A number of years ago when I first began to speak at conferences while working with NBOA, and the economic recession was just beginning, and the impacts on our schools had not yet been felt, I read a book, Trading UP: Why Consumers Want New Luxury Goods and How Companies Create Them by Michael J. Silverstein and Neil Fiske. This led me to think about independent schools as a luxury brand and the choices our families make when deciding to send their children to an independent school. Clearly the choice to pay tuition...
Presenter: Paul Catania, CEBS, Senior Vice President, ISBC
Description: Participants will learn how their school will be affected by the latest implementations and revisions to the ACA. Healthcare reform is rapidly changing the landscape. Come join us for the latest implementations and revisions to the law and how they affect your school.
Information about our upcoming Winter Webinar Series will become available at www.misbo.com/webinars. Check back often!
FISBO Request for Presenters
As we look forward to Spring 2014, we are pleased to open our request for presenters for our upcoming FISBO/MISBO Conference, May 4-6, 2014 hosted by The Pine School, Stuart, Florida.
The Benchmarking Survey results are complete. IDP sent an email to participants last week making this announcement.
Participating schools can view the results at www.idp-benchmark.com, using the same login credentials you used to enter your data.
Thank you for your participation!
Office Depot/Max Update
We want to be sure to keep our members up to date on the information we're receiving about the Office Depot and OfficeMax merger. Please read our blog post with the most recent update.
Please contact Jay Danielson, Director, Vendor Relations and Member Services, at MISBO with any questions or concerns about this contract.
New vendor and product information will be posted in the portal between November 2013 and April 2014.Trial Site information will become available in January 2014.
Orders for the 2014-2015 school year will open April 2014.
Please contact Dianne Sagaas with any questions about Electronic Resources.
