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2009-2010 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 complete event and registration details, click here. To download a card with highlights of our 2009-2010 Professional Development offerings, scroll to the bottom of this page.

2009
Monday-Tuesday, June 15-16
The Breakthrough Coach: How to work with less, produce more and still get the job done in a sensible school week. Reduce your total work week hours, AND multiply your time in classrooms by 500%! 
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


Wednesday-Saturday, July 15-18
NAESP State Leader's Conference
Washington, D.C.


Thursday-Friday, July 30-31
Educational Secretaries Workshop, sponsored by MASP
A workshop for secretaries to principals
St. Cloud

Monday-Tuesday, August 3-4
Extraordinary Leadership for Challenging Times in Education: incorporating NAESP national standards for what principals should know and be able to do. Collaboration among NAESP, MESPA, and Metro ECSU
TIES Education Center, St. Paul


Thursday, August 13
Legal Issues Seminar
Michael's Restaurant, St. Cloud


Thursday, August 20

Own Your Data Seminar
Raven Stream Elementary School, New Prague


Sunday-Monday, September 13-14

MESPA Fall Leadership Conference
A conference for all MESPA division leaders and committee representatives.
Breezy Point Conference Center, Breezy Point

Sunday-Monday, September 13-14
Board of Directors Meetings
Breezy Point Conference Center, Breezy Point


Monday, September 28
Legal Issues Seminar
Proctor Area Community Center, Proctor


Thursday, October 1
MESPA New Principals' Seminar: Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship
TIES Education Center, St. Paul

Friday, October 2
Three-Minute Walkthrough Seminar
Parkview Center School, Roseville

Friday, October 9
Own Your Data Seminar
ACS Building, Perham

Tuesday, October 20
Legal Issues Seminar
Country Inn & Suites, Mankato


Thursday-Friday, October 22-23
NDP Recognition and Celebration
Capitol Hilton, Washington, D.C.


Monday, October 26
Legal Issues Seminar
Shooting Star Event Center, Mahnomen


Monday, November 2
Own Your Data Seminar
Mesabi East Schools, Aurora

Friday, November 6
Own Your Data Seminar
Sauk Rapids-Rice School District, Sauk Rapids

Monday, November 9
Minnesota School of Excellence Celebration Planning
TIES Education Center, St. Paul


Date to be determined
Executive Committee Meeting
(Joint meeting with MASA and MASSP)
TIES Education Center, St. Paul 

Friday, November 13
Own Your Data Seminar
Luverne Public Schools, Luverne

Tuesday, November 17
Legal Issues Seminar
TIES Education Center, St. Paul


Monday, November 23
MESPA Board of Directors Meeting
TIES Education Center, St. Paul


2010
Tuesday, February 2
NDP Selection Committee
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel


Tuesday, February 2

"Aligning the Learning Day" Conference
Collaboration with NAESP and
MN School Age Care Alliance
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel


Wednesday-Friday, February 3-5, 2010

55th annual MESPA Institute (statewide convention)
"Bridges to the Future: valuing tradition, leading change"
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Bloomington, MN

Wednesday, February 3
MESPA Board of Directors Meeting
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel


Friday, February 5
MESPA Annual Meeting
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel


Thursday, March 25
Emerging Leaders Conference
Collaboration among MESPA, MASA, and MASSP 
TIES Education Center, St. Paul

Friday-Tuesday, April 8-11
89th annual NAESP Convention
Houston, Texas

Friday, May 7
MESPA Board of Directors Meeting
TIES Education Center, St. Paul


Friday, May 7
NDP Selection Committee
TIES Education Center, St. Paul


Monday-Tuesday, June 14-15
The Breakthrough Coach: How to work with less, produce more and still get the job done in a sensible school week. Reduce your total work week hours, AND multiply your time in classrooms by 500%!
TIES Education Center, St. Paul

Tuesday, June 15
The Breakthrough Coach: Day-Two Review 
TIES Education Center, St. Paul


Get Acrobat Reader  09-10_MESPA_ProfDev.pdf  
Card highlighting MESPA professional development events.