Fun with Purchasing: May 2024 Updates
MISBO Blog by Susan
Summer Lovin': Refresh and renew your campus this summer
by Susan Kimmel
As the spring sun morphs into glaring summer beams, it’s time for a little summer lovin’ for the campus and its dedicated staff and faculty at independent schools. Facilities staff turn into magical beings wielding power washers and paintbrushes, turning dull surfaces into works of art. Technology departments embark on a quest to refresh servers and renew software faster than you can say "Ctrl+Alt+Del." The business office balances budgets with the precision of a tightrope walker and creates graphs worthy of a Fields Medal! And let's not forget about human resources, where the summer months are a whirlwind of activity as they refresh their strategies for recruiting and retaining staff, all while rewriting policies and creating the perfect employee handbook.
MISBO PARTNERS HIGHLIGHTS
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New Curriculum Content & Resources Alert!
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UPDATED BUYER'S GUIDE
A school’s purchasing program should be grounded in the tenets of the school’s mission and values. For over 40 years MISBO has built the most complete consortium that exists with a foundation dedicated exclusively to independent schools. Through this network, we continue the tradition of finding solutions to today’s problems and anticipating tomorrow’s needs.
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STEAMLINING AFTER-HOURS EVENTS IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS:
THE POWER OF EVENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
By Brad Hunter, OperationsHero
"November 5, 2024, will be a very important day in U.S. history. Voters in the United States will go to the polls to cast ballots in elections on the federal, state, and local levels—including for president and Congress—and, in doing so, will help decide the nation’s future. Even before then, voters will choose the party nominees through the primary and caucus contests that will get under way in early 2024."
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