|
|
|
From the Executive Director:
Dear Colleagues,
Where is your special place where you can go to relax, refresh and revitalize? Mine has been Southeastern Utah for much of the past 35 years. The area around Moab, UT is surrounded by Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park. The desert of the southwest United States can feel remote and isolated. For some, it takes great effort to find the beauty. If you are a city person it can be uncomfortable at times because it is very quiet and remote. The trail to Delicate Arch is one of my favorites. It is relatively short, but can be challenging especially if the temperatures are high.
This hike and this area have a special place in my heart from my years as the Business Manager at Alexander Dawson School. I learned...
|
|
Spring Webinar Series
 Registration is open for MISBO's 2014 Spring Webinar Series. The first event in the spring schedule is:
403(b) Retirement Plan Fiduciary Duties: Is Your Plan in Compliance?
Date: April 2, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Gary Mauger, Managing Partner, New Pinnacle Consulting Group and Dick Shafer, Executive Director, Well and Good, LLC
Description: All independent schools with retirement plans have fiduciary responsibility. Regulations demand diligence, prudence, and actions in the best interest of the plan and its participants. Fiduciary duties fall into two general categories: operational compliance and investment fiduciary responsibilities. This webinar will review fiduciary responsibilities in both areas and discuss best practices used to fulfill them. The webinar will be useful to those just getting started and to those more advanced in the process.
Click here to register
|
|
2014 FISBO/MISBO Business Officers Conference
 Registration is 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! Please note the hotel discount deadline is just two weeks away and almost full. HURRY and register today!
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!
|
|
Vendor Webinar Series
 Next up in MISBO's 2014 Vendor Webinar Series. The first event in the spring schedule is:
Elevators in a Nutshell!
Date: April 8, 2014 at 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Megan Brzezinski and Mladen Simic of Schindler Elevator Corporation
Description: Reliability. Responsiveness. Communication. Customer Service. Results. The highlights of what a building management team needs to know to get the best elevator and escalator service for their properties. The right service at the right time so you don't have to worry.
Click here to register
|
|
Electronic Resources
MISBO's Electronic Resources program is gearing up for ordering season. Please note the relevant dates below:
- Trial Sites are open and can be found here.
- The portal will open for orders in April. Please note that this year's authorization process will be different from last year. More details will be provided in the coming weeks.
- The first volume deadline for orders is May 31st.
Visit our trial site page to learn about new product offerings, but remember the portal is undergoing yearly pricing and product updates and will not yet display the correct pricing for your budgeting purposes. Please wait until the portal opens for true and correct pricing information for the 2014-2015 school year.
Based on feedback already received, we have revised the title list for our upcoming OverDrive contract. The revised list of titles will be shared with all those who showed interest in the program. If you have not yet contacted MISBO about OverDrive, and are interested in receiving more information, please email Dianne Sagaas.
|
|
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!
|
|
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.
|
|
|
1640 Powers Ferry Road, SE
Building 20, Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone - 404.921.3810
Fax - 404.921.3816
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 nomination is
Friday, April 11, 2014.
|
|
2014 Annual Conference
Ideas in Motion
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/ac2014
The request for proposals for our annual conference opens tomorrow. Please keep an eye on your Inbox for more details and instructions on how to submit a proposal.
|
|
Miami Device
The deadline for submissions was Tuesday and we will announce the winner
on April 1st.
Good luck to all the candidates!
|
|
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!
|
|
Follow us for more up to date news!
Twitter!
or on our blog:
|
|
