Fun with Purchasing: May 2025 Updates

May 15, 2025

Posted By: Amelia Daul in Fun With Purchasing,

Partner Connect

Find Your Perfect Match With MISBO's Partner Connect

Let’s be honest, spending hours trying to find the perfect partner for your purchasing needs is so archaic. Who has the time (or patience) for that? Enter Partner Connect, MISBO's "dating app" to find your perfect MISBO Consortium Partner. It's like online dating but you know these matches have already been vetted and background checked!

SkillCat

SkillCat is an online on demand learning platform for the trades. They have 400+ hours of training on HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Appliance Repair, General Maintenance including industry certifications like OSHA-10 and EPa 608.

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Campus Services

Campus Services Group is an experienced partner providing out-sourced support services to schools, colleges and universities. Services include: Custodial/Janitorial Services, Event Support Services, Facilities Support Support and and Supplemental Staffing Support. Their innovative and sustainable solutions are tailored to each campus focused on meeting their school partner’s unique needs and goals. They aim to deliver improved operational outcomes on your campus and be the partner that makes a difference for your school.

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Checklists For Your Library:

The Great Summer Prep Rally

Welcome to The Great Summer Prep Rally, where we’re firing up the energy and helping your school gear up for a productive summer. Our trusted MISBO Consortium Partners have crafted expert checklists designed to make your summer work smarter, not harder. Whether you are upgrading facilities, refreshing technology, planning campus improvements, or buttoning up back-office details, these checklists are your game plan for a smooth, successful return this fall.

by Susan Kimmel

BatteriesPlus

Exclusive Discounts on Power & Lighting Solutions

Thanks to your organization’s partnership with Batteries Plus, you have access to exclusive pricing on a wide range of battery and lighting products designed to meet your needs.

- - - - Alkaline
      - Auto fleet batteries
      - LED tubes and bulbs
      - SLA options for:
      - Battery backups
      - large server networks
      - fire/security panels
      - exit and emergency lighting
      - and more!

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BusMax

The Heat Is On . . .

There are two things that Busmax Rent-A-Bus can help you with this summer! First, if your school has a summer program, and you’re in need of transportation rentals, we rent 15-passenger multi-function school activity buses for the summer months. We also rent 25, 33, and 44-passenger buses! Don’t worry, they have A/C to keep all of your campers cool. With our long-time partnership with MISBO, you’ll find summer rentals to be smooth-going, and affordable! Another thing we can help you with, is crossing off your 2025-2026 transportation planning. We offer school-term and spring-term discounted rates to MISBO Schools and currently have availability. So, stay cool, and let us help you plan your summer outings, and facilitate your school-term transportation. Contact Meryl at BusMax today! Call Meryl: 678-410-4890

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Captivated Health

The 2025 Commitment To Excellence Awards

Do you know someone who consistently goes above and beyond for education? Someone who truly embodies what it means to be an “educational hero”? Now’s your chance to show them the recognition they deserve, with Borislow Insurance’s Commitment to Excellence Award!

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Carrier Enterprise

Breathe Easy: Experience Healthier Air

Checkout out Carrier Enterprise's D7 which kills up to 99.9999% of harmful pathogens. D7 has been specially formulated to cut through dirt, dust and grease soils. This proprietary cleaner and disinfectant makes it possible to reach even the smallest nooks and crannies, allowing for a powerful cleaning and disinfecting solution.

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Demco

Optimize Classroom Layout At The End Of The School Year (instead of the beginning)

The worst learning space design comes at the very beginning of a school year when time is short and distractions and disruptions abound. Instead of spending your last week of summer trying to design space in time for the first day back, consider using these final weeks of school to get started.

MACKIN

Author Interview: Pam Munoz Ryan: Creating Characters Who Overcome and Grow

Winning the 2024 Children’s Literature Legacy Award is only one of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s many distinguished honors. She is also the recipient of the NEA’s Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN Center USA Award, and a Newbery Honor Medal. Ryan’s newest middle grade novel, El Niño, comes out May 6 from Scholastic Press. It is an absorbing mix of reality, mythology, and fantasy—both an exciting adventure and a poignant look at the nature of grief and healing as eighth-grade swimmer Kai grapples with the loss of his older sister.

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Perimeter Office Products

One Stop Shop

Perimeter Office Products is your one-stop shopping source for everything in you need in your school. Quickly and easily find all your favorite products (and a whole lot more) in one place.

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ProLogicITS

Transforming Products & Services Into Education Solutions

ProLogic ITS is known as an end-to-end technology solution provider for schools and districts around the country. They design and build solutions based on industry-standard technology platforms and related value-added services. Their turn-key business model meets the specific needs of their customers while providing cost-effective solutions for the long term.

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Staples

Create Future-Ready Classrooms

Technology that can help accelerate learning. Checkout all of Staples services and solutions, products, and brands!

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United School Supplies

Order back-to-school supplies now!

Summers should be relaxing, so take the frustration out of that back-to-school supply list now! Easy one-stop shopping provides everyone with quality supplies. Whether its individual student kits ordered by parents through United School Supplies online website or classroom kits with supplies for every student delivered to a teacher’s classroom, they make the order and delivery process simple, convenient and affordable. There’s even a MISBO discount! All they need is your back-to-school supply list to get started with a free quote. Email your list to United School Supply today or give them a call at 256-800-3173 today!

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Voluntary Benefits At Work

Unique Solutions For Long-Term Care

Are you looking for guaranteed employee (and family) coverage, portable and affordable, financial payments for LTC, something that pays you cash, and build cash value? Learn more today about VB@W's offerings.

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VS America

QuickShip Program + Products

The VS QuickShip program has a wide range of products – including chairs, desks, and storage – ready to ship in 10 business days or less. All products arrive fully assembled so they can be put to use immediately. The specific products showcased below are all included in the QuickShip program – additional models are available.

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Special Notice: Tariff surcharges:

Two MISBO Consortium Partners have indicated the need to add Tariff Surcharges. Please see the notices below and contact Susan Kimmel, Director of the Purchasing Consortium if you have questions.

VS America Tariff Surcharge Notice

KI Tariff Surcharge Notice

CONSORTIUM WEBINARS

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1:00 PM ET.

Get ready to Zoom into the future of communication with our newest partner, Total Communication Solutions (TCS)! In just 30 minutes, you’ll meet this certified Zoom Platinum powerhouse that’s transforming how independent schools connect.