Minnesota Principals' Academy Participants
The Minnesota Principals’ Academy is a powerful and much-needed source of support for principals across our state as they play their critical and challenging roles in improving schools and raising student achievement.  The University of Minnesota’s Consortium for Post-Secondary Academic Success is coordinating the Academy;The academy is funded by Minnesota Legislature appropriation, and was created in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association, the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, and the University of Minnesota.

Using a train-the-trainer delivery model, the Minnesota Principals' Academy plans to provide continuing leadership development for principals over the next several years.  During 2006-2007, 48 Minnesota principals and school leaders were trained by National Institute for School Leadership experts. For  a list of these 48 leaders, with their contact information, click on the Leadership Team 06-07 document below. (This is an Excel spreadsheet.)

Starting in June 2007, members of the Leadership Team delivered the NISL curriculum to the first cohort of principals from across the state.  For a list of these principals, with their contact information, click on the Cohort One 07-08 document below. (This is an Excel spreadsheet.)




 MN_Principals_Academy_Leadership_Team_0607.xls  
 MN_Principals_Academy_Cohort_One_0708_.xls  



Academy details
What is the academy? How was it created? For complete details, visit the MN Principals' Academy section of this Web site (under Professional Development).



Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.

Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.

Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association
1667 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
651.999.7310     MN toll free 800.642.6807    
Fax: 651.999.7311     E-mail: mespa@mespa.net