Association News

*NEW* Jay Haugen is the 2019 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year
MASA has named Jay Haugen, Superintendent of Farmington Area Public Schools as the 2019 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year.

Be sure to check out some of the Superintendent Haugen’s achievements in the full news release!

Congratulations, Jay!

MASA Fall Newsletter Online!

You can view the MASA newsletter website at www.mnasanews.org.

On the homepage you can view the most recent articles on various topics - or you can click “Latest Edition” using the menu bar at the top of the page to see only the articles that have been published for the fall newsletter.

MASA Member Survey Results Online!
The results of the Strategic Vision Member Survey can be found online!

Use your MASA member login to access the results - please contact Jeanna Vohnoutka in our office if you need the username and password.

Views and Voice: Episode 17 Online Now!

Check out the latest episodes online now!

Episode 1: Immigration
Episode 2: Message about Public Education
Episode 3: Possible Vision of an Innovative High School
Episode 4: High School Proposal
Episode 5: School Shootings
Episode 6: Interview with Superintendent Matt Grose
Episode 7: Interview with Superintendent Sandy Lewandowski
Episode 8: Principal Rob Reetz - Project-based learning, 21st century leadership
Episode 9: Superintendent Deb Henton, North Branch Area Public Schools
Episode 10: MDE Commissioner Brenda Cassellius
Episode 11: Janey Blanchard, Superintendent, Chisholm Public Schools
Episode 12: John Landgaard, Superintendent, Worthington Public Schools
Episode 13: Jason Berg, Executive Director of Education Services, Farmington Area Public Schools
Episode 14: Denise Pontrelli, Superintendent, Stillwater Area Public Schools
Episode 15: Chris Mills, Superintendent of Stephen-Argyle Schools - Advocate for Small Schools
Episode 16: John Thein, Retired Superintendent of Roseville Area Schools - Advice for future leaders and retirees
*NEW* Episode 17: Dr. Neal Nickerson, Co-founder of the Education Administration programs at the University of Minnesota

MASA is grateful to our online convener and podcaster, Dr. Jane Sigford, who has volunteered her services for this initiative. Jane is a MASA retiree and loves nothing more than challenging us (and herself) to think, create, and share ideas.

Register Today!
MASA and Springsted Incorporated present...
School Finance Elections: A Comprehensive Planning Model for Success
Monday, April 8, 2019
9:15 am - 4 pm
at the MASA Building in St. Paul
Register online

Based on past workshops, registering a district team is highly recommended to ensure a common understanding.

This is a workshop based on the book of the same title co-authored by our presenter, Dr. Don Lifto. The workshop's content represents a marriage of research and successful practice, emphasizing systems and strategies rather than specific campaign tactics, allowing school administrators to elevate their thinking to a more comprehensive and long-range vision of election planning. Don has worked with dozens of school districts running operating, bond, and technology elections throughout the US, and is a well-known and respected presenter and author on the topic of finance elections.

MASA Jobsite Listings!
It’s hiring season and the MASA Jobsite is ready to help you find great staff for your district.

Visit the MASA Jobsite at jobsitemnasa.org.

To search for candidates by job type, job category or region of the state log-in on the Jobsite with your district's account - and then click "search for candidates" at the top of the page!

If you need assistance, please contact Jeanna at 651-789-4062 or by e-mail at quinn@mnasa.org.

Looking for a job in education? Visit https://jobsitemnasa.org/

Member Memos

*NEW* BOSA: 2019 Fee Statement
The MN legislature has delegated Board of School Administrators (BOSA) with the responsibility for issuing and re-issuing about 7,000 licenses, reviewing and approving over 1,500 requests for continuing education, reviewing 43 university administrator preparation programs, and evaluating 120 ethical inquiries per year.

Starting in fiscal year 2020, the Board of School Administrators entire appropriation will come out of fees it generates.

What do you get for the $75 that I pay each year?  BOSA is a ten-member board, appointed by the governor, a majority of which must be practicing administrators just like you. Beyond ensuring the quality and integrity of our licensure system,  the primary benefit of having a board, a majority of which consists of practicing administrators, is they debate policies, standards, rules, and ethical conduct through the lens of an actual administrator.

Please see the 2019 BOSA Fee Statement which is due November 30, 2018.

*NEW* Winona State University Now Offers Doctoral Degree in Education
Winona State University, Winona, MN has just received approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to offer a doctoral degree in education. The new EdD will be delivered online with a two-week summer residency on the Winona State campus.

The new doctoral program in education is now accepting applications from students wanting to start as early as the summer 2019 term. Applications will be due February  15, 2019, and admissions decisions will be made by April 1, 2019. The program will be organized in a cohort format.

The doctoral degree program emphasizes the application of theoretical knowledge and applied research to advance practice in the field of education for school, college and community college practitioners. The program develops practitioner-scholars in education who can strategically enhance teaching, address the challenges of practice, and apply research-based strategies to improve education outcomes at all levels.

To learn more about the online Education Doctoral program, please contact the School of Graduate Studies (pcichosz@winona.edu) or the College of Education (bholmes@winona.edu)

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement Professional Learning Opportunities
We are excited to share some news with you! We are offering a variety of professional learning opportunities this school year to help meet our vision of building Minnesota educators' data-based decision-making capacity. We currently have scheduled the following sessions geared toward building and/or district teams:

• Data boot camps to provide protocols for examining universal screening and/or progress monitoring data
• Training for building-level problem solving teams on using a systematic problem solving approach to guide their work
•  Networked Improvement Communities to help find solutions to common problems of practice and evaluate the impact
• Two guided book studies
  • Learning to Improve: How America's Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better (Bryk, Gomez, Grunow, LeMahiew, 2015)
  • Effective Universal Instruction: An Action-Oriented Approach to Improving Tier I (Gibbons, Brown, Niebling, 2018)

Additional details have been included in the attachment. These offerings are available to CAREI Assembly Members at a 20% discount. In addition to the attachment in this email, more details are provided for you at this link: https://www.cehd.umn.edu/carei/pd.html

If you would like more information on becoming a CAREI member, please contact Amber Humm Patnode (ahummpat@umn.edu). Check out a copy of our agenda for our first meeting. We hope to see you at one or more of these opportunities!

Sample Some of the MASA ExpertEase Videos!
Sample Some of the MASA ExpertEase Videos! As part of our strategic plan to deliver a multi-tiered system of professional development that meets the individualized learning goals of all members, MASA has partnered with Infinitec to create a library of professional development videos that are available to MASA members 24/7. Members can view these videos for their personal professional development and also to engage their teams in discussions surrounding critical topics. We now have forty-five videos online and we feature a wide variety of topics, including those that MASA members can use to complete their PD requirements for teacher relicensure at no cost. Each month, we will be offering several sample videos that will be directly linked from the MASA website (no sign-in required). See below for a few sample videos. We hope you enjoy these videos; please let us know what you think! Find the entire library on the MASA website!

School Crisis Communication
by Nancy Lageson, Gina Wieler and Randy Johnson, Minnesota School Safety Center

Good communication plans are imperative in a crisis. This video provides communication strategies & techniques as they relate to response in school emergencies.

Our schools are becoming increasingly diverse. This presentation addresses why it matters what district leaders say and do when communicating across cultures. It identifies cultural differences of styles in expression and communication and ways to increase success in communicating with students & families who use different languages & communication idioms than you.

Checklist of High-Leverage Practices for K-12 Special Education
This checklist, presented at the CAREI District Assembly meeting in January 2018, is a tool for special education and leadership teams to use in evaluating their systems for serving students receiving special education services. The checklist has clearly defined criteria in the areas of (a) collaboration, (b) assessment, (c) social/emotional/behavior practices, and (d) instruction and will help teams identify goals, coaching needs, and systems for measuring success.

Professional Learning

Looking for a book study for your leadership team?
MASA's "What We Are Reading" Blog is a great resource. Thanks to our book blogger, Steve Malone, Superintendent of Becker Public Schools for being our Reader Leader! Check out a sample today.

Be sure to check out the newest post from Superintendent Malone on The Trust Edge by David Horsager.

2018-19 MASSP School Law Seminars
Registration Form

Dates:

• November 7, 2018 - St. Cloud, Holiday Inn and Suites
• January 30, 2019 - Minneapolis, Minneapolis Marriott City Center

MASSP Attorney/Lobbyist Roger Aronson is conducting one-day seminars throughout the state presenting the most up to date information on school law. Roger is one of the most highly regarded experts in school law in the State of Minnesota. Find out what is new in school law, have your legal questions answered and gain valuable insight.

Every Student Can Learn Mathematics!
February 6, 2018
February 7, 2018   
8:30 – 4pm
Minnesota Department of Education, Conference Center B 15-16
$175 per person for each session
$450 per person to attend all three days
Register online
Questions: mctm@mctm.org

Mathematics Instruction & Tasks
February 6, 2019
Participants will use the six lesson design criteria to reflect, refine and act on levels of student perseverance and engagement during the lesson, the nature of the cognitive demand tasks for those lessons, and a sustainable formative feedback process, with student action during the lesson.

Mathematics Homework & Grading
February 7, 2019
Participants will use the eight criteria for highly effective homework and grading design to reflect, refine and act on all current homework assignments, the scoring of those assignments, and the creation of efficient and effective grading routines designed to inspire student perseverance, effort and engagement in learning.

Midwest Conference on Interpersonal Violence and Abuse
November 8-9, 2018
Doubletree by Hilton | Bloomington, MN
Registration and info online: www.cornerstonemn.org/conference

Cornerstone is hosting a conference in November in Bloomington with topics covering domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking. The conference has been approved for continuing education credits from several MN boards including: Board of Social Work and Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education. Workshops will certainly be relevant to those in working in the schools – including a workshop entitled Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Trauma-Informed Care and another called Developing a Response to Youth Victims of Labor Trafficking.

Minnesota: The Power of Leading Symposium
November 29, 2018 8:30-1:00 pm
Mound Westonka H.S. | Performing Arts Center
5905 Sunnyfield Rd E Minnetrista, MN 55364 Lunch Included
This is a free event

RSVP by Monday, November 19.
hmhco.force.com/VFRSVP - enter RSVP code: MINNETRISTA1129

Join industry thought leaders Dr. Bill Daggett, Dr. Adam Drummond, and Treve Brinkman from the International Center for Leadership in Education and Math Solutions as they address current topics important to Minnesota educators. The future of education, ways to enhance instructional leadership, and building strategies for teachers to effectively teach mathematical processes are just some of the pertinent subjects which will be presented. We hope you can join us for this special event co-hosted with Westonka Public Schools.

*NEW* Racial Justice Leadership Institute
February 25, 2019
8 am-5 pm
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113,
Conference Center B

The fifth annual Racial Justice Leadership Institute will be held February 25, 2019. Applications are due November 15, 2018. This institute is designed to empower educational leadership teams (both K-12 and higher education) to sharpen their critical consciousness and their ability to drive real, sustainable, systemic change in their organization.

A flyer, program overview, and electronic application form are attached. These are also available online at our web site: http://overcomingracism.org/programs/leadership-institute/li2019/

MESPA: 21st Century School Office
June 10, 2019
Duluth
Registration online

Want to go home on time? Maintaining a work-life balance is so important, but as a principal or school secretary, that may seem next to impossible. If you're buried in office work, emails, "do-you-have-a-minute" and juggling schedules on top of what you really want to be focusing on, we can help! Join us for this one-of-a-kind professional development that has been created for school office teams by school office teams to help you make your school office more efficient, manage crisis response, set standards and expectations, and bond together! You'll have work time to discuss your current office challenges and successes, and create a plan together to implement new strategies to make it even better!