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From the Executive Director:
Dear Colleagues,
MISBO's mission is to provide opportunities for collective purchasing, information sharing, and professional development to it members. MISBO's purchasing program has been the primary benefit for our members for many years helping schools to purchase from vendors specifically selected by MISBO to serve independent schools and provide significant savings while leading our schools to a more sustainable future. Last year we experimented with a number of webinars highlighting our vendors. The response was very positive...
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2013 Annual Conference
 Registration is filling up fast 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.
Be sure to check out the full schedule for this don't miss event. We have industry leading speakers bringing relevant strategic and day to day content for all our school professionals. Hurry and register today! |
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Benchmarking Survey
Thank you to all our member schools who have already entered their school's data for our annual Benchmarking Survey. You will reap many rewards when the group data is released in October.
For our schools who have not yet participated, we encourage you to participate in this invaluable member benefit. If you are the primary MISBO contact at your school, please find the email from IDP on August 19th, login and enter data for your school. 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. If you cannot find the email from IDP please contact support@idp-dashboards.com with a request for them to re-send.
Important Dates to Remember:
- Survey Opens 8/19
- Survey Closes 9/20
- Data Available 10/25
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Back to School Webinar Series
 The next webinar in our Back to School Series is:
Date: September 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM ET
Presenter: Derrick Pittman, VP Sales, Game Court Division, CBA Sports
Description: A panel of industry experts will discuss flooring and equipment (wall pads, backstops, bleachers, volleyball net systems, etc.). We will highlight performance and structural integrity safety criteria with an overview of testing standards (DIN, STEM, ASTM). We are pleased to feature several industry experts from leading flooring manufacturers, finish manufacturers and Pete Harvey, a member of the ASTM Committee that set the standard for safety in wall padding (ASTM F2440-04). We will also provide a review of best practices in gymnasium maintenance as well as an overview of environmentally friendly "Green" solutions.
Click here to register.
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Vendor Webinar Series - Benefits Providers
Next in our Vendor Webinar Series is:
MISBO has you Covered!
Meet MISBO's Health Benefits Providers
Date: September 10th at 2 pm ET
Insurance costs have been rising at exponential rates over the past couple of decades. Typically the budget for insurance benefits is one of the highest behind salaries for our member schools. One of the primary services MISBO offers its members is the opportunity to participate in our purchasing consortium.
This vendor webinar will feature Independent School Benefits Consortium (ISBC), Aligned Benefits Consulting and CorpCare. Listen in as our experts help guide your school through this ever-changing healthcare environment. From health insurance (ISBC), to voluntary benefits (Aligned Benefits Consulting) to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (CorpCare), MISBO has packaged a group of vendors that "has you covered"!
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Vendor Profile - CorpCare
MISBO rounds out our Insurance Benefit Provider group with CorpCare.
 CorpCare provides a nationally comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Working with MISBO since 2003, they understand the unique needs of the private school. Blending EAP, wellness, work-life services that include eldercare, childcare, legal and financial assistance keeps your employees at their best. If problems occur they remain available to help as they serve 24/7/365. The CorpCare EAP is one solution to controlling HR costs as 85% of those using their services do not access their medical benefits.
Be sure to acquaint yourself with our new benefits providers during our upcoming MISBO Has You Covered! webinar.
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Electronic Resource Subscriptions
If you have not yet ordered your electronic database subscriptions, please log in to www.misboonline.com today!
Has your IP address changed? Log in and make the correction to your IP address under "school profile".
Finally, if you are having an issue with access to a resource or need help with ordering, contact Dianne Sagaas 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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