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MASB's Time and Money Savers Brochure
Click on the link above to download a brochure describing MASB's extended services that can help save your district time and money.
The Michigan Purchasing Card Consortium is similar to a credit card program. It allows districts:
- greater control of their expenses
- saves time and money
- offers benefits and conveniences to employees
- adds the credibility and support of your organizations
- pays rebates to your district
- allows all districts to participate with the same low fee structure.
There’s no annual fee, no transaction fees, training or material costs. Purchasing cards save time and money when compared with purchase orders. Research indicates that processing a purchase order can cost $75-$120 in staff time per transaction and can take about nine steps to complete. With purchase cards, transactions cut that cost and can reduce the steps by two-thirds so staff are more productive. Purchase cards also allow for more efficient managerial control of expenditures. MASB, MSBO and MASA have selected JP Morgan Chase as the provider for the Michigan Purchasing Card Consortium after a thorough bid process. The Consortium is open to all Michigan school districts and because the program aggregates the “spend” of a large group of schools, the bank offers rebates to participating districts. For more information, contact Robert Dwan, 517.327.5920, rdwan@msbo.org.
 Data Business Systems (formerly our PaySchools™ partner) is an online payment processing system that provides schools with an easy and efficient method to collect fees and receive electronic payments for school lunches, field trips, registration, prom tickets, T-shirts and any other school-related fees. PaySchools makes it possible for all schools to offer parents the convenience of online purchasing without incurring large administration or setup costs. For more information, contact Debra Maggard, 866.729.5353.
U.S. Communities provides a national purchasing forum for local and state government agencies, school districts (K-12), higher education and non-profits nationwide by pooling the purchasing power of over 87,000 public agencies. This purchasing power enables participants to save money on office supplies, machines, school supplies and furniture, technology products and solutions, electrical and telecomm services, janitorial supplies, carpet and flooring, park and playground equipment, physical education supplies, maintenance and hardware supplies, homeland security and public safety, roofing supplies and services, and auto parts and accessories. Furthermore, the online system is easy to use, and the prices are the lowest that will be offered by participating companies to government entities nationwide. By registering for this program you are neither committing to participate nor binding the district in any manner; your district will still have the ability to make purchasing choices outside of U.S. Communities. For more information, contact Pam Jodway, 517.327.5908.
Michigan Schools Energy Cooperative (MISEC) was established in 1997 by MASB, MASA, MAISA, the Middle Cities Education Association and MSBO as a joint venture to take full advantage of cost-saving opportunities provided by energy deregulation. The goal to establish a cooperative buying group, which by virtue of its size will be a force in the wholesale market both for gas and electricity, has been accomplished. MISEC has saved more than $8 million on $45 million of electric services for over 125 school districts. For more information, contact Scott Little, 517.327.5920.
Munetrix™ School Edition provides transparency, benchmarking and planning tools for school districts that help them fulfill transparency demands and make it easier to forecast and plan for their futures. School districts are under the microscope of public scrutiny now more than ever, and have recently seen funding attached to the ability to post and display financial information pertinent to operations. Munetrix™ allows for building long-term financial forecasts and trend analysis including fiscal indicator scores, best-practice benchmarking and peer group comparisons. It measures components of fund balance reserves, student enrollment and fiscal operations to calculate a “fiscal scorecard” which can be calculated for past and future fiscal periods. This program is designed to give easy-to-understand access to sometimes confusing financial information for the community and school board, as well as serving as a management tool for districts by identifying fiscal health for planning and managing expenses. For more information, contact Robert Dwan, 517.327.5920 or Robert Kittle, 248.797.1337.
Train your staff with SafeSchools, the leading online training and compliance management system for school employees. A comprehensive library of 100 percent school-focused courses matched with a state of the art compliance management system make it easy to efficiently deliver and document training for every employee in your district. Prepare your staff on critical topics including bloodborne pathogens, sexual misconduct, slips, trips and falls, bullying, school violence, diversity, youth suicide and more. Prevent costly lawsuits and legal expenses and protect your district in the event of an emergency!
SafeSchools saves budget dollars by reducing:
- Workers' compensation claims
- Property and liability costs
- Overtime expenses
- Fees for outside trainers
- Legal expenses
If your district has SET SEG Property Casualty and Workers’ Compensation insurance, your district has FREE access to the SafeSchools training system. Non-SET SEG districts receive substantial discounts! For training opportunities, contact Deneen Hansen.
BoardBook solves a common challenge facing boards—how to manage the paper devoted to board meeting agenda packets. BoardBook is an electronic agenda-preparation tool that you access through your Web browser, without the need for a new server, a dedicated Internet connection or hard-to-learn software. More than 900 organizations use BoardBook with the majority of subscribers being public school districts. Imagine having—on your desktop, right now—everything you need to prepare, publish, distribute and use the agenda packets electronically. One quick login, and everything you need is at your fingertips, whether you're an administrative assistant compiling the packet, a board member reviewing a packet, or a superintendent/business official preparing for a meeting. Because each agenda packet is delivered as a single PDF, board members have a number of delivery options. The packets can be read both online and offline on iPads, e-book readers, laptops and other portable devices. The book style layout of the agenda packet is immediately familiar and BoardBook is one of the few electronic agenda preparation tools that creates a printable agenda packet. To learn more or to schedule a demo, contact Stacy Washington.
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