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Jacksonville ISD's Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations, Lindy Finley, returned to work on Monday after attending the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) week-long annual conference as a newly-elected member of the organization’s Board of Directors.

TASBO board members use their three-year terms to help guide the organization in serving the needs of Texas school business and operations staff members. The desire to return the help she received from the organization when starting her school finance career motivated Finley to run for the position. “It is my hope that I can repay the service, support and kindness that I have received from this great organization over the years,” said Finley.

A total of thirteen qualified individuals from across the state who were willing to assume the duties vied for three open positions on the 13-member board that includes nine members and four officers. The 5,000 plus members of TASBO elected Finley and two other candidates to fill three open positions on the board.

“Lindy Finley is without a doubt one of the best school business professionals in the state of Texas,” Said JISD Superintendent Stuart Bird who was obviously pleased with the election results. “We couldn’t be prouder of her work here at JISD and at the state level. We intend to support her in every way possible as she assumes her new duties as a member of the TASBO board of directors.”

The leadership at TASBO is very happy with the members’ choice as well. “We are very pleased that Lindy was elected to serve on the board,” said Gwen Santiago, TASBO Executive Director. “She has already demonstrated a high level of commitment to the individual members of TASBO and a willingness to serve in various capacities within the organization.” In her more than 15 years as a member, Finley has among other duties served as a TASBO Mentor and on the association’s Payroll Committee.

Santiago went on to say, “We believe that being from a smaller school district gives her a unique perspective that will help us to serve our membership more effectively since most school districts in Texas are small.”

According to the TASBO website (www.tasbo.org), the organization was established in 1946 and “is an independent, not-for-profit professional association that is dedicated to serving as the recognized source of accurate, objective school business and operations information, educating its diverse membership and constituency in professional best practices, and promoting high standards of conduct and professional ethics in the industry.”

Board members help guide TASBO as the association seeks to serve the needs of school business and operations staff members throughout the State of Texas. TASBO, in cooperation with the Austin consulting firm of Moak, Casey & Associates, LLP, provides subscribing members with detailed information on the potential effects of legislative actions. This information is used by school officials to make decisions regarding finances, new programs, accountability, and possible changes in the school revenue structure.