As the public education debate heats up in Michigan and around the country, we find ourselves at a crossroads. Our flat and digital world demands change, and we must use our resources to fund the system most capable of producing successful global citizens.
At our first administrative meeting in August, 2010, our Superintendent shared a video entitled “Seeing Red Cars.” That video helped me rethink what I focus on and helped me to maintain a positive focus in my work.
As the budget crisis looms, schools are looking at all areas of operations to reduce costs. MSBO is hosting a workshop to help districts that are considering contracting their custodial services.
When you think of February, you often think of Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day and even President’s Day weekend as a nice little break.
MSBO’s 2011 Student Transportation Benchmarking survey is part of the ongoing effort to increase theavailability of comparative performance data and best practice information to local and intermediate school districts in Michigan.
Since 1992, the SET SEG Fun Run/Walk has been a staple on the MSBO Annual Conference schedule of activities. The 20th Anniversary of the event will be held during the conference on Thursday, April 28 at 7 a.m. Please plan to participate in this milestone event!
The Bridges to the Future Scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for new and aspiring school business officials to network with colleagues, participate in professional development, and explore the variety of school business management resources ASBO International offers.
I have read all the questions on our listserv recently about what everybody is using for a foundation allowance increase or decrease next year, is it in addition to what the legislature passed this year, etc. so I thought it would be a good idea to provide a brief summary of what has been proposed thus far.
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