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From the Executive Director:
Dear Colleagues,
During a recent conversation I had with Pat Bassett, President of NAIS, and a number of the NAIS senior leadership team, we were exploring the question of the key issues facing independent schools today, and how data can help schools make decisions that are mission appropriate and relevant. The issue that rose to the top during this conversation was again the question of financial sustainability - which includes the related challenges of enrollment management, rising tuitions, dramatically increased financial aid budgets, FTE growth, and donor fatigue.
The 2012 MISBO/SAIS Benchmarking Survey collected information to help your schools answer some of these challenging questions. With information from over 200 schools in our region, this is the greatest single repository of data for our members. Only those schools that submitted data have full access to the benchmarking tool. Some of you have been using this information since it was released last November to help make decisions on tuition rates and compensation among others. Damian Kavanagh, Vice-President Accreditation & Membership at SAIS, and I have consolidated some key points into a table which you can download here. These data points are the means for all of the schools that participated in the 2012 survey. If you participated, you are able to create your own benchmark groups and slice and dice this data in a number of ways. If not, this chart will give you an idea of some key points for our region.
As we begin to develop the survey for 2013, we are open to your comments and suggestions. Please feel free to contact me. The more schools that participate - the greater the value for all our schools. This survey is a member benefit for all MISBO/SAIS member schools.
Sincerely,
Marc
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Winter Webinar Series
Our next webinar in our
Winter Series is:
The Evolution of
Course Materials
Date: February 6, 2013 at 2:00 PM ET
Presenter: Mitchell Syrkin - Regional Manager, Follett Virtual Bookstores
Description: During this webinar you will gain valuable insights into the state of the educational publishing industry. Participants will obtain knowledge of critical market forces, as well as common pitfalls and challenges that will help them to navigate the complexities of implementing a practical digital learning transition strategy.
Click here to register.
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Vendor Webinar - Microsoft
 MISBO is pleased to share information on upcoming webinars from Microsoft. Be sure to mark your calendars for these dates and register today!
February 26 - Office 365 and Microsoft's Exchange
vs Gmail Webinar
11:00 - 12:00 EST
You will learn about the features and benefits of Office 365 Education, how to deploy the services at your campus and how Exchange compares and contrasts to Google's Gmail platform.
March 26 - Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) Relaunch
and the Student Option Webinar
11:00 -12:00 EST
The Microsoft Enrollment for Education Solutions offering provides qualified academic customers a simplified way to acquire Microsoft software and services under a single, subscription agreement. EES provides assured coverage for desktop platform products through one annual count of employees, the ability to add Additional Products as needed, student licensing options, and SA benefits.
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OfficeMax Webinar
O  fficeMax Workplace will be hosting an exciting event on February 13th at 4 pm ET. Dr. Rick Hess from the American Enterprise Institute will be leading a webinar for OfficeMax accounts and key prospective clients. In this presentation, Dr. Hess will help leaders find ways to stretch the school dollar and get more "bang for the buck" through:- Rethinking Time
- Rethinking Talent
- Rethinking Tools
- Rethinking Money
An educator, political scientist and author, Dr. Hess studies K-12 and higher education issues. His books include The Same Thing Over and Over, Education Unbound, Common Sense School Reform, Revolution at the Margins, and Spinning Wheels. He also serves on the boards of directors of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 4.0 SCHOOLS, and the American Board for the Certification of Teaching Excellence.
Please contact Jeff Markel, National Account Manager at OfficeMax Workplace, at Jeffmarkel@officemax.com for more information on how to register.
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ATTN: MISBO Vendors
If you haven't submitted your Vendor Profile Form yet, please take a few minutes to complete and return it to our office. With our new search functionality, make sure you include your 10 "keywords" related to your business to improve the search process.
Remember, this is your opportunity to put your "best foot forward" to our member schools and, in many cases, will be the first impression of your organization.
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The MISBO office will be closed on Monday, February 18th in observance of Presidents' Day.
1640 Powers Ferry Road, SE
Building 20, Suite 20
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone - 404.921.3810
Fax - 404.921.3816
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Get Ready!
Registration opens
February 5th!
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New Business
Officer Intensive
MISBO's first New Business Officer Intensive will be offered June 9-11, 2013. If you've spent fewer than 5 years in the Business Office, mark your calendars now, you will not want to miss this event!
Sessions will cover:
- Your Role at the School
- Human Resources and Employment Law
- Planning and Budgeting
- Risk Management
- More!
Space will be limited and registration opens in March!
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Resource Sharing
As MISBO begins to collect information for a "document library", we'd like to start with the category of safety. If you have sample policies or resources relating to campus safety, crisis planning, or business continuation plans you'd be willing to share with our membership, please email that information to Michelle Shea, Director of Membership and Marketing at michelleshea@misbo.com. |
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CDW-G Link
Please note the link to review CDW-G MISBO pricing has been changed to
Please update any Bookmarks or Favorites.
Thank you!
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Login Reminder
Please note that if you're having trouble logging into the MISBO member portal there are links provided to help you with a forgotten username and/or password.
If you are logging in for the first time, your username is your email address and your temporary password is MISBO.
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Help Us Help You
As we continue to enhance the MISBO membership experience, we need your help. We want to be sure we're providing relevant information to the appropriate people at your schools. If you are the primary contact at your school (most likely in the business office), would you please login
to the MISBO member portal and make any personnel updates needed? We can better serve our member schools by having the most up to date information.
Thank you!
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