Business Services
The Ball/Frost Group, LLP is a legislative services and governmental relations firm representing school districts, county offices of education and education related associations. We possess more than 60 years of combined experience in assessing the potential effects of issues before the California legislature and executive branch and advocating on behalf of our clients. Our work spans across issues and includes public education funding and programs, behavioral and mental health, early childhood, teacher and administrator preparation and development and fiscal policy.
The BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative provides schools with an opportunity to save time and money while purchasing the products they use every day. Contracts and vendors awarded through BuyBoard have been competitively procured, to assist members with compliance with local and state procurement requirements and a documented audit trail. With a wide range of contracts, products and vendors available, members will find almost everything needed to support their organization.
We are a team of experts in California education policy, finance, legislative strategy, and public affairs. Over the course of our collective careers, we have been helping schools, professional associations, industry/private sector interests, and non-profit organizations succeed in achieving important outcomes for students, educators, and the future of California. No team is more effective in building successful strategies to achieve your goals and priorities in the K-12 education sector. Our services include government relations and advocacy, State budget expertise, fiscal advising, State Board of Education waivers, school facilities eligibility compliance, OPSC/State Allocation Board representation, strategic consulting and public affairs, communications strategies, and issue management.
We are here to help you tell your story. If your goal requires community, political, or electoral success, they can deliver. The apporach combines significant winning political experience with fresh thinking innovative tools, and a spirited belief that people support what they help create. Their services: political strategy, election feasibility/planning, public information, and effective ground and online campaigns. CliffordMoss. What's your story? Let us help you tell it.
Facilitron is a data-driven facilities management platform and marketplace that streamlines facility scheduling and the rental request process of school and public spaces while enabling insight into real-time cost and utilization data.
In addition to facility scheduling, Facilitron now allows facility owners to manage work orders, maintenance requests and schedule preventive maintenance and connect to BAS-systems such as BACnet to schedule HVAC, lighting or other automations and all in one place and fully integrated across platforms.
Using data and expertise in facility management, Facilitron provides information to schools on the benefits of data such as equitable use, fiscal responsibility to taxpayers and school safety. Benefiting from real-world experience with school boards and facility data analysis, Facilitron provides a complete platform and consulting solution that helps schools develop and implement well-managed facility use programs, gain new insights on their operational costs and prepare for a data-driven future.
Foster & Foster is an independent national actuarial consulting firm that specializes in providing innovative retirement and health & welfare consulting services to sponsors of public, private, and multi-employer benefit plans. Founded in 1979, Foster & Foster has steadily grown to become a leading firm for actuarial services in the United States. This growth was driven by strategic acquisition and hiring. Today Foster & Foster is proud to have over 100 staff members working to serve the retirement and health needs of our 2000+ clients nationwide. With clients having as few as 5 or as many as 200,000 members, and assets under management ranging from a few million to many billion, Foster & Foster is small enough to provide customized solutions and personal service to all clients yet is equipped with the resources capable of servicing the largest plans in the country. Our mission is the same for all: Make each of our clients feel as if they are our only client!
We are a full-service planning, campaign, and financial advisory firm that serves California school districts. Our team has worked with both large and small school districts throughout the state and continues to be a leader in this industry. With over 25 years of experience providing innovative solutions and the highest level of service. Our staff has not only been the most active, but the most successful in assisting school districts improve their facilities and their general fund in recent years.
At Kaiser Permanente, we’re committed to helping shape schools to be healthy and vibrant places of learning and development for all. For over 75 years, Kaiser Permanente has been committed to shaping the future of health and health care. Kaiser Permanente’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Click here for resources on Health & Wellness, Self-Care and information on coping with COVID-19.
Mission Strategy Group is a Vision and Values driven firm. Our vision is to create the “Preschool to Leadership Pipeline” by supporting state education systems and local school leaders to build frameworks that drive student success.
Our expertise and experience are vast: Helping clients foster strategic relationships, navigate state and federal policy, understand and decode complex legislation processes, enhance coalition building and translate atmospherics into actionable plans. We provide leadership development by partnering with decision makers and thought leaders to identify their potential to navigate through change, analyze complex challenges and maneuver through rapid decision cycles.
BYD | RIDE: BYD is the world’s leading battery-electric bus manufacturer with over 80,000 vehicles on the road globally. Its U.S. spinoff, RIDE Mobility has more than 1,000 vehicles on the road or in production in the United States. Together, BYD | RIDE is creating hundreds of American jobs, making battery-electric buses that are helping to clean our air while improving efficiency and the bottom line for our customers.
The Southern California Labor Compliance (SCLC) is committed to the enforcement of labor standards on Roofing and Waterproofing construction projects performed in the State of California. Labor compliance was one of the principal reasons for the formation of SCLC, and remains an important consideration to this day. Toward this end we monitor public and privately‐funded projects from bidding through project award and construction, always seeking to maintain fairness for all contractors. The entire structure of construction bidding rests upon a foundation of honesty and fair dealing.
SpyGlass provides technology expense management solutions to our 14,000+ clients across the U.S. and Canada. Via a proprietary, industry-leading SnapShot Audit® process, we help optimize the technology cost center resulting in bottom-line profit acceleration. To further support our client’s profitability, we offer the exclusive energy management service ePro+® to provide energy cost clarity for businesses across all industries — in both deregulated and regulated states.
YouthTruth believes, and research shows, that student voice matters. YouthTruth works at the intersection of student voice and school improvement. Our valid and reliable surveys help school districts harness student, family, and staff perceptions to drive change that will improve academic and behavioral outcomes. Since 2008, YouthTruth has surveyed over 2.6 million students and nearly 600,000 staff and family members.
YouthTruth’s team is here to assist our California school districts with strategic planning, student leadership groups, LCAP metrics, and so much more. Visit www.youthtruthsurvey.org to learn more.