New SBO Authorization

The Iowa School Business Management Academy’s “New SBO Authorization Program” received State Board of Education approval, effective July 1, 2021, to serve as a provider of the New School Business Official (SBO) Authorization and Licensure Renewal Credit program for another seven-year period. The program is designed to provide school administrators and school business officials an efficient and effective way to develop high-level knowledge and skills in school finance and school business management that will foster leadership, innovation and service to Iowa’s students and schools. This two-year program includes 135 instructional hours, plus a one-year mentoring program, that are required for a new school business official to be eligible for a standard SBO authorization from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE). The program is designed so that any new school business official can enter into the sequence of classes at any time during a given year, after being hired by an Iowa school district and having applied for/received either an initial or a temporary initial SBO authorization from the BOEE. Each school district in the state is required to employ an authorized SBO.

The SBO program timeline shows the two year progression.

There is a sequence of courses for year one of the SBO authorization.

The year two program of study has additional courses required for SBO authorization.

Congratulations to the following individuals for recently completing the New SBO Authorization Program:

  • Christina Allen – Wayne CSD
  • Cassandra Archibald – Newton CSD
  • Elizabeth Castillo – Des Moines ISD
  • Christopher Coffey – Waukee CSD
  • Joie Creasman – Madrid CSD
  • Kelly Disney – Colfax-Mingo CSD
  • Kimberly Dornbush – Northeast CSD
  • Aaron Giese – South O’Brien CSD
  • Rebecca Harris – Muscatine CSD
  • Joshua Jacobs – Martensdale-St. Mary’s CSD
  • Ashley Kraber – Pella CSD
  • Angela Lamberson – Oskaloosa CSD
  • Melinda Lawrence – Des Moines ISD
  • Molly Martin – Cedar Rapids CSD
  • Thelma Martinez – Belmond-Klemme CSD
  • Nicole McCarville – Carroll CSD
  • Stephanie Newton – Mt. Ayr CSD
  • Stevie Parmer – Mormon Trail CSD
  • Steven Richman – Urbandale CSD
  • Amanda Skriloff – Mississippi Bend AEA
  • Kelly Stillwagon – North Cedar CSD
  • Katie Taylor – Starmont CSD
  • Michelle Thomas – Humboldt CSD
  • Tracie Valentine – Moulton Udell CSD
  • Lynette Van Donselaar – North Mahaska CSD
  • Katie VanMeter – Fremont-Mills CSD
  • Andrea Vanderhoff – Newell-Fonda CSD
  • Melisa Venneman – Benton CSD
  • Maria Waller – Johnston CSD
  • Benjamin Weiland – Cedar Rapids CSD
  • Emily Widvey – Hartley Melvin Sanborn CSD
  • Leah Woiwood – BCLUW CSD

In addition to the coursework, each was required to complete a one-year mentoring program. Upon completion of the New SBO Authorization Program, each school business official is eligible to convert his/her Initial SBO Authorization from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners to a Standard SBO Authorization. 

Co-directors of ISBMA

  • Denise Ragias, dragias@iastate.edu, (cell) 641-821-8650
  • Carla Schimelfenig, carlas1@iastate.edu, (cell) 515-745-9712