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There’s No Comparison

Remember the good old days of contract negotiations, when there was actually some money to spend, and arguments from both sides of the table included simple salary comparisons with other districts? “They received a 4% raise in Sampletown, so our 3½% proposal is quite reasonable,” said the employees...click to read more.

Recent News

From the inside - A summary of the week's school funding battle

MDE Dropout Challenge Update

CUT TRIGGERS CALL FOR FUNDING REFORM

GRANHOLM ISSUES $127 PER PUPIL K-12 CUT

Educational Development Plans (EDPs) for Middle Level Schools

Principals Questions of the Week

How do you organize grade-level meetings at the secondary level with teachers teaching multiple grades?

Do you have a policy/practice that allows students to graduate early (less than 4 years)?

Does anyone have a successful model of teacher lead distance learning they would be willing to share?

How many principals felt the MEAP Social Studies test was a waste of time and money?

Need Spanish books?

Does your school have an open campus for lunch?

Tweets of the Week

massp: GRANHOLM ISSUES $127 PER PUPIL K-12 CUT http://mymassp.com/node/2421

trojanprincipal: Working on a document to share during this financial crisis reguarding re-imagining the high school. Any thoughts?

Kerhoulas: Gaining evaluation techniques from Thrun in Lansing - great conversation

HornetPrincipal: Saline Alive - Presents Adolescents & Adult Depression at Saline Middle School.

KevG: RT @brkthrulearning Students, schools turn to virtual college fairs: http://bit.ly/1ntK8Q

PrinRipmaster: "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." ~Frederick Douglass

Upcoming Events

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 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 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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