MASA eUpdate

This week's edition of "The Henton Headlines" has info about the virtual MASA/MASBO legislative updates, READ Act training, and Superintendent Law's bid for AASA President-Elect! Read the post here.

Congratulations to all of our award recipients!

Read the full story here: https://www.mnasa.org/2024-awards.

View all the upcoming events here: www.mnasa.org/upcoming-events.

2024 MASA/MASBO Legislative Updates with Lobbyist Valerie Dosland
February 16 | 12:30 pm | Zoom Link | Add to calendar | Full info
Please change your user name upon entry into the zoom room!
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MASA members are invited to a series of virtual legislative updates from MASA Lobbyist Valerie Dosland during the 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session!

Informational Session: Clean Energy Project Funding – The Inflation Reduction Act
Presented by:
Jesse Nelson, CPA, Partner, Baker Tilly
Ryan Fetters, Director, Baker Tilly
Jeff Bertrang, Public Sector Advisory Team, Baker Tilly
Tuesday, February 20 | 9 - 10 am CST | Zoom | Register | Full info

"So…We Lost Our Referendum: Now What?"
Presented by:

Don Lifto, Ph.D., School Election Strategies

Jeff Dehler, Dehler PR

Mike Redmond, Superintendent, Shakopee Public Schools

Thursday, February 22 | 9:30 am - 2:45 pm CST | Zoom | Registration and Info

MASA EdTalks: College and Career Readiness

Presented by:

Bob Manning, Career Pathways Coordinator, Stillwater Area High School

Rachel Steil, Career Pathways Coordinator, Stillwater Area High School

Denise Pontrelli, CEO, PartnerED Consultants

Monday, February 26 | 12 noon - 1 pm CST | Zoom | Register | Full info

Informational Session: Taking Care of Your People

Presented by Laura Eiden, Vice President, Employee Experience, CESO

Tuesday, February 27 | 12 noon - 1 pm CST | Zoom | Register | Full info

March 5, 2024 | 8:00 am | MN State Capitol

Region 9 members are invited to join MASA and AMSD for a day of advocacy at the capitol on Tuesday, March 5. We strongly encourage you to call as soon as possible to schedule appointments with your local legislators as their calendars fill up weeks in advance.

Key Links

FULL INFO - READ HERE
RSVP now!

Check out the event flyer

Capitol Parking Info

To help us plan, please RSVP to AMSD Office Manager Kimberly Jansa at kjansa@amsd.org no later than Tuesday, Feb. 27 with the number of attendees from your district.

February 26 - March 1, 2024

To help you and your district celebrate Public Schools Week, MASA has developed a communications toolkit, which includes template emails to staff and parents, copy and images for social media, and related items. Check it out here: www.mnasa.org/public-schools-week-toolkit.

The Minnesota School Boards Association and the Minnesota Association of School Administrators are happy to provide to member districts and administrators a revised Model Superintendent Contract. Read the full message and download a copy here. Links to the contract are housed on the members-only section of the MASA website for future access: https://www.mnasa.org/superintendent-contracts.html

MASA members are invited to a series of virtual legislative updates from MASA Lobbyist Valerie Dosland during the 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session! All sessions are hosted via Zoom at 12:30 pm CST! Please change your user name upon entry into the zoom room!

Upcoming Dates

February 16 | Zoom Link | Add to calendar

March 1 | Zoom Link | Add to calendar

March 15 | Zoom Link | Add to calendar

Find the rest of the dates here!

March 14-15, 2024 | Minneapolis Marriott NW, Brooklyn Park

Join your colleagues from across the state where we continue our journey through the evolving landscape of education. Full information and registration links here: www.mnasa.org/spring-conference.

MASA and MASE members who are retiring at the end of this school year may choose to be honored during the General Session on Friday (8:00 in the Minnesota Ballroom). Retirees will be asked to come forward and receive an engraved desk clock. If you would like your retirement to be recognized at this event, click here to complete the form.

9 a.m. | Monday, March 18, 2024
Radisson Hotel St. Paul Downtown | Room: Capitol Hall

Members from MSBA and MASA will gather for networking and learning, and to hear from some of Minnesota’s education policy and finance decision-makers. Full information, lodging, and registration can be found here: www.mnmsba.org/workshops-events/day-at-the-capitol/.

Registration: Click here to access the MSBA Event Registration webpage (log-in required).

Fee: $60 ($80 for late/walk-in registration) (The registration fee will cover a morning snack, lunch, program materials, and parking at the hotel.)

Registration deadline: March 11, 2024 — Registration completed after March 11 will be considered late/walk-in.

Direct Registration and Questions: Jen Ebert at registration@mnmsba.org

Business Partner Level: Friend
Industry: Education and Organization Consultant

Why do you partner with MASA? We partner with MASA and Minnesota schools serving as a premier partner developing education leaders and systems that improve the lives of students, families, staff and communities.

Success Story: "The role of superintendent can often be a lonely one. While we can talk to each other about our challenges, being able to work with a knowledgeable and experienced executive coach allowed me to focus specifically on my needs, to grow personally and professionally and to have those confidential conversations with an amazing thought partner. Having a coach that listens well, asks insightful questions and brings a wealth of experience combined with tremendous tools and processes, has been invaluable. I would highly recommend executive coaching to all leaders and the team at TeamWorks is second to none." - Cory McIntyre, Superintendent, Anoka-Hennepin Schools

MASA Member Contact:

Dr. Ray Queener
Owner & Principal Consultant

ray@teamworks4ed.com

651-336-4015 | www.teamworks4ed.com

MASA will be featuring our valued business partners in our weekly association eUpdate to all MASA members. We will select a business partner each week to feature in the weekly eUpdate. Thank you for your continued partnership with MASA!

Submit your business information here: https://forms.gle/q9kjUFV3Dv7aQp7F7.

Due to the length of our weekly eUpdates, our email will often get clipped in different email providers. If that is occurs for you, just click or tap into the email to open the eUpdate on your browser. You can also read it here!

The Minnesota Computer Science Education Strategic Plan is now open for public comment. Minnesota’s Computer Science (CS) Working Group has been meeting regularly since October 2023, and has made important progress toward developing a state strategic plan for long-term and sustained growth of computer science education across all public K-12 and charter schools in Minnesota. Read the full message here!

Applications for the Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides Working Group are now open. Applications will close on March 22, 2024. Applicants must agree to the assumptions and the timeline and be available for all meetings from April 2024 to October 2025. In addition to the scheduled full group meetings, there may be additional small group meetings scheduled to draft pieces of the guidance between meetings. Full information.

The Ethnic Studies Working Group Application for MDE is now open. Applications will close on March 22, 2024. Full information.

Our 2024 legislative priorities have been published. Check out the full document here: www.mnasa.org/legislative-platform.

One strategy article will be posted to the MASA website each month! You can find Don's latest referendum strategy, "Hands on or Laissez-Faire?" online at: https://www.mnasa.org/school-tax-elections.

MASA is frequently looking for student groups to perform for our conference events. If you have a group you'd recommend we consider, please share it with us: https://forms.gle/gcjb11L9nW4YR36Y9.

Post unlimited job vacancies, for all levels of positions. The MASA Jobsite Online is well managed with daily attention to detail and customer service. The cost of an annual subscription is less than just a few advertisements placed in the major and local newspapers. Also, the Department of Education recognizes the MASA Jobsite as a valid advertisement when a school district is seeking a variance for a teacher in a specific subject. We currently have 118 districts using the Jobsite and they have posted nearly 2,000 jobs!

The MASA Foundation is pleased to announce the return of the Foundation Endowment Campaign! All proceeds from the campaign go toward achieving the Foundation’s mission of enhancing the leadership development of educational administrators just like you. Can your fellow MASA members count on your support for 2023-24? Full info at www.mnasa.org/donate.

Need procurement solutions? Please consider checking out our Minnesota School District Purchasing Sites! We have partnered with Sourcewell and Cooperative Purchasing Connection to create two purchasing sites for MASA members! Check them out here!

Next Session: April 2, 2024 | 8 - 9 am | Zoom
"Metrics that Matter"
Join us as we talk about the alignment of efforts within our organizations to ensure every member experiences a sense of belonging and inclusion. Equimetrics is one tool that can show us where we need to focus our work - how do you organize your work so you have the ability to execute and ensure equitable practices are implemented for every student and family across your system? Full information and registration!

Wednesday, March 6 | 8 - 9 am | Zoom | Register
We are thrilled to extend an exclusive invitation to all our accomplished women leaders to the MASA Women's Leadership Network. If you know of a colleague who would benefit from attending these sessions, please forward this information to them. Full info!

BIPOC Affinity Group
​Next Session March 19 | 7:30 - 8:30 am | Zoom | Register
MASA members and our fellow educational leaders who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are invited to join the 2023-24 BIPOC Affinity Group. If you have any colleagues who would benefit from this group, please encourage them to attend! Full info!

Email: members@mnasa.org
Website: www.mnasa.org
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 427, Medford, MN 55049
Phone: (651) 645-6272
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