPA.  Dr. Scarborough earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin, a master's in taxation from The University of Akron, and a Ph.D. in strategic management from The University of Texas at Arlington.  He is a former full-time faculty member at The University of Akron where he taught governmental and not-for-profit accounting, assurance services, managerial accounting, and individual taxation.  He is also the former lead auditor of the Austin Independent School District and College Station Independent School District annual financial statement audits.  Dr. Scarborough is currently the chief executive officer of the S|CPA Network of professional accounting firms.

Dr. Scarborough will be assisted by principals of the sponsoring accounting firm, Hankins Eastup Deaton Tonn Seay & Scarborough, with offices in Houston, Austin, and Denton, Texas, who have worked with public school districts for over 40 years.

Thursday, June 1

• 3 PM - 4 PM Conference Registration and Hotel Check-in
• 4 PM - 5 PM Introductions and Conference Objectives
• 6 PM Optional Group Activity - Dinner 

Friday, June 2

• 8 AM - Noon Foundations of Governmental Accounting (box lunch)
• Noon to 4 PM Governmental Accounting Current Topics
• 6 PM Optional Group Activity - Steak Dinner at steakhouse

Saturday, June 3

• 8 AM - Noon Internal Control and the Annual Audit of Public School Districts (box lunch)
• 2 PM Optional Group Activity - Golf Tournament at The University of Texas Golf Club

Sunday, June 4

• 8 AM - 9 AM Board Governance Best Practices (continental breakfast)
• 9 AM Conference Evaluation

• $269 - Conference provides 18 CPE hours and lunches (optional group dinners cost not included) 
• Conference hotel is $149 + taxes per night - King Standard Room at Hyatt Place Austin. Conference rate includes breakfast, complimentary parking, and property-wide WiFi. 
• $175 per person - Optional golf tournament at the UT Golf Club on Saturday afternoon after morning session.

There are three optional conference activities, which are paid individually as as out-of-pocket costs by each conference attendees and their guest(s):

• Thursday night dinner at nearby restaurant (6pm) 
• Friday night steak dinner at nearby steakhouse (6 pm)
• Saturday afternoon golf tournament at The University of Texas Golf Club (2 pm)