The State of Michigan is divided into 22 REMC regions. REMC 12 is represented by Barry, Kalamazoo, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties (REMC 12 West) and Branch and Calhoun counties (REMC 12 East). Both REMC 12 regions have a REMC Media Council. The council consists of media specialists and librarians from the school districts in the counties served as well as the REMC Director and staff from each region. These representatives are essential in ensuring information and opportunities are shared throughout the districts.
The REMC Association of Michigan (Regional Educational Media Center) has been developing collaborative programs for schools statewide since its creation in 1970. The REMC Association of Michigan:
provides proactive leadership to the Michigan educational community
participates with other organizations in building a vision that supports quality teaching and learning
provides equity to Michigan's Pre K-12 students
Regional Educational Media Center
Provides assistance with video check-out to all CISD partner districts
Cooperative Acquisitions Projects - Bid Books
This program is designed to establish statewide bid prices for:
AV Equipment and Supplies
Office Supplies
Computer Equipment, Software, Accessories and Supplies
Library Supplies
Online Instructional Resources
Art Supplies
Copy Paper
As a result of this project, schools may purchase items such as: laminating film, diskettes, audio/video tapes, transparency film, TVs, VCRs, computers, calculators, computer software, data projectors, notebooks, batteries, binding units and much more. The result of this cooperative buying power is that local school districts are able to save thousands of tax dollars. The statewide savings to schools during the 2005 year alone was $32 million. For the full catalog, visit: http://remcbid.org
Local Warehouse Supplies
REMC 12 East continues to warehouse selected supply items for your benefit. Items that are warehoused are shaded in the printed supply catalog.
The benefits of the REMC 12 East warehouse are:
One to two day shipping to your district in Calhoun, Branch, Kalamazoo, Barry, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties.
No minimum ordering requirements
No hassle returns
If you wish to use the REMC 12 East warehouse for the shaded supply items only:
Send your purchase order to Calhoun ISD REMC 12 (see ordering directions in front of printed bid book) and include a five percent handling fee.
If you do not wish to use the REMC 12 East Warehouse:
Send your PO directly to the vendor listed in the far right column of the printed bid book. Follow the ordering directions for supplies and equipment and include shipping charges if necessary (see ordering directions in front of printed bid book).
***As of January 1, 2008 CISD will no longer have the warehouse. From this point forward, you will need to place all orders directly to the vendor listed for that item.
