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 LEADERSHIP SPONSORS

www.therainsgroup.com - Gallagher/Rains is an employee group benefits consulting and brokerage firm headquartered in Bingham Farms, Michigan. Founded in 1996, Gallagher/Rains provides services to over 100 corporate clients located throughout the country. With a seasoned professional and support staff of 25, Gallagher/Rains has differentiated itself by providing clients with the financial and benefit plan design results that allow them to meet their corporate objectives. As you will see throughout our website, Gallagher/Rains provides a full range of employee benefits brokerage and consulting services. We serve clients in a wide variety of businesses, including: Auto Suppliers, Manufacturers,
Engineering and Design, Municipalities, Financial, Services, Retailers, Law Firms, and School Districts.

www.grangerconstruction.com - Founded on strong principles, Granger continues to honor these corporate values through the application of the Golden Rule. Over the years, Granger has earned its positive reputation for trust, honesty, fairness, integrity, compassion and an appreciation for the unique contribution of each Team member.

www.k12insight.com - K12 Insight provides new innovation to help district leaders utilize stakeholder perception as a critical component of continuous improvement. Districts use this information to measure, track and present a broader statement of their accomplishments to the community and all stakeholders – reaching beyond mere test scores – building an advance culture of listening and trust. Random and ad-hoc surveying – the status quo in most districts – doesn’t lend itself to quality value. Gain speed and efficiencies leveraging work conducted by school districts across the country by accessing validated, tested and reliable surveys in the K12 Insight Survey Bank – nearly 100 available. K12 Insight provides a subscription-based solution to measure and improve insight into school and institutional operations, including finances, professional development, student services, curriculums, public relations, technology integration and more. K12 Insight – driving strategic decisions.

MILAF+ - The Michigan Liquid Asset Fund ("MILAF+" or the "Fund"), currently managed by the PFM Group, is a comprehensive cash management program created in 1987 by the Michigan Association of School Boards. MILAF+ offers its participants a professionally managed portfolio with two share classes- the Cash Management Class that provides unlimited checkwriting privileges and the MAX Class which offers a competitive money market rate. Both share classes stress "safety of principal" as the number one objective and the portfolio comprising both share classes is rated AAAm by Standard and Poor's.Additional fixed income investment products are available through the Investment Adviser to assist MILAF+ participants in seeking to maximize results.
Contact Mark Guastella at PFM: 734.994.9700 or guastellam@pfm.com.

www.setseg.org - For 33 years, SET SEG has helped foster a competitive environment for insurance services specifically developed for local and intermediate public school districts. More than 550 school districts in Michigan enjoy SET SEG insurance programs including complete fringe benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, disability, travel/accident, flexible spending programs, health reimbursement arrangements, third-party administrator services; and property/casualty errors and omissions, equipment breakdown, underground storage tank, and workers’ compensation.
For more information, contact Chuck Miller at cmiller@setseg.org

http://udim.org - United Dairy Industry of Michigan/Dairy Council of Michigan is a non-profit nutrition education organization which provides Five Food Group nutrition education materials and services to schools throughout Michigan. Education materials are designed for: elementary and secondary classrooms, school foodservice department, school health fairs, staff wellness activities, and implementation of Local Wellness Policies. Grants and sponsorships are offered to help improve child nutrition in the school environment; and for collaboration with other organizations such as the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan State University/Team Nutrition, and Michigan Action For Healthy Kids on projects to improve children’s health. In-service workshops are presented at state and regional conferences for classroom teachers, foodservice directors/managers, and administrators health professionals/community-based health organizations.

DIAMOND SPONSORS

www.kingscott.com - Kingscott is a full service architectural, engineering and technology, and interior design firm located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We like what we do. We are dedicated to our clients’ long term satisfaction. We provide creative and responsible design that reflects what our clients want. We have fun.
Services include Architecture, Interior Design, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Master Planning, Feasibility Studies, Facility Assessments, Code Analysis, Energy Audits, Equipment Analysis, Cost Estimating, Construction Administration, Site Evaluation/Selection, and Bond Issue Planning.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GLP & Associates
www.glpwins.com/ - We firmly believe an educated client is our company's most valuable asset, and our commitment to provide the best financial solutions for retirement and estate planning, as well as long-term care and life insurance protection, set us apart in today's financial services market. We continue our tradition of educating clients on achieving their financial goals and needs for over four decades, and continue to build lasting client relationships based not only on our knowledge and experience, but also a firm commitment to service excellence. We utilize the right combination of technology and direct customer contact, so our clients are assured of receiving the best customer service possible.

www.millercanfield.com - Although Miller Canfield has more lawyers in Michigan than any other firm and is the longest established, we're noted for our youthful spirit. Today, as we move at a pace unimaginable when the firm was founded over 150 years ago, we're making use of dispute resolution, information technology, and many other innovative approaches - all with the goal of helping our clients solve their legal problems, and serving our communities in the very best way possible.

http://www.plantmoran.com - Plante & Moran is a broad-based professional certified public accounting and consulting firm. We proactively pursue and respond to the needs of clients by rendering a wide range of high-quality professional services commensurate with our collective abilities and representing true value in relation to cost. Although we continue to operate the firm in conformance with sound business practices, we remain a professional firm with our primary emphasis on serving, not profit.

http://www.transact.com/ - TransACT’s core competencies include: Legal and policy content development for multiple languages; Web-based document delivery and accountability systems; Federal programs compliance, guidance and personalized customer support. TransACT services meet the requirements for several federal funding opportunities, including Title I-A, Title III, Title V, Title IX and Title X. This allows schools to easily budget for services, save time and limited resources, and focus on their core business – educating children.

http://www.thrunlaw.com/ - Thrun Law Firm, P.C. has a long and successful history of providing legal services to public school districts throughout the State of Michigan. The firm has two offices, located in Lansing and Bloomfield Hills, and a complement of 26 attorneys who work with public school officials on a daily basis. Our focus on school law and history of almost exclusively representing school districts for over 50 years provides tangible benefits to our school clients through experienced and knowledgeable attorneys and staff, effective and efficient legal representation, comprehensive legal analysis of issues facing public education, and fair and cost-effective billing practices. Thrun Law Firm offers a full range of legal services to its school district clients. Our extensive legal expertise avoids the need for our school district clients to retain several lawyers and law firms, enabling them to obtain quality legal services while containing their costs.

Williams & Company, LLC Financial Services
rich@williams-co.com - Financial consulting and planning/retirement services. 403(b), IRAs, 529's, long-term care, life insurance, annuities, mutual funds.

 

GOLD SPONSORS

The American Academy
nodropouts.com - Students drop out of school for many reasons, but they all deserve a chance to succeed. The American Academy partners with public school districts in Michigan and across the US to offer high school dropouts the opportunity to earn a high school diploma from their local district. We provide more than 200 online courses supported by state-licensed teachers, local case management and student mentoring, and a laptop for accessing courses (if needed). There's no risk to the district - your program can be launched without any budget impact within 30 days of school board approval.

To learn more, visit our Dropout Recovery Program website or give us a call at 1-866-689-1932 ext. 306. Together, let's do something about it.™

Sehi Computer Products, Inc.
www.sehi.com/ - Sehi Computer Products, Inc. is a value added reseller, with a particular focus on serving the educational market. Since our founding in 1983, we have built a reputation based upon customer support, responsive service, and technical expertise as an authorized Hewlett-Packard Reseller. Our goal is to add value to the products you purchase from us. Sehi services include system consultation, pre- and post-sales support, printer and PC repair service as well as Help Desk programs. When you purchase from Sehi, you can depend upon quality products from Hewlett Packard, Epson, IBM, Xerox, Lexmark, Tektronics, Adobe, Microsoft, and other brand names known worldwide for excellence.

Umbaugh & Associates, Certified Public Accountants, LLP
www.umbaugh.com - Umbaugh is a certified public accounting firm providing financial advisory services to school districts. We provide comprehensive services that are tailored to our clients' special needs, providing guidance and assistance from inception to completions of each project. Our independence is assurance of the greatest objectivity in analyzing, planning, and structuring of each project.

SILVER SPONSORS

ARAMARK Education
aramarkschools.com - ARAMARK Education provides a complete range of food and facility services to over 600 school districts across the U.S.

Barton Malow Company
www.bartonmalow.com

Benefit Management Administrators., Inc.
www.benefitsthatfit.com/ 

C2AE
www.c2ae.com

Chartwells School Dining
www.chartwellsschooldining.com - Chartwells School Dining is the leader in school food service management services. We currently provide school food service to over 116 school districts here in Michigan. Our goal is to get school districts, administrators, board of education out of the food business so they can focus on education. We have been in business here in Michigan for over 25 years providing last year forty million meals to Michigan students.
rick.simpson@compass-usa.com

Comerica Securities
comerica.com/securities - Comerica Securities has a solid reputation for helping clients successfully underwrite taxable and tax-exempt financing. We've built a highly knowledgeable team of investment bankers, traders and analysts, as well as a vast securities distribution network. We have the understanding to properly structure and price securities, and we're headquartered in Michigan so we also understand the specific needs of Michigan issuers.

Edward Jones
www.edwardjones.com

Excalibur Personnel, Inc.
www.excaliburpersonnel.com - Excalibur Personnel enables school districts to retain valuable employees by entering into contracts to supply the district with employees in a management or clerical position. The district will select the employees, usually current employees who are eligible for retirement, to be hired by Excalibur Personnel. Excalibur Personnel pays the employee and all appropriate employment taxes. The school district pays Excalibur Personnel in accordance with the agreed upon contract. The contract can be on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. Customized contracts are available for full or part time employees to serve the needs of the school district.

Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc.
www.fhai.com - Fanning Howey has worked to create dynamic learning facilities that serve the entire community for more than four decades. We believe that architecture should serve the learning process, and that the needs of the client are our first priority. Every employee believes in a collaborative design process that places the client's vision at the heart of all design solutions.

Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
www.53.com

Integrated Design Solutions
www.ids-troy.com - We believe in uncompromising customer service beginning with quality. Integrated Design Solutions for our clients. Our commitment to progressive vision, integrity and leadership is carried through every member of our staff to build on and strengthen our relationships with each other, our clients, and our community.

Level Data
www.leveldatainc.com

McCarthy & Smith, Inc.
www.mccarthysmith.com

MEEMIC Insurance
www.meemic.com/ - MEEMIC Insurance Company provides personal auto, homeowners, boat, and umbrella coverages to teachers and other educational employees. MEEMIC Insurance Company. In 1950, seven teachers formed MEEMIC based on their belief that they could provide an invaluable service to their fellow educators by offering high-quality, affordable insurance protection. Over fifty-five years and more than 150,000 policyholders later, MEEMIC is a Michigan-based company that proudly reflects our roots in the educational community, and a commitment to offering the finest possible protection, products and service at affordable rates.

Mesirow Financial
www.mesirowfinancial.com

Michigan Army National Guard - Recruiting

Michigan Leadership Institute
www.mileader.com

NEOLA, Inc.
www.neola.com

Partners in Architecture, PLC
www.partnersinarch.com - Partners in Architecture provides complete planning and architectural services including: owner representation, project programming, facilities analysis, needs assessments, master planning, planning, architectural design, interior design, furniture – fixture and equipment selection and coordination; complete architectural construction documentation and specifications including coordination with engineering and special consultants; cost estimating; bid and contract award administration; complete construction administration and post occupancy evaluations.

Professional Contract Management, Inc.
www.professionalcontract.net/ - Professional Contract Management provides contracting of educational employees within a proven framework. PCMI provides administrative, daily and long term substitutes, coaches, clerical, custodial, para rofessional, etc. We have a history of providing school districts with valued employees, significant financial savings, and no long-term entanglements. Look to PCMI as a means to enhance your district and its bottom line.

Public Financial Management, Inc.
The PFM Group (PFM), including Public Financial Management, Inc. and PFM Asset Management LLC, is the nation’s leading provider of independent financial and investment advisory services with offices throughout the United States. PFM Asset Management LLC (PFMAM) provides investment advice and portfolio management for governmental and not-for-profit organizations, corporations, pension funds and other institutions, including MASA’s MILAF+. Public Financial Management, Inc., consistently ranked  the nation’s number one  financial advisor, offers its clients a complete scope of services and products to meet all of their financial needs. Contact Mark Guastella at 734.994.9700 or guastellam@pfm.com for more information.

Raymond James & Associates
www.raymondjames.com/

Secant Technologies
www.secantcorp.com

SHW Group LLP
www.shwgroup.com - One of the nation’s leading educational facility design firms, SHW Group is committed to providing innovative, responsive solutions that reflect our client’s values. SHW offers expertise in education planning and design drawing from a foundation of 60 years, 3500 education projects and 7 offices nationwide.

Skanska USA Building, Inc.
www.skanskausa.com - Local firm with global vision providing construction management, program management, general contracting and design/build services; the company has 336 strong employees withdiversified degrees of specialization; the organization is comprised of people making a career of working for Skanska. These long term employees help ensure consistency in the services we provide.

Stauder, Barch & Associates, Inc.
www.stauderbarch.com/ - Michigan-owned and Michigan-based, Stauder, Barch & Associates is the oldest and largest independent public financial advisor in the state. Additionally, the firm is consistently ranked among the top ten financial advisory firms in the nation. Our experience, reputation and proximity to our clients assists them in moving through complex processes quickly and efficiently, receiving an expertly administered consulting process, that ultimately provides an edge in the capital markets over other municipal issuers. As an independent advisor, Stauder, Barch & Associates has no interest in any bank or brokerage. This means Stauder Barch has no interest in shaping a particular financing to suit any specific investor. Our sole commitment is to our client.

Stifel Nicolaus & Company
Stifel Nicolaus provides individual, institutional, corporate, and municipal, our commitment is to listen and consistently deliver innovative financial solutions. Putting the welfare of clients and community first, we strive to be the advisor of choice in the industry. Pursuit of excellence and a desire to exceed clients' expectations are the values that empower our Company to achieve this status. Visit us online for more information.

VALIC
www.valic.com - VALIC is the number one provider of administrative services to public K-12 clients in the US. We have been working with K-12 organizations since our inception and were the first enroll a 403(b) plan participant in the K-12 market. We are keenly aware of the essential needs of the K-12 market, and currently service 8,960 K-12 employers who sponsor 11,667 plans. VALIC continues to be committed to the needs of K-12 plan sponsors and participants as is evidenced by our significant contribution of resources and support to MASA, MSBO and MASB.

Williams & Company, LLC
www.williams-co.com - VALIC is the number one provider of administrative services to public K-12 clients in the US. We have been working with K-12 organizations since our inception and were the first enroll a 403(b) plan participant in the K-12 market. We are keenly aware of the essential needs of the K-12 market, and currently service 8,960 K-12 employers who sponsor 11,667 plans. VALIC continues to be committed to the needs of K-12 plan sponsors and participants as is evidenced by our significant contribution of resources and support to MASA, MSBO and MASB.

Wolgast Corporation
www.wolgastcorporation.com/ - Construction Management, the Wolgast Way, applies modern management techniques that provide our clients the strong leadership necessary for both small and large complex projects. We have systemized our construction process to be the most efficient and responsive in the industry, and we work as our client's advocate at every stage of the project providing unbiased advice, responsive only to our client's interests. Our services cover the entire spectrum of construction phases from pre-bond to post construction. Please call 989.233.4634 for a free consultation.