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At A Glance
Wednesday, February 6
11:00 a.m. Registration, Internet Café, and Exhibits Open
11:45-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 Welcome and Opening Session
1:00-2:30 Keynote I, Ronald Ferguson, Ph.D., Principal Leadership for Raising Achievement and Narrowing Gaps
2:30-3:30 Exhibit Viewing and Dessert in Exhibits Area
3:00 New Principal Meeting
3:00 25 Year Club Meeting and Social
3:30-5:00 Feature Sessions
- Top Five Legal/Legislative Concerns of Principals with Roger Aronson
- Bye Bye Bullies production by National Theatre for Children with Katia Petersen, Ph.D. of Safe and Caring Schools
- RtI Implementation  | | MESPA Educational Advisory Chair, Mary Hanson (Madelia) |
with Ann Casey, Ph.D.
and Susan Risius, Ph.D.
5:00-6:00 Hors d’ Oeuvres Reception
6:00 Dinner and evening on your own
Thursday, February 7
7:30-8:45 a.m. Division Breakfasts
8:00-3:00 Registration Open
8:00-3:00 Internet Café and Exhibits Open
9:00-10:30 Keynote II, Discussion with Minnesota education
legislators, led by Roger Aronson, MESPA Legislative and Legal Counsel
10:30-11:00 Break – View the exhibits
11:00-Noon Focus Sessions (instructional leadership relevance)
11:45 -1 p.m. Buffet Luncheon
12:15 Exhibitor Prize Drawings
1:00-2:15 Keynote III, Scott McLeod, Ph.D., The times they are a-changin’: Transitioning Schools into the 21st  | | MESPA Exhibits Chair, Paul Schullo (Bloomington) |
Century
2:15-3:00 Exhibit Viewing and Dessert in Exhibits Area
3:00-4:00 Focus Sessions (instructional leadership relevance)
4:15-5:15 Focus Sessions (financial and career skills relevance)
5:45-6:45 Annual Gala Reception sponsored by Lifetouch, Inc.
6:45 Awards and Dinner Banquet
Friday, February 8
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
8:15-9:45 MESPA Annual Business Meeting, special speaker NAESP President Mary Kay Sommers
9:45 Institute Cash Card Drawing
10:00-11:15 Keynote IV, Jodee Blanco, It’s NOT Just Joking Around! A Survivor’s Guide to Bullying and Peer Abuse. Followed by book sale.
11:15 Institute evaluation; CEU certificate presentation; EPAC prize drawing
11:30 Institute 2008 Adjourns
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