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From the Executive Director:
Dear Colleagues,
I am preparing this week to serve on the faculty for the Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP) Annual Admission Institute which will be hosted by Harpeth Hall in Nashville, TN. I have had the opportunity to be part of this great event for many years. Typically, I am one of only a couple of 'business officer' type people. Business Officers and admission professionals at independent schools must work very closely together to help ensure their schools' success. Admissions (tuition) account for about 85% of the revenues for most of our schools and approaches 100% in some schools. Additionally, financial aid can be viewed as the greatest expense after compensation. For these two reasons, among others, the admission professionals need to be integrated into the financial decision making process of our schools.
In a recently released report by SSATB - 2013 State of the Independent School Admission Industry, I was very troubled to see the following statistics:
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2013 Annual Conference
 Registration is NOW OPEN for our 2013 Annual Conference - The Global Future: Preparing Students and Shaping Schools at the Marriott Buckhead Conference Center on October 27-29! We have joined forces again with SAIS to host overlapping conferences so that all school decision makers can benefit from the entire three days. Registration for either conference allows you to attend all sessions, Sunday through Tuesday. We have arranged conference pricing at the Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center for $165 plus tax/ night including internet and breakfast. The discounted room rate will be available until October 4, 2013.
Our Keynote Speaker on Monday morning will be Dr. Yong Zhao. Dr. Zhao is the Presidential Chair of Global Education and Online Learning at the University of Oregon, where he also serves as the Associate Dean for Global Education and Online Learning and the Director of Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE). He is also a full professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership (EMPL). He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education. You can find more program details and register on our conference event page. Check back often! Conference sponsorship details can be found here. |
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Back to School Webinar Series
 The first webinar in our Back to School Series is:
Health Care Reform Federal Rating Rule Changes: Preparing For Small Group Rate Shock
Date: August 7, 2013 at 2:00 PM ET
Presenter: David A. Shore - VP, Employee Benefits Practice Leader
Description: This webinar will discuss the ACA Federal Rating Rule changes: What does this mean? How do you help a small group client decide if they should take advantage of an early renewal? First, know that there will be winners and losers in this process. Small(er) small groups may benefit from the pricing change. Larg(er) small groups will not. The problems compound for clients that were previously in a "good risk" industry e.g. technology companies or schools. Clients in higher risk industries - e.g. dynamite manufacturers will benefit. This session is extremely important to our member schools - do NOT miss it!
Click here to register.
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New Vendor Profile - TADS
 Welcome TADS!
TADS provides an integrated, service-orientated Admissions & Enrollment, Financial Aid Assessment and Tuition Management platform rooted in school defined service needs. Their efficient set up processes allow them to work with any size school. TADS is the industry's ascendant provider of integrated tuition management, enrollment, financial aid and admissions with fully hosted and supported services. TADS has the experience, relationships and technology to provide schools of all sizes with industry leading technology and first class service. Use any or all of their products with competitive pricing. No restrictive lock-in contracts, just great products and service. They enjoy relationships with many great independent schools. Contact Lindsey Peterson at Lindsey@tads.com or 612-548-3325 or go to www.tads.com and reserve a webinar. Be sure to reference your MISBO membership for MISBO benefits.
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Electronic Resources Ordering System
The next volume fee deadline for MISBO's Electronic Resources Ordering System is August 31st. Be sure your school submits their orders to take advantage of a lowest available volume fee.
Items of Note:
- Be sure the appropriate person at your school receives this information so they can get their orders in ASAP to receive the best member volume fee.
- For correct pricing to be displayed in your online shopping cart, your school's FTE (student count by grade level) must be entered first. This can be updated under "School Profile".
Please note the following volume fee deadlines for Electronic Resources:
- August 31st - 5%
- December 31st - 7%
Most importantly, if you have any problems logging in and/or shopping at www.misboonline.com, please contact Dianne Sagaas, Director, Professional Development and Member Services at 404.921.3812 or at diannesagaas@misbo.com.
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Adobe Creative Cloud
 With Adobe's launch of their Creative Cloud we are offering our members a detailed information sheet directly from Adobe. We strongly encourage all our member schools to review the material below and contact Kathy Traynor at Adobe at 206.675.7498 or at ktraynor@adobe.com with any questions.
Please be sure to note the important bullet points on page two along with the relevant ordering dates. Remember, as with all MISBO contracts, more commitments from more member schools will benefit everyone on pricing.
Adobe ETLA Information Sheet with Recordings
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The MISBO office will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
1640 Powers Ferry Road, SE
Building 20, Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone - 404.921.3810
Fax - 404.921.3816
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Benchmarking Survey
The 2013 MISBO-SAIS Benchmarking Survey is just around the corner. Last year over 200 schools participated and we're anticipating double that number for 2013.
Important Dates:
- Survey Opens 8/18
- Survey Closes 9/20
- Data Available 10/25
We received incredible feedback from our schools that participated last year. Be sure your office has access to these valuable data sets by being part of the process in 2013! Look for more information in coming newsletters.
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New Member Benefit
MISBO wants to let you know that as our Professional Development program continues to grow, we will be archiving presentations from our past conferences and events to one web page as a new member benefit. We know it will be a tremendous resource of valuable information to those who were unable to attend the conferences in person.
We have just added the presentations from our FISBO/MISBO Conference in early May. The materials can be found by clicking here and logging in to our member portal.
We will notify you when we add new events to this page.
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Membership Renewal
It is now time to renew your MISBO membership for the 13-14 school year. Renewal invoices were mailed in May. Please note the invoices were based on the student count we have on record for your school. If your numbers are expected to be different for the 2013-2014 school year, please adjust your invoice accordingly and submit the appropriate payment.
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MISBO ED Interview
Follow the link below to listen to MISBO's Executive Director, Marc Levinson, interview on Sivad Radio about "How technology impacts all elements of education."
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