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MESPA leaders raised Congressional awareness of Minnesota education
issues during the NAESP/NASSP Leadership Conference, Washington D.C.,
July 2008: (front L-R) MESPA President Richard Oscarson, Lakeville; Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar; MESPA Executive Director P. Fred Storti;
(back L-R) MASSP President John Hamann, Underwood, MN; MASSP Executive
Director Joann Knuth; MASSP President-elect Don Johnson, Owatonna;
MESPA NAESP State Representative Jean Clark, Sauk Rapids-Rice; MASSP Coordinator Mary Pat Cumming, Stillwater. For complete details, visit the Legislative Advocacy Center in the MESPA Members Only Web.
RtI Data Retreat: Energize strategic principal and team leadership to deliver achievement for all students. The August 11-12 retreat, offered by MESPA in partnership with TIES and the MN Response to Intervention Center, was a resounding success. Working with national RtI experts Ben Silberblitt (manager, Data Services, TIES), Ann Casey (ex. dir., MN Response to Intervention Center), and Kim Gibbons (ex. dir., St. Croix River Education District) -- plus a panel of principal experts, 18 school teams from across the state (109 individuals) developed RtI action plans for their building.
Request for proposals for MESPA Institute 2009 Focus Sessions: You are invited to submit a proposal for a focus sessions to be presented at the 2009
MESPA Institute -- our annual statewide convention held at the Sheraton
Bloomington Hotel, Bloomington, MN. MESPA is a grassroots association. Share your best practices with your peers. For complete details, click on link above. Proposals are due September 8 and will be reviewed by the MESPA Educational
Advisory Committee.
Request for presentation proposals for NAESP convention: You are invited to submit a proposal for presentation during the NAESP 2009 annual convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is your opportunity to help shape the program by sharing your knowledge and experience with other education professionals from across the United States and around the globe. For complete details click on the link above. Proposals are due August 13, 2008.
Champions for Children™ as Champions for Change:
"The school year begins with potential and promise. Anxious and enthusiastic parents send off their treasured children – sometimes for the first time. Students stream through the school doors feeling brave, cautious, self conscious, and hopeful all at once. Teachers prepare for another year of challenges and possibilities while working to establish the right mix of what has worked in the past and what will best ready kids for the future. And you? You are expected to lead them all...This day—this year—is not the same as the last. Change has continued to happen at exponential speeds."
Public relations is a crucial component leading to the success of school leaders and their school communities. The above quote is an excerpt from the most recent Champions for Children materials, provided by MESPA for your use; feel free to use any of the content in your school communications: newsletters, Web sites, speeches, or as a part of other communications with stakeholders. To read the rest of the article, visit the Resources section of the MESPA Web site.
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| Did you renew your MESPA membership by August 1 and win a membership incentive prize? | Jim Litwin, MESPA Membership Committee chair, and his son Ben drew names – connecting MESPA members to their membership incentive prizes. Click on the photo to view the list of prize winners!
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| Dr. Gail M. Swor Selected 2008 National Distinguished Principal | “I am deeply honored to represent the nearly 1,000
elementary principals in the state of Minnesota as the 2008 National
Distinguished Principal,” said Dr. Swor, principal of Poplar Bridge Elementary School in the
Bloomington Public School District (Minnesota ISD #271). “I am passionate about making
a difference in the lives of children and have made it my mission in
life to do so,” she continued. For a complete media release and more
information about the award, click here.
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preparation programs. Inservice: the ASCD community blog—a place for educators to gather
and share ideas. It promotes the kind of exchange that
happens during in-service meetings, where educators discuss how best to
support their students. Principals' Office: NAESP’s blog that connects principals with
their colleagues and other K-12 educators. Come in and join the nationwide
community of principals—where the door is always open.
Dangerously Irrelevant: Ruminations on technology, leadership, and the future of our schools.
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