Corporate Sponsors

NCSA gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following corporate sponsors and encourages members to contact these companies for products and services to school districts and ESUs.  For more information about corporate sponsorship, please contact Kelly Coash-Johnson at 800-793-6272.


Ameritas Investment Corp.
Al Eveland
5900 "O" St., 1st Floor
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-467-6968
aeveland@ameritas.com

Improving School Facilities to improve educational opportunities for our students!

  • Bond Elections
  • Refunding Bonds
  • QCPUF Bonds
  • Lease Purchase Program
  • Insurance Bonds
  • Short Term Notes
  Energy Education
5950 Sherry Lane
Dallas, TX 75225
214-346-5950
www.energyeducation.com
   
   
Horace Mann Companies
Cindy Dornbush
11329 "P" Street, Ste. 122
Omaha, NE 68137
402-331-0509
dornbuc1@horacemann.com
www.horacemann.com

Auto Insurance, Homeowners Insurance, Life Insurance and Financial Services for Educators and their families. The Horace Mann Companies also provide to School Districts; Employee Programs, Educational Workshops, Insurance and Financial Services.
  Learning Together
Julie Smith
5509 B.W. Friendly Ave,
Ste. 201
Greensboro, NC 27409
866-921-0000
julie@learningtogether.com
www.learningtogether.com

Learning Together peer tutoring is scientifically based and proven effective for students in grades two through middle school. As Tier 2 interventions, Reading Together and Math Together accelerate academic achievement; promote social and emotional growth; benefit English Language Learners; align with state and national standards; improve school climate; and show results in year one.
   
   
National Insurance Services
Steve Ott
9202 W. Dodge Rd., Ste. 302
Omaha, NE 68114
800-597-2341
sott@nis-sif.com
www.nis-sif.com

National Insurance Services (NIS) is a leading provider of group insurance and financial products for the public sector including Life, Disability, Vision, Dental and Medical Insurance, HRAs, 403(b) Plan Management and GASB Actuarial Valuation services. NIS' corporate office is located in Wisconsin and has central region offices in Lincoln and Omaha.
Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund
Barry Ballou
455 South 11th Street, Ste A
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-705-0350
balloub@pfm.com
nlafpool.org

NLAF offers Nebraska school districts, ESUs, community colleges, public agencies and other governmental subdivisions the ability to invest funds short-term at a variable rate and the ability to lock-in rates for longer-term maturities at fixed-rate, thus providing the opportunity to diversify their investments, enhance returns, invest bond proceeds and minimize interest rate risks.
   
   
NIFDI
Amy Johnston
PO Box 11248
Eugene, OR 97440
541-485-1973
ajohnston@nifdi.org
www.nifdi.org

The National Institute for Direct Instruction (NIFDI) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to providing school districts with a solid training program and approach for the implementation of Direct Instruction in districts, schools and classrooms.
SchoolFusion
999 18th St., Ste. 2150
South Tower
Denver, CO 80202
800-906-0911
www.schoolfusion.com
   
   
TRANE
Danny Szegda
5720 South 77th St.
Ralston, NE 68127
402-935-9040
dave.raymond@trane.com
www.trane.com/omaha

TRANE Company assists school districts in the retrofitting and upgrading of HVAC systems, controls, lighting, windows and other facility needs to create high performance teaching and learning environments.  Through the performance contracting method TRANE provides a "turnkey" project that not only ensures a quality indoor air environment, but also creates energy and operational savings that justify the cost of the project.  TRANE also supplies HVAC and control system equipment, along with service contracts for all types of HVAC and control systems.
UNICO
Thomas Champoux
4435 O St.
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-434-7252
tchampoux@unicogroup.com
   
   
Wells Fargo Brokerage Services
John H. Self
303-863-6461
John.h.self@wellsfargo.com
Wells Fargo Bank
Troy Brockmeier
308-233-5600
Troy.a.brockmeier@wellsfargo.com

Wells Fargo Public Finance, part of Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, LLC, Members of FINRA and SIPC, partner with Wells Fargo & Company to provide educational institutions with low cost, tax-exempt financing solutions through access to the capital markets. Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance. The company has 1,300 team members and more than 50 locations (banking, investments, mortgage and consumer finance) in Nebraska that provided over $460 million in loan originations in 2008.
Virco, Inc.
Matt Kirkland
PO Box 6356
Lincoln, NE 68506
402-328-8031
Fax: 402-328-8162
matthewkirkland@virco.com
www.virco.com

Equipment for educators


Aijalon
Megan Lyons
825 M Street, Ste. 100
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-475-4343
info@aijalon.net

Aijalon is a creative marketing firm with core services in branding, identity development, web site design and deployment, and advertising and media. Their talented team combines creative and technical expertise to develop innovative marketing solutions. It's aijalon's mission to build strong relationships with clients and become their strategic partner.
School Beacon
David Hahn
PO Box 83672
Lincoln, NE 68501
402-403-1176
david@newdigitalgroup.com


ARCHI + ETC.LLC
Stacy LaVigne
6500 Holdrege St, Ste 007
Lincoln, NE 68505
402-429-7150
fax: 402464-6810
cjoy@archi-etc.com
archi-etc.com

Provides services in architecture, design-build solutions, master planning, strategic programming, drafting and professional consulting.
Awards Unlimited
Larry King
1935 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-474-0815
Fax: 402-474-3782
lking@alltel.net
 
 
Cannon Moss Brygger & Associates, P.C.
Bradley Kissler
2535 Carleton Ave., Ste A
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-4444
fax: 308-384-0971
info.gi@cmbaarchitects.com
cmbaarchitects.com
  D.A. Davidson & Co.
Paul Grieger
1111 N. 102nd Ct, Ste 300
Omaha, NE 68114
402-392-7986
fax: 402-392-7908
pgrieger@dadco.com
davidsoncompanies.com/ficm/

We provide Nebraska schools with: financing for projects requiring elections, lease-purchase obligations, qualified capital expenditures financing and tax anticipation notes.
 
 
DLR Group
Pat Phelan, Whitney Wombacher
400 Essex Court
Omaha, NE 68114
402-393-4100
fax: 402-393-8747
pphelan@dlrgroup.com
dlrgroup.com

Architecture, engineering, planning interiors.
LifeTrack Services, Inc.
Cassie Dunn
1271 Port Drive
Clarkston, WA 99403
800-738-6466
fax: 509-758-2162
larry@lifetrack-services.com
lifetrack-services.com

Maximize your school improvement efforts. Gather useful data first hand from the source...your graduates. Comprehensive 5 year graduate follow-up programs, middle school surveys, athletic satisfaction surveys, and Title IX sports interest surveys available.
 
 
Nebraska Public Agency Investment Trust
Becky Ferguson
PO Box 82529
Lincoln, NE 68501
402-323-1334
fax: 402-323-1286
becky.ferguson@ubt.com
npait.com

NPAIT is a cash management investment designed exclusively for Nebraska public agencies providing safety of invested funds, a competitive rate, complete daily liquidity and ease of operation on short-term funds. NPAIT also offers competitive fixed rated on longer term funds.
Union Bank and Trust
Charity Kuehn
PO Box 82535
Lincoln, NE 68501
402-323-1460
fax: 402-323-1195
charity.kuehn@ubt.com
ubt.com

Banking Services, Retirement Plan Services including 403(b), 401(k) and 457 plans, Treasury Management, Corporate Trust Services, Investments and Personal Trust Services.
 
 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Patricia Fairchild
114 Ag Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583
402-472-9184
Fax: 402-472-9024
Jswanson8@unl.edu
4hcurriculum.unl.edu

NE 4-H Curriculum with school standards
U.S. Bank
Tim Schlegelmilch
233 South 13th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-434-1134
fax: 402-434-1007
tim.schlegelmilch@usbank.com
usbank.com

Provider of banking services in deposit, treasury management, trust, investments and payment processing products for governmental or public organizations.