Most school districts today are looking for ways to save money without decreasing services to its staff. Retired pharmacist Tim Sylvester, a lifelong resident of Alpena Public Schools in Alpena, Michigan, presented the district with a pharmaceuticals plan that would save the district money without raising employee co-pays for prescriptions. The prescription program works essentially the same way as most medical programs. It starts with a preferred-provider network of local pharmacies, but it also has a wraparound network of more than 55,000 pharmacies nationwide. The author discusses how the program provides significant savings.