March 14, 2022
IMPORTANT MESSAGES DR. BERNARD DUBRAY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT Wow! What a difference a month makes. Since our annual membership meeting on January 27, there have been a number of changes to our state, nation, and world. Mask mandates are falling everywhere and, on February 25, the CDC announced […]
February 1, 2022
The MUSIC Board of Directors has selected Ron Orr as the next Executive Director of the MUSIC program. Ron has served as Chief Financial Officer of Pattonville School District since 2002. He spent four years as an Accounting Manager at Washington University in St. Louis and five years in private practice before joining Pattonville. He […]
December 13, 2021
DR. BERNARD DUBRAY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT As I write this message, we are nearing the halfway point of the 2021-2022 school year. As I reflect on the first part of this school year, I can’t say that it has been any better than the previous school year, when we first entered […]
October 13, 2021
At the 4th Quarter 2021 Directors Meeting, Mark Stockwell shared his plans to retire from MUSIC at the end of 2022. Mr. Stockwell stated the following: “MUSIC is an outstanding organization. I am extremely honored and proud to have been associated with it. Serving as its Executive Director has been a highlight of my career, […]
September 22, 2021
DR. BERNARD DUBRAY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT We are now past Labor Day and well into the 2021-2022 school year. It is again an unusual year due to pandemic issue concerns. In June, we were all expecting the new school year to be much improved over 2020-2021. Unfortunately, that has not happened […]
September 22, 2021
DR. BERNARD DUBRAY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT We are all now into the summer period after completing the most unusual and historic year in the history of our organization. No one that I know of has ever experienced anything like it. We have come through the pandemic and can hopefully go about […]
April 8, 2021
MUSIC is proud to announce the 2021 Dr. Darrell “Jack” Holley Scholarship recipients. There were approximately 200 applicants for six available scholarships. The selection committee members were impressed with all the applicants and wish them the best in their future endeavors. Congratulations to the 2021 Dr. Darrell “Jack” Holley Scholarship winners:
April 1, 2021
Written By: Peggy Wilson Area Vice President Member Services MUSIC’s Commercial Crime Insurance provides coverage for loss of money, securities, or other assets resulting from fraudulent acts such as employee theft, certain types of fraud by third parties, theft of property from your school’s premises, and more. Crime coverage areas include the following: • Employee […]
April 1, 2021
Written By: Jackie Turnage-Ferber Client Training and Technology Coordinator Missouri schools are at a greater risk for unplanned cyber incidents because of the push to incorporate technology and eLearning solutions into the teaching and learning landscape. As administrators and teachers struggle to ensure connectivity and accessibility, schools have become more vulnerable. Public K-12 schools and […]
April 1, 2021
Written By: Peggy Wilson Area Vice President Member Services Commercial crime insurance protects MUSIC members from financial losses related to school crime, including theft by employees, forgery, computer systems fraud, and social engineering fraud. One of the most severe risks of financial loss due to theft comes from a school’s employee, especially if this individual […]