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Influencing policy in your district: How to make your voice heard

February 19, 2025

Influencing policy in your district: How to make your voice heard

Whether your school district's oversight and compliance policies around crowdfunding are set at the state legislative level or are driven by your district, as a school district business officer it's on you to implement the procedures that ensure policy adherence.

That's why having influence over the policies set for your district is important.

Watch this on-demand webinar to hear the discussion among policy and district administration experts about how school business officers can impact policy setting and how playing an active advisory role in policy-making improves procedure implementation outcomes.

About the panelists:

Amanda Clapp, Esq. is President/CEO and inside counsel at Neola, Inc., where her leadership helps over 1500 districts in six states successfully navigate Federal and State laws, court decisions, and guidance from regulatory agencies to develop policies and regulations that serve their local school communities. 


Dr. Scott Brown is Vice President of Administrative Services at Neola, where he helps school districts navigate policy development in an evolving legal landscape. Dr. Brown has dedicated his career to education, leadership, and school finance.

Sarah Huettl is Senior Director, K-12 District Sales at Givebacks. She enjoys helping district leaders solve challenges around oversight, compliance, and payments.