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2008-2009 Calendar of MESPA Events
MESPA supports an annual calendar of events and professional development at the state and devision level -- and provides continuing education credits.  For a flyer describing our year of professional development programs, scroll down and click on the MESPA Marketing Flyer at the bottom of the page.

  • Monday-Tuesday, June 16-17, 2008
The Breakthrough Coach, two day seminar
Day 1 for administrators
Day 2 for administrators and their secretaries/administrative assistants
TIES Education Center, St. Paul

  • Wednesday-Saturday, July 23-26
NAESP State Leader's Conference
Washington, D.C.
  • Thursday-Friday, July 24-25
Educational Secretaries Workshop
A workshop for secretaries to principals
St. Cloud, sponsored by MASP
  • Monday-Tuesday, August 11-12
RtI Data Retreat
"Energize Strategic Principal and Team Leadership:
delivering achievement for all students"
Co-sponsored by MESPA, TIES Education Technology Collaborative, and MNResponse to Intervention Center
TIES Education Center, St. Paul
  • Wednesday, August 13
Legal Issues Seminar
Holiday Inn, St. Cloud
  • Sunday-Monday, September 21-22
MESPA Fall Leadership Conference
A conference for all MESPA division leaders and standing committee representatives
Breezy Point Conference Center, Breezy Point

  • Sunday-Monday, September 21-22
Board of Directors Meetings
Breezy Point Conference Center, Breezy Point
  • Monday, October 29
Legal Issues Seminar
Proctor Area Community Center, Proctor
  • Thursday, October 9
Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship
A seminar for new principals
TIES Education Center, St. Paul
  • Friday, October 10
Three-Minute Walkthrough Seminar
Brimhall Elementary School, Roseville
  • Thursday-Friday, October 16-17
NDP Recognition and Celebration
Capitol Hilton, Washington, D.C.

  • Monday, October 13
Legal Issues Seminar
Holiday Inn Downtown, Mankato
  • Friday, October 24
Legal Issues Seminar
Shooting Star Event Center, Mahnomen
  • Monday, November 3
School of Excellence Celebration Planning
TIES Education Center, St. Paul
  • TBD
Executive Committee Meeting
TIES Education Center, St. Paul
(Joint meeting with MASA and MASSP)
  • Tuesday, November 11
          RtI Leaders: Instructional Decision-Making for Education Leaders
          TI
ES Education Center, St. Paul
         
(Collaboration of MESPA, MASA, MASSP, and MASE)
  • Tuesday, November 18
          Legal Issues Seminar
          TI
ES Education Center, St. Paul
  • Friday, December 5
Board of Directors Meeting
TIES Education Center, St. Paul
  • Tuesday, January 15, 2009

    Executive Committee Meeting
    (Executive Committee members
    of the MESPA Board of Directors)
    TIES Education Center, St. Paul

  • Tuesday, February 3

    NDP Selection Committee
    Sheraton Bloomington Hotel

  • Wednesday-Friday, February 4-6
54th annual MESPA Institute (statewide convention)
"Shaping Great Minds"
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Bloomington, MN
  • Wednesday, February 4

    Board of Directors Meeting
    Sheraton Bloomington Hotel

  • Friday, February 6

    MESPA Annual Meeting
    Sheraton Bloomington Hotel

  • Thursday, March 26
Emerging K-12 Education Leaders Conference
(Collaboration with MASA and MASSP for:
education administrators interested in moving to another administration level; and for individuals interested in entering the elementary or secondary principalship, or superintendency)
TIES Education Center, St. Paul, MN
  • Friday-Tuesday, April 2-6
"Building Tomorrow's Learning Communities"
88th annual NASEP Convention
Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA

  • Friday, May 1
Board of Directors Meeting
TIES Education Center, St. Paul
  • Friday, May 1
NDP Selection Committee
TIES Education Center, St. Paul

  • Thursday, June 12
Institute 2010 Planning
TIES Education Center, St. Paul

  • Monday-Tuesday, June 15-16
The Breakthrough Coach
Learn how to work less, play more,
get the job done in a normal week, and
be re-energized as an instructional leader!
TIES Education Center, St. Paul
  • Tuesday, June 16
The Breakthrough Coach
Day-Two Review
TIES Education Center, St. Paul

  • Wednesday-Friday, June 17-19
MESPA/NAESP PALS Leadership Immersion Institute
Learn the art and science of principal-to-principal mentoring.
TIES Education Center, St. Paul



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