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Recent News
MASSP and its Director Get Slimed by Economic Educators
MEA Retirement Proposal - Draw Your Own Conclusions
Senate Leadership Stalls Teacher Retirement Bill
Shorter School Year Stirs Worries
Article For Your Newsletter - Parent Prom Anxiety
Governor Supports Teacher Merit Pay
State Board Approves Superintendent Contract
Senate Approves Property Tax Proposal
Congratulations to the 2009 Secretary of the Year Nominees!
CTE & Secondary Programs to be Showcased at the Capitol
Special Offer for School Violence Conference
Punishment – MDE Style
House Halts Vote on Expanded Sinking Funds
Featured Story
Professional Learning MASSP Style
By Diane McMillan, MASSP Associate Director
Here at MASSP, we’re designing professional development opportunities that are focused, timely, and relevant to the topics that you as the building leader need to keep current on a daily basis. Besides earning SB-CEUs, many of our one-day sessions will also be able to used for credit towards a specialty endorsement on your administrator certificate upon final approval from the Michigan Department of Education. -Click Here to Read More-
Principals Questions of the Week
Green Schools Event -- Greening of Milan Expo set for April 20-21
Are any schools offering a 5 Point Grading Scale for AP classes but not off-campus accelerated programs, or dual enrollment?
Policy that prohibits energy drinks in a middle or high school?
Moving 5th Grade to a Middle School?
What are the age limits your school has for guests at dances like the prom?
Does anyone have good language for plagiarism they will share?
What are some things you're doing to combat tardiness and get kids in class on time?
Would anyone like to share a letter they used to eliminate val/sal and go with the Top 10 instead?
Upcoming Events
March 24 & 26, 2009, CTE & Secondary Showcase at the Capitol, Lansing
March 24, 25 & 26, 2009, Are You Sure They're Telling the Truth, Escanaba, Lansing & Auburn Hills
March 30, 2009, Math Summit: Making Math Success a Reality in Michigan, MSU Kellogg Center, East Lansing
April 4-6, 2009, Annual Student State Leadership Conference, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme
April 21, 2009, Middle Level Student Leadership Convention, Bavarian Inn Lodge Conference Center, Frankenmuth
April 29, 2009, MASSP Spring Law Update with Lisa Swem, MELG Building, Lansing
May 7-8, 2009, School Secretaries' Seminar, Soaring Eagle Resort, Mt. Pleasant
May 15, 2009, Schools To Watch
June 2-3, 2009, IB World Schools 4th Bi-Annual Symposium
June 22-24, 2009, Annual Summer Retreat, Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island
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