Register to attend the 2021 MASA Fall Conference September 27-28 • Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC)
In March, 2020, MASA members gathered for our conference amidst rumblings about the COVID virus. We avoided handshakes and hugs, and were liberal in our use of hand sanitizer.We ended the conference on Friday, and on Sunday the Governor announced formally what we all suspected:the world of public education had changed.In the months to follow, we tackled a new list of challenges, read pounds of government guidance, and added new terms to our leadership lexicon (PPE, masking, distancing, contact tracing, herd immunity, flattening the curve, and so on).Now, about a year and a half later, we are “restarting.”While we contemplate our new reality as it pertains to the status of the pandemic, we consider the opportunity to provide excellent instruction with equity at its center.We know that lessons have emerged – and continue to develop – as a result of the pandemic challenge.Our most important take-away:schools are up to the task.Join your colleagues this fall, in person, and explore what we learned, how we are different, and how we will experience our next normal in Minnesota public education.
Available Handouts ... Keynote Speakers: Tough year, resilient leaders: Learning for the Next Normal Katie Pekel, Principal in Residence, University of Minnesota and Sebastian Witherspoon, Executive Director, Equity Alliance MN Handout: Educational Equity: Good for All Students
Culture as an Iceberg Sonia O’Bryan, Associate Professor of Education, Bemidji State University Handout: Features of Cultures
You’ve Been Sued, Now What? Legal and Administrative Claims Against School Districts Liz Vieira, Attorney, Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger, P.A. Handout: You’ve Been Sued, Now What?
Need Extra Substitutes? Help Is On The Way! Jeff Elstad, Superintendent, Owatonna School District Michelle Krell, Director of Teaching and Learning, Owatonna School District Handout: Need Extra Substitutes?
Taking Flight: Aligning Initiatives Throughout Your District Neil Andrushak, Digital Convergence Specialist, Little Falls School District Aaron Sinclair, Assistant Superintendent, Little Falls School District Handout: Taking Flight
Leadership Skills in Conflict and Changing Times Karen Orcutt, Educational Consultant, Karen Orcutt Consulting John Schultz, Educational Consultant, John Schultz Consulting Handout: Leadership Skills in Conflict and Changing Times
Tuesday, Sept 28
Stronger Foundations: How Foundational SEL Prepares Schools for the Next Normal – A Panel Discussion Mandy Fletcher, Superintendent, Blue Earth Area School District John Kocur. Regional Sales Director, Move This World Conan Shaffer, Principal, Blue Earth Area School District Handout: Stronger Foundations
Hold the Phone: Responding to Student Off-Campus Speech in Light of "The Cheerleader Case" Christian Shafer, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A. Handout: Hold the Phone
Mindset Changes Everything Jenna Fromm, CEO/Owner, Palmer Bus Service Handout: Mindset
Leaders and Partners: Working Together for Success Delonna Darsow, Data Product Champion, Sourcewell Technology Corey Tramm, Vice President of Business Development, Sourcewell Technology George Weber, Superintendent, Pierz School District Handout: Leaders and Partners 1 Handout: Leaders and Partners 2
Building Evaluation Strategies in a Changing Education Environment Delonna Darsow, Data Product Champion, Sourcewell Technology Corey Tramm, Vice President of Business Development, Sourcewell Technology Handout: Building Evaluation Strategies
Leveraging a Lab Operating System to Create NetworkedCenters of Equity Ann Ertl, Director of Innovation, Design and Learning, Hopkins School District Randy Fielding, Architect and Founding Partner, Fielding International Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Superintendent, Hopkins School District Handout: Leveraging a Lab Operating System
