Join Convergint and industry leaders for the FEFPA Summer Conference from July 10th to July 13th, 2023, in Boca Raton, FL. The Florida Educational Facilities Planners’ Association (FEFPA) has a mission of uniting educational facility planners, the Florida Department of Education, architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers to encourage the exchange of ideas and stimulate professional growth, that result in the design and construction of quality educational facilities.
Join Dave Klug from Convergint and Tom Wheeler from Frost, Brown & Todd LLC on July 10th at 8:00 am to learn about:
- How school districts nationwide are intensifying their security efforts
- What funding sources are being leveraged including operating budgets, infrastructure bonds, and state and federal grants
- Where Florida schools can turn for help at the national, state, and local level
Why should you attend?
As States and school districts across the country increase their focus on school security enhancements, they are utilizing various sources of funding. These funding sources range from operating budgets and infrastructure bonds to state and federal grants. It is crucial for education and security industry leaders to gain a comprehensive understanding of the available funding options and their intended purposes, especially in the present climate. This session will examine a variety of primary sources of funding available for K-12 school security solutions and provide resources for obtaining more information at the federal, state, and local levels.
Speakers
David Klug
State & Local Government & Education (SLED) BD Leadership, Convergint
David started his career as a forensic scientist at the Northern Illinois Police Crime Laboratory and earned a B.S. in criminalistics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an M.S. in forensic science from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. David has presented professionally to the National Institute of Justice, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Science Society (UK), International Association for Identification (AI), ISC West, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), INTERPOL in Lyon, France, and various defense and homeland security groups. He was also a contributing member of the Department of Defense Gatekeeper On The Move – Biometrics (GOTM-B) team for contactless, multi-modal biometrics and threat detection. Today, David is responsible for state and local government and education strategic business development for Convergint Technologies’ eastern U.S. regions and leads Convergint’s Grants & Funding Team. Convergint is the world’s largest private security systems integrator.
Tom is an attorney with Frost Brown Todd, LLP. Prior to that he was chief legal counsel for Gov. Mike Pence up to 2017, then served as Senior Advisor. White House Federal Commission on School Safety, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, US Department Justice and Senior Counsel/Senior Advisor to the Secretary, US Department of Education.
Thomas E. Wheeler, II
Partner at Frost, Brown & Todd LLP
