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Ball Frost Group, LLC.

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.

Contact : Andrea Ball

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BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative

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.

Contact : Steve Fisher

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Capitol Advisors Group, LLC

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.

Contact : Kevin Gordon

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CliffordMoss

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.

Contact : Bonnie Moss

website Web Site email Email website (510) 757-9023

COJO Financial Health Inc

The CHAMP Plan is a healthcare program that complements an organization's primary healthcare insurance that makes the organization's healthcare coverage highly cost-effective and beneficial in terms of employee retention and satisfaction rates. Champ Plan is clinically based and monitors all health areas to assist employees in achieving a better quality of life. CHAMP Plan's proprietary app uses clinical data and predictive modeling to guide employees to improve their health and well-being. The app provides immediate access 24/7, and it enhances existing health insurance as front-line defense for primary & urgent care, pharmacy, and mental health needs. The schools existing healthcare insurance does not change. This is a benefits program that overlays existing health insurance and provides zero copay, $1500.00 average annual salary increase after tax, and a savings of $573.60 annually, per employee in reduced FICA fees school district pays.

Contact : John Heverly

website Web Site email Email website (925) 434-5522

Facilitron

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.

Contact : Kristina Kirkland

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Isom Advisors

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.

Contact : Jon Isom

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Kaiser Permanente

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.

Contact : Paola Gonzalez

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Laserfiche by McGrath Solutions

School districts help drive K-12 operations, cross-campus collaboration and student success. Therefore, it is critical that districts modernize their information management by automating and digitizing processes, streamlining workflows, and securely preserving records through their life cycles. Leading school districts partner with Laserfiche to achieve efficiencies and reduce operational costs. “Laserfiche is one system with endless capabilities” -Sally Savona, former IT Director and Division Director – Stanislaus County Office of Education By implementing a Laserfiche Cloud solution you can instantly share the right information and collaborate with people in and outside of your organization to create a better experience for everyone involved. Contact McGrath Solutions to eliminate manual processes with AI-powered document capture, powerful workflows, and e-forms to boost efficiency across your entire organization. School districts help drive K-12 operations, cross-campus collaboration and student success. Therefore, it is critical that districts modernize their information management by automating and digitizing processes, streamlining workflows, and securely preserving records through their life cycles. Leading school districts partner with Laserfiche to achieve efficiencies and reduce operational costs. “Laserfiche is one system with endless capabilities” -Sally Savona, former IT Director and Division Director – Stanislaus County Office of Education By implementing a Laserfiche Cloud solution you can instantly share the right information and collaborate with people in and outside of your organization to create a better experience for everyone involved. Contact McGrath Solutions to eliminate manual processes with AI-powered document capture, powerful workflows, and e-forms to boost efficiency across your entire organization.

Contact : Patrick McGrath

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Mission Strategy Group

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.

Contact : Khieem Jackson

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RIDE Mobility

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.

Contact : Bryan Morales

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School Innovations & Achievement

Since 2003, School Innovations & Achievement (SI&A) has been the back-office facilitator for most of California’s school districts and county offices of education, ensuring fiduciary responsibility to mitigate risks associated with the mandate and SARC programs. Today their signature product—Attention2Attendance®—has created a new standard as the foundation program of The Achievement Initiative: closing the achievement gap for all ethnicities, raising graduation rates and lowering dropout rates. SI&A’s award-winning technology and service products are helping districts create a culture of success: Join the movement! • Attention2Attendance® • Risk Management Program- Good Governance • School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

Contact : Kara Stern

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Southern California Labor Compliance

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.

Contact : Marcos Ong

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The Spyglass Group

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.

Contact : Larry Seiler

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Youth Truth Student Survey

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.

Contact : Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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