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Register Today
to attend the 2012 MASA/MASE Spring Conference

Year Twelve ~ 21st Century Leaders & Adaptive Capacity
Thursday-Friday, March 15-16 at the
DoubleTree by Hilton - Minneapolis South

Our theme this spring enhances the conversation we began in the fall ...
 
School leaders have long been talking about and working toward twenty-first century readiness for our students and our organizations.  Now that we are twelve years into the twenty-first century, we understand that while we all want the very best education for our students, we do not all agree on how to define excellence.  And while we are trying to get a handle on that, globalization and technology create dramatic, persistent change that will in turn require us to once again redefine our goals.  Our complex world requires leaders who are able to build organizations that have capacity to respond to rapid change in flexible and adaptive ways.  Last fall, we explored adaptive leadership from the perspective of the organization.  This spring, join your colleagues and continue our conversation as it regards the individual, exploring leadership that establishes agile, responsive systems that provide the best for our twenty-first century students.

Please register for the conference by Thursday, March 1.

Register using the attached form by Clicking Here

To make payment via PaySchools,  go to www.mnasa.org
simply click on the PaySchools logo on the left hand side of the screen

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At Ruth's Table
an annual conversation 
among practicing and aspiring 
education leaders who are women
a partnership of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators and 
Minnesota State University Mankato, Department of Educational Leadership

Join us on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 10 am – 4 pm ~ 
Note the new time! at the Doubletree by Hilton – Minneapolis South (I494 and HWY 100 in Bloomington) in the Plaza 5 Room ...

for our third annual “At Ruth’s Table” conversation. This is an opportunity for education leaders who are women to gather for learning, networking, and idea sharing. Each practicing education leader is encouraged to bring a guest who is a woman considering a career in education leadership. Guests attend without cost, and we are again offering a reduced student rate.

Let’s build our community of women who are excellent education leaders. Register using the attached form by Clicking Here

2012 MASE Legislative Platform Full Version Click Here

2012 MASE Legislative Platform Brochure Click Here

2011-2012 MASE Directory's are now available!
 Click Here or choose MASE 11-12 Members on the left side of this screen.

2011-2012 MASE Committee Assignments
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Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE)

New Leaders’ Training 2011-2012

MASE New Leaders’ Training is a series of professional development sessions that provide opportunities for

√   newly employed Minnesota special education directors to explore the basic information needed for a successful first year

√   mid-level leaders to enhance leadership skills either in preparation for advancement in leadership or for general skill development

√ new leaders that wish to refresh their training

Participants have an opportunity to meet other new leaders, experienced colleagues, state department staff and other resource people from the special education community. Topics include federal and state special education law, finance and budgeting, state reporting, program topics, and leadership. Continuing education credits are awarded.

Click Here for Registration Materials

The International Dyslexia Association, Upper Midwest Branch (IDA-UMB)

IDA-UMB 38th Annual Conference 2012

Saturday, April 14, 2012
Location: Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Park, MN
8 a.m -- 4 p.m. 

For more information you can visit their website by clicking here

            

Dave Thacker is the Special Education Administrator of the Year

(St. Paul, MN) – Dave Thacker, Special Education Director for the Centennial Schools, has been named the 2011 Special Education Administrator of the Year by the Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE). Mr. Thacker was honored for his dedication to students with disabilities and their families, and his active involvement in professional and community affairs, at a statewide recognition ceremony at the MASE Best Practices Conference, May 5-6, 2011, at Madden’s Resort in Brainard, Minnesota.

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Decision Flowchart: Extracurricular and Nonacademic Supports

In recent months, the MASE Board has been asked repeatedly by special educators across Minnesota for assistance regarding making decisions about extra curricular and nonacademic supports for students with disabilities in light of the "Centennial Decision."   A group of directors met on several occasions to discuss the court's ruling and consider its impact on local school district IEP teams.  The attached decision flowchart was developed during this series of meetings.  Please note this flowchart represents the collective wisdom of a number of directors from across the state, but should not be construed as legal advice or as the definitive answer to these questions.

I would like to thank Gary Lewis for all of his efforts to condense the conversation into what we hope is a useful flowchart designed to help district staff and IEP teams work through these questions on a student by student basis.  Click Here for Flowchart pdf

Gary Lewis,
Director of Student Services, Northfield Schools