From the Executive Director:

Dear Colleagues,
 

In 2011 MISBO gathered a group of people together to develop a strategic plan. Part of this process involved updating the Mission Statement - "MISBO is a professional association of independent schools in the Southeast Region of the United States that provides opportunities for collective purchasing, information sharing and professional development for the business officers and the business operations of independent schools." For those of you that were part of this process or have read this statement, you may notice a slight change. At the most recent MISBO Board meeting the Board decided to change "organization" to "association" to better reflect the character of MISBO. Dictionary.com defines "association" as:

1. an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure
2. the connection or relation of ideas, feelings, sensations, etc.; correlation of elements of perception, reasoning, or the like.

I believe that these two points articulate for me the foundation of MISBO. MISBO exists to serve schools. Our goal is to make your jobs easier and more productive allowing you to add greater value to your schools and ultimately to enhance the outcome for each and every student at your school. Let us know how we are doing and what else we may do to help your schools.

CALL FOR MISBO BOARD NOMINATIONS
MISBO is currently accepting nominations for new MISBO Board Members. The term is for three years and will begin July 1, 2012. Please click HERE for more information and to download the Nomination Form.
 

Today, June 14th is Flag Day! "The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14th (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as 'Flag Birthday'." I believe that most if not all of our schools display the US Flag. I know that when I started at my school, I knew little about "flag etiquette" so here is some information that you may find useful - http://www.factmonster.com/spot/flagetiquette1.html

Happy Flag Day!

Sincerely,

Marc Levinson

Interim Executive Director, MISBO

marclevinson@misbo.com  
 

WellCard 
 

 Can your employees have enough benefits? As an administrator do you wish your employees to take advantage of reduced drug, vision and other medical costs that cost the school nothing to provide?  What have six million users discovered about WellCard?  WellCard, click here for information, is free to your school that provides it to employees and their family members and free for the cardholder to use.  No fees, no gimmicks and no personal information are ever sold to other parties. WellCard is a service discount card unlike those that charge fees and provide far less services.  If interested, please contact Dennis Dobecki at CorpCare Associates, Inc., 877-228-9029 
 

MISBO/SAIS Annual Conference

Registration is open!  The 2012 Annual Conference being held at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia, October 21-22, will offer a greater variety and depth of professional development than ever before. The full program will be listed on our website as soon as it is available, including complete session descriptions.  Have your entire team attend to receive discounts on registration and benefit from group travel!  Click here to register. 

School Pictures for MISBO's New Website

MISBO is preparing our new website for launch later this summer. We would like to include photographs on our homepage showcasing different member schools, and what makes each of them unique.

Thank you to all the schools that have already submitted photos - they clearly show MISBO works for wonderful institutions - but we want more! Do you have a LEED Certified Building to highlight, pictures of an historical event or anniversary, or a new building addition to your campus? Share them with other members!

We need your image in the following format:

Format - .JPG or .PNG       Dimensions are: 570 X 300

If you would like us to post an image of your school on our website, please send the approved photograph to cherylgoode@misbo.com Thank you!

Rights/Permissions: MISBO may use any or all of these photos, or a derivative thereof, in print or digital media at any time, with attribution to your school. If you submit photos which include minor children, please be certain that you have a signed photo/media release for them.