Eudora Kansas USD 491 Construction Project

Date: Feb. 26, 2008
To: Kansas AEPA Vendors and Greenbush Business Partners
From: Brad Stefanoni
Re: Eudora Kansas USD 491 Construction Project

Eudora Kansas USD 491 is planning a facilities construction project. Please see the attached invitation for bid. Please contact the following for more information on the scope of this project:

Monty Musick
Universal Construction
P-913-342-1150
F-913-342-1151
mmusick@universalconstruction.net

Teacher Tube

If you haven't seen this yet you need to: TeacherTube video

A Time to Test

Standardized testing season has come to school districts in Kansas. As Greenbush business partners embark in spring 2008 marketing initiatives I would encourage you to keep testing in mind as schools will be very busy administering standardized tests to students.

For a complete run-down on the Kansas testing schedule CLICK HERE.

AESA News

In reading an article in AESA News (Association of Educational Service Agencies) I found some interesting questions raised by the author in regard to education service centers doing business with and meeting the needs of schools. Ponder the following:

1. How can we be leaders on the cutting edge without being so far in front of our customers that they may not be able to catch-up?
2. How can we be entrepreneurial without being too slick?
3. How can we build internal capacity without over extending the budget?
4. How can we be ready at a moment's notice to prove our worth?
5. How do we assist our schools with their growing pressures of the virtual world?

AESA is a great resource for Greenbush business partners to take the pulse of education service agencies around the country. Check out AESA at www.aesa.us.

"Seeding" Your Field

I have spoken to several Greenbush business partners over the last few days about how to stimulate interest of new products and/or services among school districts in Kansas.

Many partners have had experienced success by offering "early bird" incentives for school districts that jump on board first. Please contact me if you would like my assistance in exploring our network of business partners who have successfully navigated this process.

Addition to Due Diligence in New Partnership Inquiries

I am working toward a first-tier level addition to Greenbush's due diligence process of reviewing new partnership inquiries. In order to ensure that Greenbush continues to meet the specific needs of the school districts we serve, we are designing an "interest survey" for lack of a better term.

We want a way to be able to gauge surface-level interest among school administrators (superintendents, principals etc.) as well as other school district personnel. The layman's version translates into...if 100 superintendents out of 120 indicate interest in a new product/service then that prompts me to move to the next level of exploring a partnership. Conversely, if only two superintendents out of 120 indicate interest then maybe the need is not there at the present time.

More to come.

Upcoming Kansas Education Conferences

Many business partners of Greenbush have inquired about educational conferences in Kansas. Click on the following link and scroll down the left-hand side of the page for a list of upcoming education conferences in Kansas: CLICK HERE!

Education in the "Flat World"

A colleague found an interesting article in the American Association of School Administrators' "The School Administrator" February 2008 edition that details a discussion with author Daniel Pink on "curiosity, passion and the politics of school reform in the global marketplace."

Enjoy...CLICK HERE!

Creating Awareness for Partners

This is a constant struggle that I face...keeping the school districts served by Greenbush apprised of the products and services available to them through Greenbush business partners and Kansas AEPA vendors.

As we move into spring 2008 I plan to explore many new options for creating awareness and I am looking forward to new ideas from our partners.