 | Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship: seminar for new principals
10/9/2008
 | | MESPA Class of 2007-2008 |
Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship:
a seminar for new elementary and middle level principals and new MESPA members (first and second-year principals, assistant principals, interns, and principals new to the state of Minnesota).
Build the network of peers and resources you need to succeed!
The
Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA) presents the full day Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship
seminar, with an optional second day of the Three-Minute Walkthrough seminar.
Practical advice from people who understand the flow of your work. Network statewide with others new to the
profession and presenters who are practitioners in the field. Seminar topics are designed to support you in your role as an elementary or middle level principal and MESPA member.
- MESPA: the benefits of membership in a responsive, grassroots association.
- School law for new principals with Roger Aronson, MESPA legal and legislative counsel.
- Data usage and Response to Intervention with Dr. Benjamin Silberglitt, TIES, Manager Data Services.
- Reflections from the 2008 Minnesota National Distinguished Principal, Dr. Gail M. Swor.
- Ask the Experts: advice from practitioners in the field, a panel of experienced Minnesota principals.
- Optional Day 2, the Three-Minute Walkthrough! An important tool to
help you set your school on a continuous improvement cycle.
Seminar registration
To download a flyer with complete Suriving and Thriving in the Principalship seminar details and registration information, scroll down and click on the PDF below.
Seminar date and location:
Thursday, October 9, 2008
8:00 a.m, Registration, networking, and continental breakfast
8:30 am. - 3:30 p.m., seminar
TIES Education Center
1667 North Snelling Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108 The seminar day includes continental breakfast, lunch, handouts, and administrator clock-hour credits (CEUs) .
The cost is $95 for MESPA members, $150 for non-members.
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Optional Day 2, Three-Minute Walkthrough seminar: To help new principals in guiding their staff toward a continuous improvement cycle, we offer an optional second day to the New Principals' seminar: the Three-Minute Walkthrough.
Seminar date and location:
Friday, October 10, 2008
8:30 a.m, Registration, networking, and continental breakfast
9:00 am. - 3:00 p.m., seminar
Brimhall Elementary School
1744 West County Road B
Roseville, MN 55113 The seminar day includes continental breakfast, lunch, handouts, and administrator clock-hour credits (CEUs). A
three-minute walkthrough is a brief, focused classroom visit. Learn to
use this tool to guide your teachers and set your school on a
continuous improvement cycle. Kathy Larson, national professional
growth and development consultant, will lead you on the walkthrough,
using the school as a live laboratory, allowing seminar participants to
observe and use the process in its classrooms. The combined cost for the Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship (Day 1) and the Three-Minute Walkthrough (Day 2) for a MESPA member is $195.
Hotel accommodations
If seminar attendees need hotel accommodations
for the evenings of October 8 and 9, MESPA has arranged a special
MESPA room rate with the Radisson Hotel Roseville. The hotel is located
very near the TIES Education Center at 2450 N. Cleveland Avenue in
Roseville. For reservations, interested individuals should call the
hotel at (651) 636-4567 or toll free (800) 333-3333, and request a room
in the MESPA block.
Comments from 2007 New Principals:
- The seminar was nice because it opened doors that I did not know existed or how to access.
- Great workshop, knowing where to go for support is very beneficial.
- Great refreshments, resources, and facility.
- I really enjoyed the law portion of the workshop.
- I appreciated the insight of all presenters.
- Great way to network with others that are at the same place in their career as me.
- Wonderful, professional, inspiring presenters!
- Ton of great information.
- The panel was an excellent presentation. I would suggest replacing the data topic with a topic that can provide us with something tangible we can take back with us.
- Thanks.
- I really enjoyed the sessions and the opportunity to connect with other colleagues.
- I would have loved more time to hear the Q & A and Legal issues. I do know we were limited by time, but both were very useful to listen too.
- Connecting with others – more about MESPA.
- The handouts were very useful in informing me of upcoming topics and events
- It is nice to have many presenters here so that we have a bigger network of people to ask questions to.
- The Web site has lots of resources…thank you.
- I appreciate the networking with other principals and other new principals.
- Roger was great – lots of information.
2007 new principals in attendance were:
Busacker, Suzanne: Watertown-Mayer Primary School
Davis, Ryan: Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools
Flansburg, Nathan: Valentine Hills Elementary
Hartman, Jason: Independence Elementary
Hillman, Matthew: Chatfield Elementary
Kahoun, Judi: Woodcrest Elementary
Lansfeldt, Malinda: Lily Lake Elementary
Lynk, Kristopher: BOLD Elementary
Mares, Jon: Pinewood Elementary
Nelson, Jeff: Lake of the Woods Elementary
Nolte, Jeff: Mabel-Canton Schools
Pankonen, Summer: Lake Benton Elementary
Peterson, Scott: Cambridge Intermediate School
Rodemeyer, Abe: St. Clair Elementary
Skanson, Eric: RCW Elementary
Slaathaug, Gregg: Fulda Elementary
Thorvilson, Travis: Highland Elementary
Tostenson, Renae: Appleton/Milan Elementary
Tryggeseth, Scott: Roosevelt West Side School
Williams, Ross: Sibley Elementary
New_Prin_08_Registration.pdf
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