May 2008 (vol. 37, no. 5)
"You have left a positive imprint on hundreds if not thousands of children, staff, and families during your years as principal."
Richard Oscarson
MESPA President
(principal, Eastview Elementary, Lakeville, MN)

March 2008 (vol. 37, no. 4)
"I am proud to be one of hundreds of Minnesota elementary principals who are fortunate to work in a profession that has the ability to change the world."
Jolene Jans Landwer
Minnesota 2007 National Distinguished Principal

December 2007 (vol. 37, no. 3)
"Instructional practices are strong predictors of student academic engagement."
Ronald F. Ferguson, Ph.D.

A correction to the Legal News from Roger Aronson: on page 4, the third sentence in the final paragraph should read "Considering the current economic downturn, new revenue is not expected to be available."
The word "not" was  missing. We apologize for the error and strive to be accurate in all MESPA communications.


October 2007 (vol. 37, no. 2)
"We have a moral obligation to prepare students for their technology-suffused, globally-interconnected futures. There is an important and vital role for schools
in this and effective leaders are the key. Meaningful and sustainable school change never happens without strong leadership."

Scott McLeod, Ph.D.


September 2007 (vol. 37, no. 1)
 "A confident child is harder to bully. A compassionate child will not bully."
Jodee Blanco




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