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TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 2-5 p.m. --
National Distinguished Principal, Selection Committee
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 8-10:30 a.m. -- MESPA Board of Directors meeting, Edina Room 10:30-11:30
-- MESPA Committee meetings
EPAC, Atrium 4 Negotiations, Atrium 4 Retirement, Atrium 4
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Institute Registration and Exhibits
11-Noon Early Bird Exhibit Viewing Special Receive double tickets toward door prize drawing! 11 a.m. – 5
p.m Internet Café – sponsored by TIES
11:45 a.m. – 12:30
p.m. Lunch : Ballroom 12:30
Welcome: Ballroom
1-2:30 The Immortality of Influence (Salome Thomas-El) -- sponsored by VIRCO
2:30 Break -- sponsored by Science Museum of MN. Tour
Exhibits area
3 25-Year Club social
3 Institute Orientation: first-time
Institute participants 3:30-4:30 Concurrent focus sessions 5-6 Hors d’oeuvres reception: Poolside
-- co-sponsored by Horace Mann and MESPA, with
beverages by Zaner-Bloser (Jane Dalrymple, rep.)
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Evening on your own
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 6:15-7 a.m. Boot Camp, Yoga, Walk-N-Talk 7:30-8:45 Breakfast on your own
7:30-8:45 Wake Up with Your iPad! Sponsored by Study Island 7:30-8:45 MESPA New Principal Breakfast 8-10:30 Registration open
8-3
Internet Café (sponsored by TIES) and Exhibits
9-10:30 Creating a Healthy School (Mark Fenton) -- sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN 10:30-11 Break to tour Exhibits
11-Noon Concurrent focus sessions
Noon-1 p.m. Buffet Lunch: Ballroom 1-2:30 The "Sense" of Humor (Jim Winter, Wavelength): Ballroom Sponsored by Lexia Learning 2:30-3 Break -- sponsored by Science Museum of MN. Tour Exhibits area
3-4 Concurrent focus sessions
4:15-5:15 MESPA Division meetings
Central, Bloomington Room East Suburban, Edina Room Minneapolis, Atrium 2 Northern, Atrium 4 St. Paul, Atrium 6 South Suburban, Atrium 7 Southeast (in division hospitality suite) Southwest, Atrium 3 West Suburban (5 p.m.,Navigator Lounge)
5:45-6:45
Gala Reception: Ballroom Foyer -- sponsored by Lifetouch Inc.
-- semi-formal attire
6:45 Annual Awards
Program and Banquet: Ballroom -- semi-formal attire
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 6:15-7 a.m. Boot Camp, Yoga, Walk-N-Talk 7:15-8:15 Breakfast buffet: Ballroom
Exhibitor door prize winners announced
8-9:45 Annual MESPA Business Meeting EPAC Drawing
10-11:30 Legislative Health of MN Principals MESPA Legislative Counsel Roger Aronson
and Legislative guests 11:30 Institute Cash prizes CEU certificate presentation
11:30 Institute 2012 adjourns
See you at Institute 2013!
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2012_MESPA_Institute_Program.pdf Complete Institute program: daily schedules, session locations, speaker bios, and an exhibitor list.
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locations, speaker bios, and an exhibitor list, scroll to the PDF below.
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 | Service Project | Not only does MESPA love health, but principals love to feed kids!
For details, click the hieroglyphic.
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 | Dress to move! | How should dress for Institute? Follow the example of Institute Co-chairs Jayne Ropella and Patrick Glynn, dress to move! Exercise Formal through Business Casual
We want you to be comfortable and ready to get up and move! - Tour the exhibits.
- Take in the focus sessions.
- Maybe start your day with Yoga, Walk and Talk, or Boot Camp!
Perhaps all you need is a pair of tennis shoes with your Business Casual. It's up to you.What does Exercise Formal mean? "Think you're going to an upscale exercise class in an upscale exercise club and your staff is going to be there, rather than to the treadmill in the basement. Not your sweats. And think carefully about spandex..."
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