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Wednesday, February 6
“Principal Leadership for Raising Achievement and Narrowing Gaps”
Ronald Ferguson, Ph.D., AGI (Achievement Gap Initiative) Director and Co-Chair; Lecturer In Public Policy, Kennedy School Of Government;
Senior Research Associate, Wiener Center for Social Policy.
The presentation will focus on parallels in the roles that principals  | | Rep. Mindy Greiling |
can play in helping teachers to improve, and the roles that teachers play in helping students
improve. Using findings from the Tripod Project, evidence will be presented on the determinants of trust, cooperation, ambitiousness, and resilience.
Sponsored by VIRCO
Thursday, February 7
“Current Legislative Issues in Minnesota Public Education”
Roger Aronson, MESPA Legislative Counsel, will lead a discussion with
Minnesota  | | Sen. Kathy Saltzman |
legislators Rep. Mindy Greiling and Sen. Kathy Saltzman, on key issues in public education. This promises to be an insightful, bottomline conversation. Questions will be taken from the audience.
Thursday, February 7
“The times they are a-changin’: Transitioning Schools into the 21st Century”
Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE).
Effective  | | Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D. |
leadership is required if schools are to realize the transformative potential of digital technologies. Dr. McLeod will address the societal and technological changes that are revolutionizing the world around us and
will discuss how school administrators can best facilitate an effective transition.
Sponsored by Earl F. Andersen, Inc. (EFA)
Friday, February 8
Mary Kay Sommers, National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)  | | Mary Kay Sommers, NAESP president |
president, and principal of Shepardson Elementary,
Ft. Collins, CO, will speak at the MESPA Annual Business Meeting.
Friday, February 8
“It’s NOT Just Joking Around! A Survivor’s Guide to Bullying and Peer Abuse”
Jodee Blanco, author, national anti-bullying activist, and educator.
Blanco will redefine the possibilities for shifting the social dynamic in our schools: five things never to say to a bullied child; immediate steps to  | | Jodee Blanco, national anti-bullying activist |
take with a peer abused child; the two types of bullies; and the difference between discipline and punishment.
Book sale and signing: Ms. Blanco's keynote will be followed by a book sale and signing of her national bestseller PLEASE STOP LAUGHING AT ME... The book price is $12.95, plus tax. Cash, checks (made out to Barnes and Noble), and all major credit cards will be accepted.
Sponsored by AIG Retirement
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