The 35th annual Leadership Conference for MESPA officers, division presidents, division presidents-elect, committee chairpersons, and committee representatives from each MESPA division will be held September 21-22 at Breezy Point Conference Center near Brainerd -- and will be preceded and followed by the first Board of Directors meetings of the year: Strategic Planning Board Meeting on Sunday morning, Sept. 21; and Business Board Meeting on Monday afternoon, Sept. 22.

The statewide committees are: Communications, Educational Advisory, EPAC (Elementary Principals Action Committee), Legislative Resolutions,

MESPA staff and president in their new MESPA shirts. Notice the embroidered MESPA logos! You too can order one for just $32. (L-R, Judy Bolduc, Rosie Mitchell, Joan Kapaun, P. Fred Storti, MESPA President Dick Oscarson, Olivia Gault)

Membership, Minnesota School of Excellence, Negotiations, Retirement.

These school leaders plan the association's priorities and actions for the year -- within the context of the five goals of the MESPA Strategic Plan. Thank you to all of these members for their time and commitment to MESPA!

• Who attends and what is the agenda?
  

  The Leadership Conference kicks-off the MESPA year -- creating a foundation for MESPA priorities, communications, and actions for the coming year. It provides an opportunity for MESPA officers, board of directors, and standing committees

  Monday morning speaker Sarah Williams of Study Island.

  to establish plans of action and to network with colleagues.

  If you are one of the 130 MESPA leaders who will attend MESPA’s Leadership Conference on September 21-22, watch your mail for conference information. A letter (and an e-mail version of the letter) will be sent in early July reminding you of times and location.

  For a schedule outlining the two-days' meetings, click on the PDF link below.

  The board of directors meet at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
  General registraion begins at 12:30 p.m., with the first general session for all participants at 1 p.m.
  

• When

  MESPA goes green! Cheryl Korteum models using her laptop to view documents on the MESPA Web, as we transition to paperless meetings in our effort to "go green."

  and where?

We will meet at the beautiful and relaxing Breezy Point Conference Center, just outside Pequot Lakes.
Sunday-Monday September 21-22, 2008
For directions to Breezy Point, click on the link below to download a map.

As we kick off the new year, MESPA leaders will be reviewing the MESPA Strategic Plan and determining the direction for 2008-09. We’ll also have some time for networking and fun! We’ll take advantage of our surroundings with a lakeside campfire -- and a guitar sing-along led by the multi-talented Roger Aronson, MESPA legal and legislative counsel!

• Reserve

  MESPA Retirement Committee: hard at work!

  your hotel accommodations for the evening of September 21 by contacting the Breezy Point Conference Center. Please click on the link below to download a reservation form.

  Fax or mail the completed form to the Breezy Point Conference Center.
  Fax: (218) 562-4510
  Mailing Address: 9252 Breezy Point Drive, Breezy Point, MN 56472.

  To get the MESPA rate and be assured of a room, reservations are due by August 22, 2008.

• Let the MESPA office know you are attending
  

  Please return the Leadership Conference confirmation card that was in your mailing

  MESPA Northern division representatives enjoying the Sunday evening buffet on the Breezy deck!

  to the MESPA office no later than Tuesday, September 2, 2008 so we can determine the number of attendees and prepare accordingly (meeting materials, space, food orders).

  Or you may confirm your attendance by e-mail at mespa@mespa.net.

• Questions?
  

  Contact Olivia Gault, MESPA Director of Communications and Professional Development, in the MESPA office:
  651-999-7313 or 800-642-6807