Speaking of Leading

"It's hard to Lead Forward when you're always watching your back"

–Dave Campbell. Superintendent of Olivet Schools, 3.24.10 during a panel discussion at the MASA/MASB Governance Day discussing the importance of strong board-superintendent relationships

MASA/MASB Summer Leadership Academy for Aspiring Superintendents
This four part academy, moderated by Dr. J. Mark Rainey, begins April 22, and promises to be a practical and realistic approach to the day-to-day duties of a superintendent taught by former administrators and educational leaders... more>

National Leaders Keynote MASA/MASB Governance Event
At the March 23rd event, Bielang offered "Four Secrets of Success," Domenech and Bryant lead interactive discussion... more>

Educating the Mobile Generation
Join MASCD and the SE2T2 Grant Partners and Sprint to learn more about how smartphone and netbooks are the quintessential tools of the 21st century... more>

Connecting Across the Curricula
The Michigan Joint Education Conference provides an invaluable opportunity for educators who teach several disciplines, learn techniques that connect lesson plans, create integrated program scripts and increase personal and professional merit... more>

Digital Learning for Digital Students
Focused on the needs of K-12 educators teaching today’s digital students with the latest resources. Led by Dr. Brian McNulty, this event promises participants exposure to new ideas and tools during an active and thought-provoking day... more>

Don't miss your chance to apply for a Summer Leadership Camp scholarship from the SET SEG Educational Foundation The SET SEG Educational Foundation is still accepting Summer Leadership Camp scholarship applications! In May, scholarships will be presented to Michigan public high schools to help their students attend the 2010 Michigan Association of Student Councils/Michigan Association of Honor Societies (MASC/MAHS) Summer Leadership Camp at Albion College. This year, the Foundation has increased its scholarship funding and will present $9,400 in awards, up to a maximum of $1,250 per high school! more>

• MASA launches two new online resource centers
  Performance Evaluation Resource Center
  
  Retirement Reform Resource Center
• Your Opinion Needed
  MASA seeks your feedback to aid in drafting legislation to eliminate unnecessary or redundant reporting requirements more>
• Highlighted Service
  MASA Resource Teams offer issue-specific advice and counseling more>
• Legislative Updates
  Review recent MASA Legislative updates
• Winners Circle
  Algebra II in the Workplace: William Pearson, South Lyon Community Schools, with Jean Schmeichel more>
  

• AASA releases statement on Obama's "Blueprint" [includes video] more>
  
  

• Muskegon ISDs county-wide letter to the editor – take up the challenge to follow the model they have set more>
• MSBO 2010 Survey Summary: “Fiscal Condition of Michigan’s Schools" more>
• Latest email from Tom White more>
• Tom White's response to accusation of "Save Our Salaries" more>

• Fall Conference exhibitor info now online more>
• MASA is announcing a free webinar for sponsors, to help you identify and evaluate key elements that will help you improve your customer experience and return on investment at trade shows more>

• Special education "one-pager" webinar released more>
  
• MEAP math and reading scores climb, achievement gap narrows more>
• The first Response to Intervention and School Improvement Conference has been announced more>
  
• Recent MDE Memos
  2009-2010 District Report of Planned Number of Days and Clock Hours of Pupil Instruction more>
  
  Helping Students Come Prepared to Get a Driver’s License more >
  
  Response to Intervention Conference more> 
  
  Statewide Literacy Plan more>  
  
  Indirect Cost Rates more>

  Updated Pupil Auditing Manual  more>

  Food Recalls: Free E-mail Notification more>
  

• U.S. gets poor grades in nurturing STEM diversity more>
• Mecury: What you spill will cost you more>
  

• The National Financial Capability Challenge is an awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of youth so they can take control over their financial futures more>
  
• Constitutional Academy 2010 allows high school students to earn college credit more>

• Making Inclusion Work with Transdisciplinary Teaming
  April 17, 2010
  Social Science Building, UM-Dearborn
  
  Presented by UM-Dearborn's School of Education and Oakwood's Center for Exceptional Families in collaboration with Oakland Schools and Wayne RESA
• Exploring the Superintendency
  Four-part series continues March 24,
  April 21
• Digital Learning for Digital Students: Making it Real
  Monday, April 26, 2010
  Novi Sheraton
• Michigan Construction Career Days, 2010
  April 27 & 28
  Springfield Oaks County Park, Davisburg, MI
  
  Help students see how they can change their world by choosing a career in construction. Registration is limited to the first 3,500 students.
• 2010 Eat Healthy + Play Hard = Smart Students Conference
  April 28-30, 2010
  Hyatt Regency Dearborn
• Educating the Mobile Generation
  April 30, 2010
  MELG Building, Lansing
• Response to Intervention and School Improvement
  Fitting it all Together One Common Voice/One Plan: Clarity for Schools
  May 4, 2010
  Dearborn Hyatt Regency

  Registration limited to the first 200 participants.

• 2010 Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference
   May 5, 2010
  Grand Rapids, MI

  The first 250 school personnel to register will participate for no cost!
  See agenda…
  See flyer and registration information…

• Michigan Joint Education Conference: Connecting Across the Curricula
  Wednesday, June 23, 2010
  Thurston High School in Redford, Michigan

  Features sessions  directed at teachers and administrators on integrated education, curriculum and instruction. 
  Learn more at www.mijec.org

  Proposals to present at the conference may be submitted by April 2 at http://mijec.org/speakers.

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