Many years ago back in the ancient 1970's, I was first introduced as a young radio disc jockey on Armed Forces radio by a more experienced radio professional.
I recently had someone ask me which states have good school finance systems. I admitted I don’t really know but then my answer came out, “Almost any system will work if there is enough money.” The Proposal A system worked fine through the 1990’s when we were receiving adequate, in retrospect even generous, funding.
Over the past few years there have been many discussions among central office employees on what part of compensation is reportable for retirement.
The Michigan Municipal Bond Authority would like to invite you to apply for participation in our upcoming State Aid Note Loan Program - August Series 2008A. The State Aid Note Loan provides Michigan public school districts with a one-year, low-cost financing to meet immediate cash flow needs.
MSBO is partnering with a company called RFP Depot (soon to be BidSync) to offer you and your constituent districts a streamlined, web-based RFP and bidding system. This secure, automated, web-based system allows schools to manage all competitive and other procurement processes online.
With energy costs rising, and increasing pressure to improve performance and reduce costs, schools are looking for additional ways to reduce their energy consumption and implement renewable energy projects.
This newest MSBO Partnership will save your district money and enhance training opportunities for your employees. MSBO, MASA and MASB have partnered with SafeSchools, the nation’s leading provider of online employee training designed specifically for schools, to offer Michigan schools access to this great program at a very low subscription fee.
MSBO’s recently published School Employment Law Reference Manual is a “must have” for your school district. The manual provides basic and general information and guidelines to assist school management to understand legal issues involving employment, labor, and personnel relations.
Robert Burgess, Chief Financial Officer of Lakeshore Public Schools was installed as the 71st 
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