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Back-to-School
Superintendents' Conference - Housing
Information
Posted June 30,
2009
MDE and MASA are partnering on the Back-to-School Superintendents'
Conference on August 12th! This conference is an
early bird session to MSBA's Summer Seminar (August 13-14, 2009) at
the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park. To make your housing
reservation: Click Here for the Housing
Process and Click
Here for Registration Materials
2009-2010 MASA Board of
Directors!
Posted June 16,
2009
All Board Members are committed to serving actively for the good of
MASA and education. Please feel free to contact any member of the
Board of Directors by clicking their email address.
Click Here for the
2009-2010 MASA Board of Directors
Save the Date!
…for the third
annual Minnesota School Safety Conference
Posted June 10,
2009
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A collaboration of The Minnesota School Safety Center and the Minnesota Association of School Administrators |
Two full days, February 24-25,
2010
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Plymouth
The 2010 Minnesota School Safety Conference is an opportunity
for K-12 educators, school administrators, emergency managers, law
enforcement and others concerned with school safety to gather
practical information and resources on current trends and best
practice in school safety to prepare stakeholders in providing a
safe and healthy environment for students to learn and staff to
work.
Mark your calendar and watch for registration materials, coming
this fall!
The Great Start
Workshops- for new
administrators
Posted June 10,
2009
Series of 5 Workshops • Various Locations • Whole Day and Half
Day Formats
The Great Start Workshop Series is funded with the generous support
of Springsted Incorporated.
Congratulations and welcome to your new Minnesota superintendency!
The Minnesota Association of School
Administrators (MASA) and Springsted Incorporated invite you to
participate in a series of five workshops designed
to get your school year off to a Great Start. Our sessions will
feature the wisdom of experienced superintendents on topics that
will give you practical and immediately applicable assistance as
you begin your new year. There is no registration fee for these
workshops, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER for them.
Click Here for Registration Materials for one or for all five workshops.
Specific agenda info will be available prior to each session. This workshop series is a wonderful opportunity to network with the other new superintendents in Minnesota and a chance for us to get to know you better.
If you need lodging for the Great Start Workshop I, please contact the Hilton Garden Inn City Center Hotel by making your reservation by calling the hotel directly at 651/291-8800 and ask for the “Minnesota Association of School Administrators Block.” Rooms are $129/night plus tax. The hotel is located several blocks away from the Galtier Plaza Building.
“The Fresh Start Series”
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The Minnesota Association of School Administrators presents a
professional development opportunity~ This program is offered to you through the gracious support of ATS & R Planners/Architects/Engineers www.atsr.com Session III - Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the MASA offices- for directions click here |
| Where do you go for
cutting-edge skills when you aren’t a brand new leader, or an
experienced “sage” leader, but right in the middle of your career?
MASA is pleased to announce a professional development opportunity
created especially for our members in their mid-career professional
season. The “Fresh Start Series” was shaped to address the
skill-building and networking needs of Minnesota school leaders
with approximately four to eight years of experience. It’s not only
for superintendents! These sessions are great for curriculum
leaders, directors and anyone who could benefit from these
sessions. Please review our sessions and you will see how this is a
chance to gather with colleagues, sharpen your skills, discover new
inspiration, and find a Fresh Start in your career in a relaxed
conversation setting. After all...“The Best Part is in the Middle"
Click Here for Registration Materials or for questions please email Jeanna Quinn at Quinn@mnasa.org |
2010
National Superintendent of the Year Program
Posted May 14,
2009
Please join with other school communities in honoring outstanding
educational leadership. Make this the year your district becomes
involved in the National Superintendent of the Year Program.
The 2010 application forms are NOW AVAILABLE online at http://www.aasa.org/SOY. Applicants are able to
download the forms to their computers, complete them, print and
mail to AASA.
On the
Road Again ... Charlie is Out and About
Posted April 9,
2009
The weather might not be exactly balmy, but spring is here and
spring region meetings have begun. Here is Charlie's region meeting
schedule:
| June 23 July 27-28 |
Staples Ottertail Lake (Lakes Country & SW) |
The
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Jump Starting the Economy
in Southern Minnesota
Posted March 18,
2009
A document from the offices of Representative Tim Walz, this
document provides information the Federal Stimulus Package,
including the plan for education. To view the document Click
Here.
TRA Fund
Proposal Power Point
Posted February 16,
2009
The MN Teachers Retirement Association has a proposal to both
stabilize the TRA Fund and to address the need to improve
retirement benefits for teachers hired after 1989.
Click
Here to see a
power point presentation explaining the TRA proposal. This
proposal has recently been introduced in the MN Legislature as SF
506/ HF 592
For additional information about the Teacher Pension Reform bill
visit http://www.tra.state.mn.us/LEGISLATIVE/teacherpensionreform.htm.
2009
Legislative Mandate List
Posted January 20,
2009
To view the list Click
Here.
Education Survey of the
2008 MN Legislative Candidates
Posted September 19,
2008
The three professional educational leadership
associations, MASSP, MESPA and MASA joined in a partnership, to
conduct a survey of Minnesota political candidates for the State
Legislature and US Congress. The questions in the survey correspond
to our legislative platforms. Those candidates who answered “Yes”
to every question are designated as “highly rated education
candidates” and are listed on the three web sites of our respective
associations. Not all candidates responded to the survey. The
questions follow, along with the responses of the political
candidates, as a resource for you and your staffs both before and
after the November 4th election. To view the survey Click
Here
The
Bridge to Higher Learning
Posted July 10,
2008
The
new vision for Minnesota's high schools should be to prepare every
student to earn a credential or a degree at a post-secondary
educational institution — whether it is a technical school,
two-year college, or four-year college or university. Click
Here for
more information.
MASA
& MSBA Joint NCLB Platform
MASA and
MSBA have jointly created a platform in response to NCLB. To learn
more Click
Here.
Make
MASA Your Home Page!
Click
Here for information on how to
make MASA your home page.
MASA Office
1884 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 651-645-6272
Fax: 651-645-7518