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I recently read an article that appeared in the November/December issue of DBusiness magazine by Lou Glazer entitled, “The Path to Prosperity. The article contained many interesting statistics about the value of education. This may not come as a surprise to many of us, but according to Mr.

In our roles as School Business Officials, we wear many hats in our day-to-day work lives. This is especially so in these times of economic uncertainties where we’re all trying to do more with less staffing, less money, and more demands on our time.

MSBO’s Executive Director David Martell announces the April winner of the MSBO Annual Conference drawing; talks about the upcoming MSBO Board election and provides an overview of the Conference.

As usual, this is our normal time for our final push to get those of you who are planning to attend the MSBO Annual Conference, April 27 through April 29, in Grand Rapids to complete your registration!

For those of you who are looking for ways to make your school district’s safety training and compliance methods easy, now is also a great time to "spring" into SafeSchools.

In this challenging economic climate, many Michigan school districts must make difficult decisions in order to save money and balance their budgets. One method of reducing costs is to consolidate students into fewer schools and close unneeded buildings.

Many school districts are in financial crisis and are forced to make difficult decisions to cut costs. Pupil transportation is one area that often is evaluated for potential cost savings.

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.

The Bursars, a group of school business officials from England, recently visited Michigan and took part in activities at MSBO and the Southwest MSBO annual conference in Kalamazoo.