It’s that time of year again, the Thanksgiving season quickly followed by the holiday season, Christmas and Hanukkah, where we all tend to get wrapped up in the goings on and festivities.
It’s no secret that education in the United States has a performance challenge.
Now that we have entered the month of December, the weather has finally decided to start acting like it should. Not that anyone was complaining with the above average temperatures we were enjoying, but you must admit, there is a certain amount of comfort that comes with the holiday season, including cold weather and a blanket of snow – things seem to be back to normal.
Get the latest information on the economy, the budget, state aid, health insurance and the future of school revenues at the 2010 MSBO Financial Strategies Conference. The deadline for room reservations at the Kellogg Center is December 19, 2009.
School finances are in dire straits as we all know. No one expects energy costs to go down but there are significant opportunities to save, often with low or no cost.
MSBO is pleased to announce the release of the 2009 Student Transportation Benchmarking Survey. The report provides student transportation policy makers and managers with information on comparative performance indicators and best practices in pupil transportation.
Don’t miss out on these savings! If you register and pay for the 2010 MSBO Annual Conference & Exhibit Show by Monday, February 1, 2010 you will receive an Early Bird discount. Regular registration will be $275, but early bird registration is $240.
The Office of Retirement Services (ORS) Payroll Advisory Team was formed in early 2007 and has been instrumental in guiding the ORS in piloting retirement reporting fixes.
In 2006, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm initiated Buy Michigan First to encourage Michigan businesses to register with the State as vendors and bid on state contract opportunities. Since that time, 90 percent of Michigan tax dollars spent on state contracts have gone to Michigan businesses.
