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Don't Bargain on It: Prohibited Subjects of Bargaining

In 1994, the Michigan Legislature enacted Public Act 112. PA 112 amended the Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) by putting more teeth into the longstanding ban on strikes and by delineating prohibited subjects of bargaining. While wages, hours, and working conditions remain mandatory subjects of bargaining, the prohibited subjects are..click to read more.

Recent News

LEADERS SAY BUDGET AGREEMENT IS IN HAND—MAYBE

New Algebra II and other Pre MME High School Content Expectations Released

What If?

MASSP Joins In Letter To Legislature

Off the Record-On the Road comes to Annual Convention

Principals Questions of the Week

How did your alternative high school fare with the EdYes Report Card / AYP?

Has MDE posted the new HSCE for math?

Is there a public school district that has implemented RtI successfully at the secondary level?

Members in the News

The MASSP Staff and membership extends its heartfelt condolensces to the family, friends, and the Plainwell school community upon the passing of Plainwell High School Principal Ron Faurot.

Tweets of the Week

PrinRipmaster: Mtg w/district principals this afternoon about opening of school, budget and school improvement, then off to HS Athletics.

WKHSWenning: Congrats to Kettering Volleyball team defeating Mott 3-1 on Tues, also helped raise over $2,000 for cancer research.

marteldr: Governor's press secretary: "We don't support the Senate cuts and we don't accept the (revenue) targets"

RobertCBobb: Sending a challenge out to all Detroit high schools to match the Detroit International Academy girls who are EACH reading 120 books.

NASSP: What does "21st-cent. skills" really mean? Check out the Sept issue of PL, esp. the interview w/Linda Darling-Hammond. www.principals.org/pl

Look Who Blogged This Week

The Value of Negative Learning by Alfie Kohn (Ken Willison)

Upcoming Events

September 22, 2009, The Principal Curriculum Leader, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

September 28, 2009, The Scoop on MI-SAS, Online

October 4-6, 2009, MASSP Annual Convention, Soaring Eagle Resort, Mt. Pleasant, MI

October 5, 2009, Exhibitor Showcase @ Annual Convention, Soaring Eagle Resort, Mt. Pleasant, MI

October 13, 2009, Honor Society Workshop, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

October 20, 2009, Student Council Advisers' Workshop, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

October 21, 2009, The Legal Aspects of Teacher Evaluation with Lisa Swem, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

October 28, 2009, Flexible Scheduling Options for Secondary Schools, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

November 1-3, 2009, Assistant Principals' Fall Conference, Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville, MI

November 9, 16, 23, 2009, Flexible Scheduling Webinar Series, Online

November 13, 2009, Classroom Discipline: Establishing Respect and Responsibility, MELG Building, Lansing, MI

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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