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From the Executive Director:
Dear Colleagues,
In her recently published book Leading From The Edge, Annmarie Neal quotes Tony Wagner (Creating Innovators and The Global Achievement Gap) - "The world no longer cares about what you know, but rather what you do with what you know and even more importantly, with what you don't know." This theme resonated at the recent NAIS and NBOA conferences - our schools are no longer in business to...
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Spring Webinar Series
 Registration is open for MISBO's 2014 Spring Webinar Series. The first event in the spring schedule is:
Designing an Effective Employee Wellness Program
Date: March 19, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Mark Weinstein, CEO, ICUBA
Description: This session will explore the important features of an effective employee wellness program. It takes a community culture of wellness to ensure that employees and their families stay well. Employees are different and an effective wellness program must take into account this diversity.
Click here to register
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MISBO-TAIS Business Officer Conference
 Last call for the MISBO/TAIS Business Officer Conference - April 1-2 in Nashville. The opening reception on Tuesday evening is hosted by Franklin Road Academy. The Wednesday program is hosted by Harpeth Hall.
The keynote speaker on Tuesday evening will be Grant Lichtman.
This conference is open to all MISBO and TAIS members for a registration fee of $150. The hotel early bird discount ends March 11th - so hurry and register today! www.misbo.com/tais
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2014 FISBO/MISBO Business Officers Conference
 Registration is also open for the 2014 FISBO/MISBO Business Officers Conference - May 4-6, hosted by The Pine School in Stuart, FL.
This conference is open to all MISBO, FCIS and FISBO members at the $250 member rate until the early bird deadline of April 11, 2014 - an outstanding value!
This year's keynote speakers include:
- Dr. James F. Jones Jr., President, Trinity College, Professor in the Humanities
- John Chubb, President, NAIS
- Dr. Barbara Hodges, Executive Director, FCIS
For more information and to register, please visit www.misbo.com/fisbo. We look forward to seeing you in May!
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New Vendor - Pitsco
 MISBO is pleased to announce our newest vendor - Pitsco. Pitsco Education has been synonymous with quality STEM-based, hands-on classroom products, curriculum, and services since they began revolutionizing the education industry more than forty years ago. From robots, aerospace, and dragsters to physical science and alternative energy; from individualized kits to whole class curriculum; and from activities to full-fledged math and science learning labs-Pitsco Education offers STEM solutions for every classroom with an emphasis on college and career readiness. Their proven products are backed by unparalleled customer service and support, and they engage students via 21st century learning experiences. Pitsco Education is the one resource for all your instructional needs.
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Vendor Update - OfficeMax Workplace
 OfficeMax and OfficeMax Impress are now OfficeMax Workplace. Please read the most current update on the MISBO Blog by clicking here.
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New Business Officer Intensive
 Depending on the path you took to arrive in the Business Office, there may be many areas of your job that leave question marks over your head. Do you know about current HR regulations? Do you have facilities maintenance in your professional background? Financial Aid? Business Officers, especially new ones, have a steep learning curve to get up to speed and MISBO can help you get there!
Registration is now open for MISBO's 2014 New Business Officer Intensive - June 8-10, hosted by Woodward Academy, Atlanta, GA.
This conference is open to members and non-members alike for $295. Alumni rates are offered for returning attendees.
The full program can be viewed here.
Full event details and registration can be found at www.misbo.com/intensive. We look forward to seeing you in June!
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1640 Powers Ferry Road, SE
Building 20, Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone - 404.921.3810
Fax - 404.921.3816
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Board Nominations
The MISBO Board of Directors has issued a
call for nominations for new board directors whose term would begin on July 1, 2014.
The deadline for submitting
an application is
Friday, April 11, 2014.
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MISBO SAIS Update
Earlier this week, MISBO and SAIS sent out a joint statement to our primary contacts at each member school about upcoming changes for the 2014-2015 school year.
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Miami Device
Details for submitting an application can be found here.
The deadline for submissions is March 25th so get those submissions in!
Questions? Contact
Marc Levinson,
Executive Director, MISBO at
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Save the Date!
The 2014 MISBO Annual Conference will be held November 2-4, 2014 in Tampa, Florida at the
Marriott Westshore.
We are bringing new thoughts, new designs, and Ideas in Motion to this year's conference - www.misbo.com/ac2014This will be the event for Business Operations Professionals in the southeast. Mark your calendars today!
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Vendors and
Electronic Resources
on the Blog!
Be sure to keep up to date on all of MISBO's updates, news, and special promotions by visiting the MISBO Blog. There are separate
pages for Vendor News and Electronic Resources.
While you're there, take a good look at all the great things happening at MISBO!
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