Regional Services provides business and auxilliary support services designed to create cost efficiencies and economies of scale that ultimately save school districts money. The services provided include:
Child Nutrition
This team provides consulting services to local districts in operating school meal programs. Specialties in this area include:
- Inservices and workshops
- Library of resource materials
- Michigan Statewide Training courses taught on-site and over OSTN
- ServSafe Manager’s Certification Training
- Support for school food service purchasing cooperatives, including the Macomb-Oakland-RESA (MOR) Cooperative which serves over 90 school districts.
Lori Adkins MS, SNS, CHE, Consultant: 248-209-2102
Event Management
Event Management serves those who are seeking professional development and other educational special event opportunities. This team handles all event and guest logistics including: front desk reception, room booking, internet marketing and registration for workshops, catering, communications with support operations such as AV and technology, registration, certificates, name tags, registration management, financial management of all credit card, purchase order and cash registration transactions, invoicing, SB-CEU applications, processing and transcript records and a host of other logistical support activities.
Phone .......................................................... 248.209.2500
Toll free......................................................... 888.263.3867
Fax ............................................................... 248.209.2021
Andrea Berry, Manager: 248-209-2434
Product Sales & Marketing
Product Sales and Marketing operates to maximizes the marketability/delivery of newly developed and pre-existing Oakland Schools products and services, including the design, development and execution-support of corresponding marketing plans. The product/service marketing focus may take place within or beyond Oakland County borders and/or local school districts, in an effort to enhance organizational revenue and recover costs for Oakland Schools. Click on paragraph heading for more information.
Kristin Clippert, Marketing Consultant: 248-209-2562
Production Printing and Graphics
Offers quality printing at a low cost while remaining dedicated to personalized service and using new technology. Services include:
- Full-service professional print shop
- Imaging systems for online document transmission and printing
- Color printing
- District delivery of print orders
- Quick turn around
- Page layout and design services
Kevin Miller, Manager: 248-209-2149
Office of Procurement & Contracting
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Review and compilation of an online cooperative bid listing for local, regional and national bids for districts
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Provides an online bidders list for Oakland County districts (password protected)
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Brochures on Doing Business with Public School Districts in Oakland County for our vendors
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Offers seven Institute of Supply Management (ISM) procurement professional development tapes for district use
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Coordinates county-wide bid efforts for the Oakland County School Purchasing Officials (OCSPO)
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Facilitates monthly meetings for the Oakland County School Purchasing Officials
- Efficiently coordinates the procurement process for Oakland Schools including obtaining quotes and competitive bids
- Ensures that all purchases comply with state laws and Board policies
- Coordinates disposition of fixed assets (equipment, furniture, computers, etc.)
- Coordinates Oakland Schools vendor contracts and
- Negotiates pricing agreements
Katrina Brunette CPPB, CPPO, Manager: 248-209-2032
Pupil Transportation Services
Oakland Schools' Pupil Transportation Services provides "Beginning" and "Advanced" training for school bus drivers, as well as transportation consultant services, and updates on applicable transportation laws and regulations. They also assist districts with submission of transportation reimbursement information and reports to the Michigan Department of Education.
Pupil Transportation Services is also the only authorized support office in Oakland County for the PolyPlot, school bus routing software.
Lori Richardson, Program Director: 248-209-2224
Shipping & Receiving
The Shipping and Receiving team provides delivery and pick-up services to all Oakland County school districts.
Pete Nenadovich, Supervisor: 248-209-2280
Teacher's Resource Center
The Teacher Store closed November, 2009. Thank you for your years of support.
Oakland Schools Production Printing & Graphics continues to offer lamination services as well as poster creation. Please visit our website for more information OSPrintShop.com .
Kevin Miller, Manager: 248-209-2149
Oakland Schools Cooperative Contracts Network
This team provides consulting services to local districts in operating school meal programs. Specialties in this area include:
- Inservices and workshops
- Library of resource materials
- Michigan Statewide Training courses taught on-site and over OSTN
- ServSafe Manager’s Certification Training
- Support for school food service purchasing cooperatives, including the Macomb-Oakland-RESA (MOR) Cooperative which serves over 90 school districts.
Mike Rangos MBA, CPPO, Chief Contracting Officer: 248-209-2209
Katrina Brunette, Manager, Office of Procurement and Contracting: 248-209-2032
Oakland Schools Purchasing Card Program
This program allows routine purchases to be made by individuals who have been assigned purchasing cards. The main benefits of the program include:
- Reduced procurement costs;
- More timely receipt of goods;
- Less administrative burden;
- More control by those needing the items to be purchased;
- Faster payment to vendors.
Mike Rangos MBA, CPPO, Chief Contracting Officer: 248-209-2209
Cindy DeVaney, Project Coordinator, 248-209-2113