Recent News
MASSP Response to MDE - EXPLORE
GUIDELINES FOR SERVICE CONSOLIDATION PLANS
FLANAGAN ANNOUNCES PROJECT REIMAGINE DISTRICTS
KUIPERS DROPS NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS BILLS
FLANAGAN: GO BIG OR GO HOME ON RACE TO THE TOP REFORMS
Chamber Gives MI Education a B
What a Teacher Pay Freeze Really Means
State Policy Makers Look at Lifting Charter Cap
SECOND VOTE ON PROMISE GRANT LOOMING
IBSOM - Register Now
Principals Questions of the Week
What are some alternative consequences for students who do not respond to time in in-school suspension?
Is your attendance policy effective? Why?
How are you handling graduation requirements for CI and Low functioning LD students?
Tweets of the Week
govgranholm: Radio Address: We need to invest in our students - and Michigan's future - through the #mipromise Scholarship: http://bit.ly/XI2RG (mp3)
mieducation: Project ReImagine Districts Announced to Help Lead Education Reform Efforts in Michigan: http://bit.ly/4nlv3
massp: At Capitol... Restore cuts today, fix long term problems! http://yfrog.com/7dl7oj
SalinePrincipal: High School PTO meeting tonight at 7:00pm in the media center...guest speaker Mr. Clark Brigger from U of M admissions.
PrinRipmaster: Use of Web 2.0 tools increases student collaboration, say educators http://sbne.ws/r/3eJy
Look Who Blogged This Week
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Upcoming Events
November 9, 16, 23, 30, 2009, Flexible Scheduling Webinar Series, Online
November 13, 2009, Classroom Discipline: Establishing Respect and Responsibility, MELG Building, Lansing, MI
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
Student Council and Honor Society Events
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