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From the Executive Director:
Dear Colleagues,
MISBO staff, in partnership with SAIS staff, have been working diligently to design and develop a program for the 2013 MISBO-SAIS Annual Conference - The Global Future: Preparing Students and Shaping Schools. We believe this will be an incredibly valuable experience for all MISBO members including Business Officers, Human Resources Directors, Technology Directors and Facilities Directors. Check out the full schedule here - there is something for everyone!
The annual conference is more than just a great opportunity for learning from some of the great thought leaders in our industry. It is a time to connect, or reconnect, with friends and colleagues as well as make new connections. It is an opportunity for MISBO to fulfill two...
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2013 Annual Conference
 Be sure to register early for our 2013 Annual Conference - The Global Future: Preparing Students and Shaping Schools at the Atlanta 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 Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center for $165 plus tax per night including internet and breakfast. The discounted room rate will be available until October 4, 2013.
View the full schedule here! Conference sponsorship details can be found here. |
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Benchmarking Survey
On Monday, August 19th, Interactive Data Partners (IDP) will be sending the primary MISBO contact login credentials for all MISBO member schools. If you do not receive this email, please contact support@idp-dashboards.com.
Important Dates to Remember:
- Survey Opens 8/19
- Survey Closes 9/20
- Data Available 10/25
Participating schools have access to the full array of data available and have the ability to filter on select criteria (enrollment, population density, grade levels, state, etc.) and create benchmarking groups with as few as six schools. Online tutorials will also be released shortly.
Keep an eye on your inbox for more details.
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Back to School Webinar Series
 The next webinar in our Back to School Series is:
Hybrid Learning Landscapes: Pedagogy with a Purpose
Date: August 21, 2013 at 2:00 PM ET
Presenter: H. Hilliard Gastfriend, Ph.D. and G. Andrew Page, Ph.D., Dionysius Technologies, LLC
Description: This interactive webinar explores the differences between synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Online education or e-Learning, does not have to be an either/or proposition for educational institutions, and hybrid or blended eLearning has the opportunity to incorporate the most effective best practices of each method of instruction. In addition to highlighting these differences, the webinar provides some current theoretical pedagogical thinking in how best to incorporate hybrid learning strategies. We will also provide trending data on how other educators have been incorporating online strategies within their institutions.
Click here to register.
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Vendor Webinar Series - Aerohive
MISBO re-starts its Vendor Webinar Series this fall with the first in a series from Aerohive.
Aerohive Distributed (Controller-less) Wi-Fi Architecture and How It Enables Classroom Connectivity
Date: August 27 at 10:00 am ET
Educational institutions require "business-grade" wireless networks -- those that are managed centrally and offer sophisticated features for scaling the network throughout school buildings, campuses, and districts. Jess Ward, Aerohive Account Manager, will provide an overview of how Aerohive helps IT Managers leverage mobile devices and campus-wide wireless infrastructures to transform teaching and learning in the classrooms. By attending the webinar, you'll learn about:
- Preparing for online, standardized testing
- Managing 1:1 and BYOD deployments securely and easily
- The advantage of having a distributed controller-less, wireless LAN architecture
- How to offer flexibility of device use in the classroom
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New Vendor Profile - Aligned
MISBO is proud to announce our newest vendor - Aligned Benefits Consulting.
 Aligned Benefits Consulting is an independent consulting firm dedicated to placing the best Voluntary Benefit products (Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Accident Insurance, etc.) in the market through individual counseling sessions with their salaried counselors. Contracted with all major insurance carriers, Aligned Benefits offers guaranteed issue voluntary benefit products, various enrollment solutions, and total product service to their clients and their employees.
Contact Amanda Morrison at 732-431-3235 for a review of your current voluntary benefit elections.
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Electronic Resources
If you did not place your order for Electronic Resources before you left for the summer, know that we are still accepting orders. The person at your school responsible for your electronic resources should log in to misboonline.com. Please note that your student count and IP address will be needed to submit your order. The next volume fee deadline for orders is August 31, 2013.
If you have any problems logging in and/or shopping at 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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The MISBO offices will be closed on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor 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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Knowledge Center
MISBO has added the topic of Board Training to their Knowledge Center.
To access MISBO's Knowledge Center, you can find it under Resources at www.misbo.com. Choose Knowledge Center and login with your MISBO username and password to access this members only benefit. |
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Membership
Profile Update
The new school year always brings changes for our member schools.
MISBO would like to be sure we have good contact information for our members.
If you are the primary MISBO contact at your school, please visit the link below to update your school's member profile. This will allow your school to get the most out of your MISBO membership!
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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 New Business Officer Intensive in early June. 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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