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NAESP 2009 Elections: president-elect candidate statements
2/13/2009 4:15 PM
Barbara A. Chester Elected!

Four MESPA members receive 2008 Energy Star Award
2/13/2009 3:10 PM
Minnesota Schools Receive National Energy Awards

2008 MAEF Award Winners
1/29/2009 2:50 PM
2008 Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation
School Spotlight Awards

Information about Salmonella Contamination of Peanut Butter
1/20/2009 1:00 PM
(January 20, 2009)  The Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture has fielded several calls from school districts across Minnesota inquiring about the recent outbreak of salmonella from contaminated peanut butter.  Here are answers to the questions frequently being asked -- and contact information if you have additional questions.

Grading the States: Securing Progress, Striving to Improve
1/8/2009 10:25 AM
Amid national political turnover and financial worries, states remain on the front line in the push for school improvement.
The 13th annual edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts continues to track state policies across key areas of education and maintains the cradle-to-career framework launched two years ago.

Minnesota Autism Task Force: testimony invited at public forum
1/6/2009 11:05 AM
Public school employees, physicians, therapy providers, social service workers, group home providers and health insurance providers involved in working with individuals with autism are invited to testify about the issues they face, including the availability and effectiveness of services, training, staffing, treatment and therapy, at a second public forum scheduled for January 21:  6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Room 123, State Capitol Building, St. Paul.

Study: Charter schools promote segregation, perform worse than traditional schools
11/26/2008 1:00 PM
by Tom Weber, Minnesota Public Radio
November 26, 2008

Become a Minnesota Reading Corps Site!
11/19/2008 11:30 AM
Join a webinar to learn more about the Minnesota Reading Corps program and how your elementary school can get involved for the 2009-10 school year.

Burnsville 6th Grader Gets Surprise Visit from Soldier
11/13/2008 10:40 AM
News from Vista View Elementary, Burnsville (Dr. Susan Risius, principal)
KSTP.com Television
November 11, 2008

These Backpacks Bring Relief
11/13/2008 9:50 AM
Reprint from Jordan Independent newspaper, written by Katrina Styx.
Stacy DeCorsey (principal, Jordan Elementary) implemented the Blessings in a Backpack program -- providing weekend food items to children in need.

Kids Learn What It's Like to Vote
11/5/2008 3:25 PM
The chatter in the halls of Mississippi Heights Elementary School (Sauk Rapids) on Tuesday morning wasn’t your average elementary student chit-chat.

Instead of planning ahead for recess or talking about their favorite after-school shows, students were talking about whom they were going to vote for during the school’s mock election.

Dennis Peterson Named 2009 MN Superintendent of the Year
11/5/2008 2:30 PM

Cyclists Enjoy Beautiful Day at Headwaters 100
10/6/2008 2:55 PM
P. Fred Storti participated in the 100-mile road race!

AIG Retirement Divestiture
10/3/2008 12:00 PM
Important development in the history of AIG Retirement 

Death of Dr. Samuel G. Sava, NAESP executive director emeritus
10/2/2008 3:40 PM

AIG Retirement Response to MESPA Members Regarding U.S. Financial Crisis
9/18/2008 11:25 AM

Secretary Spellings Names 320 U.S. Schools as 2008 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools
9/11/2008 3:05 PM
Schools honored are academically superior or show dramatic gains in student achievement

Nine Schools Recognized as 2008-2009 Minnesota Schools of Excellence
9/5/2008 12:15 PM
Minnesota Schools of Excellence clearly connect the education process to student learning

2008 PDK Gallup Poll Results
8/29/2008 9:10 AM
PDK/GALLUP POLL:  OBAMA MORE SUPPORTIVE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

National Assessment Governing Board Nominations
8/15/2008 1:40 PM
Request for candidates, response due 9/5/08

Principal Power
6/13/2008 2:00 PM

Thank You MESPA Board of Directors
5/8/2008 9:50 AM

Dr. Gail M. Swor Named 2008 National Distinguished Principal
5/5/2008 3:55 PM

Meltdown Management (Wakahneza): Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune
5/1/2008 2:50 PM

NAESP President-Elect, 2008 Candidate Statements: W. Diane Cargile and Deborah Harvest
3/14/2008 9:20 AM
(May 22, 2008 -- Alexandria, VA) The results are in. Diane Cargile has been elected National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) President-elect. Your votes have been tabulated. The NAESP Election Audit Board met today to supervise the opening and counting of the ballots for this year's election. We appreciate the commitment of all candidates and congratulate the following,who have been elected to serve on the NAESP Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2008.
President-Elect: Diane Cargile, principal, Rio Grande Elementary School, Terre Haute, IN
Director, Zone 1: David Cobb, principal, Lyndon Town School, Lyndonville, VT
Director, Zone 2: Lou Della Barca, principal, C.J. Davenport Primary/ Elementary School, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 
Director, Zone 8: Deborah Ayers-Geist, principal, Oak Grove Elementary School, Kansas City, KS

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