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RACE TO THE TOP - PACKAGE GROWS

Principal's View - Race to the Top

Principals Questions of the Week

Are any high schools blocking cell phone use during school hours? What is the legality?

Would you share your retention policy?

Protocol for indoor track use during school?

Tweets of the Week

lindenprincipal: 1st trimester is in the books. Congrats to all staff and students for a fantastic start to the 2009-10 school year. 2nd tri starts Mon.

massp: Principal's View - Race to the Top http://mymassp.com/node/2511

NASSP: NASSP and MetLife honor 10 schools for breakthrough results despite a high incidence of poverty. Read about the schools: http://ow.ly/FyEl

govgranholm: Students from Washtenaw CC, UM, and EMU are standing up in Ypsi for the #mipromise & our future. Join them -- call your State Senator.

suptflanagan: What citizens imagine now matters more than ever because they can act on their own imaginations further, faster, deeper and cheaper-Friedman

Upcoming Events

November 30, 2009, Flexible Scheduling Webinar Series, Online

December 2, 2009, MVU Symposium - Connecting with Youth in a Media-Rich World, Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI

December 3, 2009, Principal Boot Camp Mid Year Review, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

December 7, 2009, IBSOM 5th Bi-Annual Symposium, Macomb ISD, MI

December 7, 14, 2009, Flexible Scheduling Webinar Series, Online

December 15, 2009, Credit Recovery Summit II: Math Solutions, Lansing, MI

February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2010, Tuesdays in the Middle Webinar Series, Online

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

June, 2010, Summer Retreat, Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island, MI

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