Guiding Education
Having the Kansas Association of School Boards as our parent company, our belief is: your success is your community’s success, and our success is student success. That’s a commitment we’re proud to stand behind. It is also why we have taken the initiative to bring more solutions to the education market across the state.
Our Employee Benefits program is designed to simplify and enhance benefits and enrollment for employers, employees, and their families. We provide an all-in-one benefits package with an intuitive, easy-to-use employee interface.
At KBS, we believe that offering high-quality, competitive benefits is just the beginning. What truly sets us apart is our focus on the process—ensuring seamless administration and ongoing support for your team. Because for us, the proof isn’t just in the product; it’s in the process.
As your dedicated health consultant and benefits administrator, KBS operates exclusively in the employee benefits space. We’re here to guide you through the complexities of insurance and benefits, helping you make informed decisions with confidence. Let’s explore how we can support your team today!
The buildings where we work and serve our communities are essential to the success of our organizations. They represent significant financial investments, and losses due to storms, accidents, or other unforeseen events can be devastating.
At KBS, we understand the importance of protecting your infrastructure. Through our strategic partnership with the Kansas Insurance Cooperative for Schools (KICS), we provide tailored property and casualty insurance solutions designed specifically for the education market. Our approach helps schools safeguard their assets, manage risk effectively, and ensure long-term stability—so you can focus on what matters most: student success.
Workers Compensation is a required employer insurance plan to pay employee benefits for job-related injuries, disability or death arising from and during employment. While coverage is required and there are many carrier options, our members can secure coverage with KASB. If you believe in our mission to be the voice of public education and advocate for public education in Kansas, putting your TRUST in that same association makes sense!
Our Value:
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Wholly-owned Subsidiary of KASB
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Worker's Comp Pool for Kansas Schools Managed by Kansas Schools
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Fiscally Strong & Continuous Operation Since 1987
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Administered by KASB & Only Available to KASB Members
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Operations Managed from Topeka, KS
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Onsite Training, Support, and Guidance Provided by a Workplace Safety Consultant
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Web-based Learning Management System Provides Required Workplace Safety Training
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Access to a web-based claims management program
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Unexpected injuries happen, and when they do, schools can find themselves caught in difficult situations—even when no negligence is involved. As family health plans increasingly carry higher deductibles, more parents are turning to schools for help covering medical expenses. While a school’s liability insurance only applies in cases of proven negligence, many student injuries are purely accidental and not covered under liability policies. This gap can lead to families seeking financial assistance from schools, creating financial and legal challenges. Student Accident Insurance bridges this gap, providing essential coverage to protect students, schools, and staff. By offering this coverage, schools can reduce financial risk, provide peace of mind to families, and ensure that students receive the care they need—without unnecessary disputes.
Managing utility expenses—especially natural gas procurement—has become increasingly complex in recent years. Our long-standing energy consortium is designed to help schools and public entities navigate these challenges by reducing price volatility and ensuring reliable access to energy when it's needed most.
With a focus on stability and cost control, the program offers long-term fixed pricing contracts that protect members from market fluctuations while ensuring a dependable supply.
Program Highlights:
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Managed by Woodriver Energy LLC – An expert and independent marketer of natural gas
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Multi-Year Contracts – Minimize price volatility and fluctuations
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Strategic Hedging – Reduces exposure to unpredictable market shifts
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Comprehensive Cost Coverage – Pays for supply, transportation, and distribution up to the city gate
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Risk-Free Supply & Demand Management – Covers liability for over- or under-consumption
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Transparent Pricing – Provides all-in fixed costs (excluding transportation fees from your local utility company)
By leveraging the power of group purchasing and expert risk management strategies, our Energy Management Program ensures financial stability and peace of mind—so you can focus on serving your community without worrying about energy costs.
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Navigating the intricate landscape of state and federal procurement laws can consume valuable time and resources for public entities. This is where BuyBoard steps in to facilitate the process.
BuyBoard is a national purchasing cooperative that simplifies procurement by providing access to competitively procured contracts, all of which comply with bid laws. As a strategic partner, KBS is proud to support Kansas public entities with this invaluable resource.
Whether you are acquiring vehicles, technology, maintenance supplies, playground equipment, or essential office items, BuyBoard offers significant advantages:
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Save Time: Bypass the lengthy RFP process—BuyBoard contracts have already undergone public and competitive bidding.
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Save Money: Take advantage of the collective purchasing power of thousands of public entities across the country.
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Stay Compliant: Ensure that your purchases adhere to all state and federal procurement regulations.
Make your next purchase—no matter the size—easier with BuyBoard. As a public entity, you can join at no cost. Let KBS assist you in getting started.
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Employee Benefits
Our Employee Benefits program is designed to simplify and enhance benefits and enrollment for employers, employees, and their families. We provide an all-in-one benefits package with an intuitive, easy-to-use employee interface.
At KBS, we believe that offering high-quality, competitive benefits is just the beginning. What truly sets us apart is our focus on the process—ensuring seamless administration and ongoing support for your team. Because for us, the proof isn’t just in the product; it’s in the process.
As your dedicated health consultant and benefits administrator, KBS operates exclusively in the employee benefits space. We’re here to guide you through the complexities of insurance and benefits, helping you make informed decisions with confidence. Let’s explore how we can support your team today!
Property Casualty Insurance
The buildings where we work and serve our communities are essential to the success of our organizations. They represent significant financial investments, and losses due to storms, accidents, or other unforeseen events can be devastating.
At KBS, we understand the importance of protecting your infrastructure. Through our strategic partnership with the Kansas Insurance Cooperative for Schools (KICS), we provide tailored property and casualty insurance solutions designed specifically for the education market. Our approach helps schools safeguard their assets, manage risk effectively, and ensure long-term stability—so you can focus on what matters most: student success.
Workers Compensation Insurance
Workers Compensation is a required employer insurance plan to pay employee benefits for job-related injuries, disability or death arising from and during employment. While coverage is required and there are many carrier options, our member can secure coverage with KASB. If you believe in our mission to be the voice of public education and advocate for public education in Kansas, putting your TRUST in that same association makes sense!
Student Accident Insurance
Unexpected injuries happen, and when they do, schools can find themselves caught in difficult situations—even when no negligence is involved. As family health plans increasingly carry higher deductibles, more parents are turning to schools for help covering medical expenses. While a school’s liability insurance only applies in cases of proven negligence, many student injuries are purely accidental and not covered under liability policies. This gap can lead to families seeking financial assistance from schools, creating financial and legal challenges. Student Accident Insurance bridges this gap, providing essential coverage to protect students, schools, and staff. By offering this coverage, schools can reduce financial risk, provide peace of mind to families, and ensure that students receive the care they need—without unnecessary disputes.
Energy Management Program
Managing utility expenses—especially natural gas procurement—has become increasingly complex in recent years. Our long-standing energy consortium is designed to help schools and public entities navigate these challenges by reducing price volatility and ensuring reliable access to energy when it's needed most. With a focus on stability and cost control, the program offers long-term fixed pricing contracts that protect members from market fluctuations while ensuring a dependable supply.
Program Highlights:
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Managed by Woodriver Energy LLC –An expert and independent marketer of natural gas
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Multi-Year Contracts – Minimize price volatility and fluctuations
-
Strategic Hedging – Reduces exposure to unpredictable market shifts
-
Comprehensive Cost Coverage – Pays for supply, transportation, and distribution up to the city gate
-
Risk-Free Supply & Demand Management – Covers liability for over- or under-consumption
-
Transparent Pricing – Provides all-in fixed costs (excluding transportation fees from your local utility company)
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By leveraging the power of group purchasing and expert risk management strategies, our Energy
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Management Program ensures financial stability and peace of mind—so you can focus on serving your community without worrying about energy costs
"Absolutely take the step and do it, change is always scary, but this is a very positive change. The support you get is amazing, the product you get is amazing, everything about it has been good, and if there is anything that you have questions about or things you want changed, they are very open to listen to ideas, to make things better, to make the processes better, so I wouldn’t hesitate. I know we made absolutely the correct decision and I would urge anybody to do the same thing."
Trish M. - Hoisington USD 431
"Customer service, because in all different aspects you guys are there when we need you, and in the past it hasn’t always been there. Or when you’ve helped us with the booklets, the flipping book, or sending out information to our employees, you have it written and we just have to forward it on."
Sami - Syracuse USD 494
"The KBS team has been very knowledgeable with the benefits and setting up our online enrollment. My staff has felt very comfortable with the change and they came and assisted some of the employees that didn’t feel comfortable doing the online enrollment themselves. There was a day set aside that they came and assisted the staff as well in doing their online enrollment."
Denise C. Clifton-Clyde USD 224
Operation Hours
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