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It's back! Mandatory Administrator Certification Back on the list of reforms

It's back! Required principal and assistant principal certification has become a key component of the legislation needed for the Race To The Top (RTT) application. Who knew? At an educator recognition function last Tuesday, the Governor said mandatory administrator certification was the first priority in Michigan' s application for the RTT monies. Huh? Really?...click to read more.

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February 24, 2010, Classroom Discipline: Establishing Respect and Responsibility, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

March 6, 2010, Principal Contracts and Negotiations Seminar, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

March 24, 2010, Are You Sure They're Telling the Truth? Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

April 28, 2010, MASSP Spring Law Update, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

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