Clovis USD School Business Official Bill McGuire to Join Top Education Consulting Firm

NEWS RELEASE
February 14, 2008

School Innovations & Advocacy (SI&A), a company specializing in legislative advocacy, categorical support, attendance accounting programs, mandate reimbursement and a host of other solutions for school districts, county offices of education and individual schools, has announced that highly-respected California school business official, Bill McGuire, will join SI&A as vice president of Professional & Fiscal Services.

McGuire is currently the associate superintendent, administrative services, for the Clovis Unified School District and will complete the 2007-08 school year. He also serves as president of California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO). The move is slated for July 2008.

In announcing the merger, SI&A chief executive officer, Jeff Williams said, "It was an easy decision for our company to ask Bill McGuire to join us in our mission to offer great solutions to California schools. He knows school business operations and is respected in the education arena."

Kevin Gordon, president of SI&A stated, "This is very exciting - it will further position School Innovations & Advocacy as the largest and most experienced team of education consultants and advocates on education policy, finance and operational solutions to serve schools. Among advocacy and consulting firms specializing in education, SI&A will now have an unmatched level of leadership across the school operational issues our clients face daily."

Bill McGuire, a school business official for nearly twenty five years, said this of the announcement, "SI&A has a reputation for extraordinary leadership and a meticulous attention to detail. I am excited to bring my experience and dedication to education to SI&A. I am looking forward to the numerous ways we will serve California schools."

McGuire has experience working in a county office, unified and elementary school districts of various sizes, as well as currently working for the 20th largest school district in California.

School Innovations & Advocacy, with offices in southern, northern, and central California, and near the state capitol, is a full-service company well known as an industry leader on mandate compliance issues. SI&A's products and technology solutions address schools' needs in the areas of categorical programs, attendance, special education, advocacy, and school accountability report cards (SARCs).

Clovis USD superintendent Terry Bradley, Ed.D., said, "Clovis USD has been very fortunate to have only had three chief school business officials serve our school district since our unification in 1960 with Bill McGuire serving in this role since he joined Clovis in 1996. Bill has earned the respect and trust of our School Board and employees because of his honesty and work ethic. Bill is a valued professional and personal friend. On behalf of our entire school district, I want to thank Bill for his dedication to our school district and 37,000 students during his twelve years with our organization. We wish him well and we know he will be successful in his new career. Bill will be missed but never forgotten."