CAAO  EDUCATION CALENDAR
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Continuing Education Approved Courses Available Scholarships CAAO Scholarship Application Certificate 112   ACES Scholarship Application
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	Society of Professional Assessors Annual Spring Conference Information          Registration Form Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina - Newport, RI, May 19-20, 2008
AAT COMMITTEE MODULE  I - III
Module I - INTRODUCTION TO THE VALUATION PROCESS
Module II - VALUATION
Module III - INCOME APPROACH TO VALUE
IAAO Course 102 May 12 - May 16, 2008 - Sponsored by the MAAO Income Approach to Value is designed to provide the students with an understanding and working knowledge of the procedures and techniques required to estimate the market value of vacant or improved properties by the income approach.  The material covers real estate finance and investment, capitalization methods and techniques, analysis of income and expenses to estimate operating income, selection of capitalization rates, and application of the approach.  Recommended: Course 101, Property Assessment Valuation (PAV) textbook (30 hours of instruction credits and a final exam)
IAAO Course 112 June 2 - June 6, 2008 - Sponsored by the MAAO Income Approach to Value II A continuation of introductory course 102, this course emphasizes advanced concepts in the income approach to value. Application of the compound interest tables in appraisal practice is taught. Comparison of the various capitalization methods and techniques is covered by lecture and problem solving. This course presents in detail the contemporary capitalization methods of mortgage equity and discounted cash flow analysis. Recommended: Course 101, 102, PAAA textbook (30 hours of credits and a final exam)
	IAAO 74th Annual International Conference September 7-10, 2008 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino - Reno, Nevada

As budgets are tightening everywhere people are asking, "Where will I get the money for my educational requirements?" and "How can I find funding to get my staff educated?"

One source of financing might be scholarships. Several are available to assessors and assessment staff members and, while they will not cover all costs, any funding can help make the ends meet.

Each scholarship has its own requirements for eligibility and for filing. I will attempt to highlight these requirements for some of the scholarships that are locally available in the following paragraphs:

A.C.E.S.- The Brenda Vuolo Scholarship is available through the ACES Subcommittee.

Applicant shall be a member in good standing of ACES.

Requests for this scholarship shall be submitted upon a specified form.  Click here for the application

Scholarship applicants shall (at the time of the request) be employed full-time or part-time in a Connecticut Assessor’s Office.

The course for which the scholarship is requested shall pertain to the Assessment profession (i.e. CCMA Courses, ACES Workshops, AAT Modules, IAAO Courses, related seminars). The requested amount shall be for the course fees only.

Applicant shall provide a letter signed by the Assessor of Chief Executive Officer of his or her employing municipality, stating what portion, if any, the municipality will pay or reimburse the applicant. 

The decision to grant or deny a scholarship and the amount of the scholarship to be granted shall be at the discretion of the ACES subcommittee and shall be decided by a majority vote of this subcommittee

CAAO Education Grants: These grants may be requested by any member in good standing of the C.A.A.O.

Applications are available from the Professional Designations and Awards Committee, and all decisions regarding the awards are made by that committee.

The grants are not allowed for CCMA classes, but can be used toward the tuition costs of assessment related classes.

In addition to the application, you must supply a letter of refusal to pay from your municipality.

The I.A.A.O. has three trusts that award scholarships. They are as follows:

1. The Jeff Hunt, CAE, Memorial Candidates Assistance Trust grants awards for I.A.A.O. members wishing to complete their designation.

2. The Timothy N. Hagemann Membership Memorial Trust grants awards for small jurisdictions (less than 7500 parcels) to a) become a member of I.A.A.O., b) obtain educational course assistance and c) research project assistance.

    

3. The Norman Register Trust Fund grants awards for educational related needs to I.A.A.O. members only.

In addition, your county association may have grants available. For example,

New London County has the Tom Roby Scholarship. The applicant must be a member in good standing of the N.L.A.A.O., but all other criteria follow the C.A.A.O. guidelines.

So before you give up on education all together, check out some of these alternatives. You may be surprised at what is available.

402:Tax Policy

This class offers students strategies for assisting in the effective formulation and implementation of tax policies and presents background enabling students to understand the context under which property tax policy is established. Students will also be given analytical tools with which they can explain the effects of proposed property tax changes. They will be provided with a sound theoretical basis to guide decision making and to assist in creating workable solutions for their jurisdictions.

The course consists of seven modules addressing various aspects of tax policy. These are:

1. Introduction to Property Tax Policies - Policy frameworks; current debates; role of the assessing personnel; public and private sector roles in market based economies.
2. Property Tax as part of Intergovernmental Finances - Structure of federal/state/local governments; legal and fiscal arrangements and restrictions; funding alternatives and uses.
3. Principles of Taxation - Taxes as a source of public revenue; legal limitations and issues; criteria for evaluation of tax systems; analyzing the effects of taxes; revenue forecasting principles.
4. Analyzing State and Local Tax Systems - Long term data analysis; case problems; using census data; other sources of information.
5. The Role and Attributes of Various State and Local Taxes - Sales tax; individual and corporate income tax; benefit-based taxes; sumptuary taxes; user fees and charges; special issues; strengths and weaknesses of various taxes and fees.
6. Property Tax - History of property tax; incidence; property tax systems; international comparisons.
7. Components of a Model Property Assessment and Property Tax System - Equalization, budget, and levy systems; quality assurance; defending market value as a valuation basis; exemptions, classifications, and tax increment financing; related case problems.

This class is required for the AAS designation.