Fast-growing Missouri district saves $60,000 on replacement textbooks: Budgetext helps district restock and keep books in students' hands--even on short notice.

Fast-growing Missouri district saves $60,000 on replacement textbooks: Budgetext helps district restock and keep books in students' hands--even on short notice. THE WENTZVILLE R-IV SCHOOL District in Saint Charles Saint Charles.1 City (1990 pop. 22,501), Kane co., NE Ill., on the Fox River, a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1850. Located in an agricultural area (corn and soybeans), the city has food-processing, aluminum and plastic products, and communications equipment County is oneof the fastest growing counties in the nation and the fastest growingarea in Missouri. In such a rapidly growing area, growth in enrollment is continuallyon the rise with more than 12,100 students in K-12 for the 2009-2010school year--a 1,000-student increase over the previous two years. Toaccommodate this growth, the district needs to update and replace itssupply of textbooks on a regular basis. Each year, the Wentzville SchoolDistrict must buy hundreds of books to restock re��stock?tr.v. re��stocked, re��stock��ing, re��stocksTo furnish new stock for; stock again.Verb 1. restock - stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants" . On top of constantly growing enrollment numbers, Wentzville, likedistricts across the country, is looking for ways to save money toaccommodate already stretched budgets. Keeping existing texts incirculation longer is one strategy, making the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. ofreplacement texts critical. The district sends out open bids for allreplacement textbooks needed and Budgetext is consistently the firstcompany to respond. Budgetext has helped Wentzville save around $60,000over the past two years by supplying used books to meet thedistrict's buying replacement and supplemental needs. "When I need replacement or additional texts, it'susually on very short notice," said Janet Murphy, executiveassistant for purchasing. "We put a time limit on the datewe'll accept responses, Budgetext always comes in with theirinventory quickly and honestly. I know when I put in an order with themI'll get exactly what they promised when they promised it." Budgetext's responsiveness is due to the company'scommitment to customer service as well as its state-of-the-art warehouseand fulfillment system. Budgetext customers have dedicated account teamsfor each customer that includes a service representative based atheadquarters and a field rep in the customer's area that visitsfrequently. Both are always available for any questions or issues. "The Budgetext rep is the only book rep we see on a regularbasis. Other companies only stop by during the busy orderingseason," commented Murphy. It is this commitment to a workingpartnership that affords Budgetext the ability to fulfill needs, providesound advice, and occasionally foresee fore��see?tr.v. fore��saw , fore��seen , fore��see��ing, fore��seesTo see or know beforehand: foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment. its customers' future needs. Budgetext has also helped Wentzville take books out of circulation.When they do retire a title, the district puts out an open curriculumbid to all textbook companies, to buy back the titles. Budgetext hasearned the business the past two years with the best pricing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AREA FACTS * The county boasts a good blend of commercial, industrial andresidential growth. * The district is geographically located in the western part of thecounty or 40 miles west of downtown St. Louis. * The district encompasses all or part of Dardenne Prairie prairieLevel or rolling grassland, especially that found in central North America. Decreasing amounts of rainfall, from 40 in. (100 cm) at the forested eastern edge to less than 12 in. ,Foristell, Lake Saint Louis Saint Louis(l`ĭs), city (1990 pop. 396,685), independent and in no county, E Mo., on the Mississippi River below the mouth of the Missouri; inc. as a city 1822. St. , O'Fallon and Wentzville.