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	February 27, 2009

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Speaking of leading
While teacher quality is crucial, sustainable school improvement can only be achieved if there is leadership development on a districtwide basis. We need a new generation of leaders who possess the skills required to engage in “positive deviance”—employing the tactics essential to achieve success within an otherwise failing or mediocre system.
- Pedro A. Noguera & Alan M. Blankstein, 2.13.09, in a commentary published in Education Week regarding the possibilities inherent in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

MASA Symposium can help leverage stimulus funds
In order to help you be prepared…be informed…and be ready to lead forward when it comes to energy solutions in your schools... More>

2009 Governor’s Education Summit to focus on college access
Michigan will launch a Michigan College Access Network that will bring together foundations, business and labor organizations, the faith-based community, our K-12 schools and our higher education institutions to get all Michigan students on the path to education after high school... More>

Federal Stimulus Package resources
Just can’t read enough about the impact the federal stimulus package will have on Education? Here are some resources to explore... More>

MASSP sponsors summer leadership camps for students
Executive Forum provides newly elected student officers with a one-day, intense "how-to" training.
Summer Leadership Camps for middle- and high-school students in late July... More>

SET SEG Summer Leadership Camp scholarships will be awarded by SET SEG Educational Foundation
The SET SEG Educational Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships that will help students attend the 2009 Michigan Association of Student Councils/Michigan Association of Honor Societies (MASC/MAHS) Summer Leadership Camp... More>

March 2-6 is National School Breakfast Week
The Michigan State Board of Education has adopted a resolution to recognize “National School Breakfast Week” from March 2-6, 2009. Please join the Michigan Department of Education in recognizing this special week and the role school nutrition programs play in the lives of America’s children.
Read the resolution…
Find resources to promote school breakfasts …

‘21st Century Media Center’ video calls for Certified Library Media Specialists in Michigan schools
More than three years in the making, the Library of Michigan and MDE recently announced the availability of the “21st Century Media Center” video, a collaborative effort showcasing... More>

Opportunity awaits budding children’s authors
MEMSPA recently announced a contest for aspiring children’s authors. The winning authors will have their books published... More>

24/7 Tobacco-free Schools
Approximately 18% of Michigan high school students smoke, short of the Healthy People 2010 goal of reducing youth smoking to 16% or less... More>

A parent's perspective on asthma: Talking with Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama took time to speak with Healthy Schools Campaign in the summer of 2005 about the challenges of managing a child's asthma, particularly at school... More>

Support the Whole Child initiative
When we can do more, then we should do more. That is why AASA and MASA support the Whole Child Petition... More>

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Mark your calendars for MASA President’s Installation Luncheon
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Shaping America's Future 2009

AASA news:

Stimulus Facts and Action the Focus of April Advocacy Conference
Atlanta school leader Beverly Hall named 2009 National Superintendent of the Year
AASA statement on passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act