EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr. John Klaber 2037 Roe Crest Drive North Mankato, MN 56003 507-469-9096 (mobile) jpklaber@gmail.com CALENDAR MASA/MASE Joint 2020-21 Calendar MEMBERSHIPS • Join MASE! • Business Partner Membership CONTRACTS Model Contracts Base language for new special education director and continuing special education director. MN CONNECTIONS MASA: MN Assn. of School Administrators Every Child Matters: MN Children's Platform Coalition MAAP: MN Association of Alternative Programs MASSP: MN Assn. of Secondary School Principals MDE: MN Dept. of Education MESPA: MN Elementary School Principals Assn. MNCEC: MN Council for Exceptional Children MREA: MN Rural Education Assn. MSBA: MN School Boards Assn. MN Special Education Compliance and Assistance: Complaints, Hearings, Mediation NATIONAL CONNECTIONS AASA: American Assn. of School Administrators CASE: Council of Administrators of Special Education CEC: Council for Exceptional Children Disabilityinfo.gov: the New Freedom Initiative USDOE: U.S. Dept. of Education |
UPDATE: 14-day COVID Reporting May 6, 2021
===================================== 2021 MASE Best Practices Conference Thursday-Friday, May 13-14 Presented Virtually Don’t miss this great opportunity to experience MASE’s annual Best Practices Conference for special education administrators. Our presenters--our own colleagues--will explore the latest approaches to improving academic, behavioral, social, and program outcomes for exceptional students. The MASE Best Practices Conference offers our members a chance to share what’s working within their practices, and our keynoters will lift us up with wisdom and inspiration. Register today! Register Online: https://events.resultsathand.com/bestpractices/1360 Please register by Tuesday, May 11. After you register, you will receive a link to the conference platform. =====================================
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MASE 2021 Election Results We would also like to extend a special thank you to all the candidates who ran for a position on the board! MASE President-Elect Marcy Doud, Assistant Superintendent of Specialized Services, Saint Paul Public Schools MASE Treasurer Scott Masten, Director of Special Education, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative The full board including Area Representatives, Alternates, and Retiree Representative will be announced the first week of May. ===================================== MASE Spring Newsletter View Here ===================================== 2021 MASE Legacy Award presented at the MASE Fall Leadership Conference John Klaber, Executive Director, MASE An important focus of the work of MASE is the support of emerging educational leaders. The MASE Legacy Award recognizes a member for their commitment to encouraging, developing, and mentoring leaders who reflect MASE’s mission. This award’s recipient will have contributed to the professional growth and development of others and have a service history as a long-standing, contributing MASE member through training, mentoring, personal support, and modeling, resulting in an impact at the local, regional, and state levels that is considerable and measurable over time. ===================================== 2021 Special Education Administrator of the Year Award (St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE) has named Cheryl Johnson, Executive Director of the Goodhue County Education District, the 2021 Special Education Administrator of the Year. Johnson has received this award for her dedication to students with disabilities and their families, and her active involvement in professional and community affairs. She will be honored at a statewide recognition ceremony during the MASA/MASE Spring Conference, March 11-12, 2021, held virtually. Press Release 2021 MASE Distinguished Service Award (St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE) has named Jan Ostrom, Owner of Brih Design, the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Service Award. Ostrom will be honored for her positive history and association with Minnesota public education, contribution to improving Minnesota’s public education, and reputation as a person who willingly “goes the extra mile” at a statewide recognition ceremony during the virtual MASA/MASE Spring Conference, March 11-12, 2021. Press Release 2021 New Special Education Leader Award (St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE) has named Scott Masten, Special Education Director of Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative, the recipient of the 2021 New Special Education Leader Award. Masten received this award for his commitment to students with disabilities and their families and his active involvement in professional and community affairs. He will be honored at a statewide recognition ceremony during the MASA/MASE Spring Conference, March 11-12, 2021, held virtually. Press Release ===================================== 2021 Stenswick/Benson Scholarship Program Applications due April 5, 2021 The Stenswick Benson Scholarship Award Program began in February of 1991 through MASE (Minnesota Administrators for Special Education). Its purpose is to recognize the legacy of the many leaders within Special Education represented by Ellsworth Stenswick and Loren Benson through a scholarship award to an individual completing exemplary graduate study in the field of special education. Read More ===================================== 
Mindful Minute
Starting this month, we will be bringing you a new feature called, “Mindful Minute.” Erin Toninato and Nan Records have both experienced the benefits of mindfulness and they have generously offered to share a “Mindful Minute” with MASE members each Monday. So watch your email — starting today — for your chance to practice a bit of mindfulness to start your week in a positive place! ===================================== Save the Dates!
MDE Special Education Directors' Forums Dates Barbara.Hess@state.mn.us Friday, March 5, 2021 Friday, April 9, 2021 Friday, May 7, 2021 Friday, June 11, 2021 Friday, August 20, 2021 Friday, September 10, 2021 Friday, December 10, 2021 Friday, March 18, 2022 Friday, May 20, 2022 Save the Dates! Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) MDE Conference Center A, Room 13 Friday, April 16, 2021 Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – Orientation Friday, September 24, 2021 Friday, November 19, 2021 Friday, January 21, 2022 Friday, April 15, 2022 Friday, June 17, 2022 =====================================
COVID-19 Updates Click Here ===================================== Opportunity for MASE Business Partner Members! Thank you so much for supporting the mission of Minnesota Administrators for Special Education as a MASE Business Partner. We have been discussing ways that we can continue and enhance this partnership. We are excited to offer another opportunity for partnership that is exclusive to our business partners. Read More... Interested in becoming a MASE Business Partner? Click Here ===================================== Are you planning to retire in 2021? Please let us know if you will be retiring by emailing members@mnasa.org ===================================== Special Education Programs at the University of Minnesota Special Education Programs at the University of Minnesota is hosting a free event for anyone that is interested, Perspectives on Racial Disproportionality in Special Education: A Four-Part Series. The flyer for the first presentation of the series is below. For this first presentation, we will not be able to post a recording publicly, but will be able to share a private link to a recording to those who register for the event but are unable to attend. The registration link includes an opportunity to submit questions or comments that we'll be accumulating to address as time allows with individual presenters and/or include as part of the culminating panel discussion in April. LeAnne Johnson, PhD Associate Professor Coordinator for Special Education Programs Department of Educational Psychology / University of Minnesota email: leannej@umn.edu / phone: (612) 626-3457 View this message on the web. ===================================== Minnesota Disability Law Center launching Disability Voting Rights Video Resource Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) are excited to share a new voting video resource with our community: Disability Rights and How to Vote. The video features self-advocates outlining the Minnesota voting process, discussing available accommodations, and addressing the voting concerns of individuals with disabilities. With the consequential General Election approaching, it is important that we as partner agencies work together to provide resources for people with disabilities to access their right to vote. We have shared the Disability Rights and How to Vote video directly with you because we ask that our community partners help to circulate this resource. The video has been posted today on our social media platforms at the following links:
===================================== A Slice of Collaboration 2nd and 4th Tuesdays beginning 7/28 (dates added to the calendar above.) Due to numerous requests, we are hoping to have opportunities for MASE members to plan and learn together. Click Here to View More ===================================== Membership in CASE .... It’s Rewarding - Join through your MASE Membership! From 2002 through 2012, the number of MASE members who were also members of CASE remained fairly constant at around 115. Following this, our membership in the national organization began dropping until numbers hit a low of 71 in 2016. Since that time, MASE Membership Chairs, Tami Alps and Dianne McCarron and others have employed a number of strategies to increase our national presence. These strategies include promoting membership to new district hires, providing MN Colleges and University Special Education Teacher and Administrator Licensure Departments with promotional materials including a welcome letter from the MASE President, a membership form, a MASE Newsletter and the MASE Legislative Platform, attending MASE regional meetings to promote the benefits of both MASE and CASE membership and, with the help of the MASA/MASE staff, aligning the MASE and CASE renewal system. Through the use of these strategies, CASE saw a 22% increase in MASE Members from 2018 to 2019 and a 98% increase since 2016, making Minnesota the 7th largest unit in CASE. At the Spring CEC Conference in Portland, Cheryl Hall, MASE 2019 President, and Cherie Johnson, CASE Liaison, were presented the CASE Unit Award for Membership. ===================================== Be a part of MASE! Join Today MASE spans the state with nine areas. Members are directors of special education and other administrators for special education in public or private schools, cooperative regional, state and other educational administrative units. Members also include other school administrators such as superintendents and central office leaders, college and university professors of special education teacher or administrator preparation programs, and Minnesota Department of Education employees. MASE and MASA provide powerful professional support and a wide variety of benefits such as quality conferences, skill development workshops, informative publications, and state and national legislative advocacy. MASA membership also provides personal services, including legal consultation, liability insurance and life insurance. Click Here to Join ===================================== Online Toolbox: MASE Members’ Best Practices Collection of COVID-19 Resources MASE has established an online resource through which members can share resources to support districts’ and leaders’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members are invited to send materials to the MASE office to be posted online, and colleagues may view the resources and download materials of their choice. Materials may include communications, tools or forms locally developed, articles, links, or anything you have found helpful. Resources will be in the "Members Only” section of the MASE web site, so only MASE members may view or download the items. Please do not share your password. If you have materials you would like included in this resource, please email them to Jeanna Vohnoutka at MASE (jeanna.vohnoutka@mnasa.org) and she will post them. Please note inclusion of these items does not assume MASE’s endorsement of the material. MASE will not review your postings but reserves the right to remove postings that are not supportive of MASE’s mission to serve our members. As always, thank you for your generosity and willingness to share your best practices. ===================================== Free resources during the pandemic Following you will find a link to a list of educational companies offering free resources during the pandemic. Click Here ===================================== Help Build MASE’s Business Partner Membership Roster! Over the last several years, one significant MASE initiative has been to recruit MASE Business Partner members. This helps our association by developing relationships that can support the products ad services most likely to be of value to our programs, as well as bringing in additional revenue, helping MASE better serve our members. We have a strong and growing cadre of business partners. Discover them at: https://www.mnase.org/19-20-partnerships.html Your referrals for partner members are very appreciated! Send your referrals to John Klaber (MASE Executive Director - jpklaber@gmail.com) or Scott Masten (MASE Treasurer - smasten@lagassiz.com). An easy way for MASE members to help is to reply to sales calls or emails by saying you prefer to work with MASE business partners. Here is an example: "Hello, I appreciate your email. I prefer to do business with companies and individuals who are MASE Business Partners. You can get the information you need here: https://www.mnase.org/19-20-partnerships.html You can just cut and paste the same message, or, you can even paste your message in an email shortcut and with a simple keystroke send your message! Directions for creating a handy snippet (including a handy YouTube tutorial) are at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHlDOSSf0vM Or click here for directions in a pdf format. Thank you for helping MASE’s Business Partner Program grow! |
We would like to thank our Tier 3 Partners for their continued support!
___________________ TIER 3 2020 - 2021 PARTNERSHIP MEMBERS eLuma Online Therapy Jennifer Springer School Partnerships Manager 2801 North Thanksgiving Way, #170 Lehi, Utah 84043 Phone: 773-814-7538 jspringer@elumatherapy.com https://www.elumatherapy.com/ ________________________________ Family Achievement Center, Inc. (Related Service Provider) Sarah Mason President, Co-Owner 2101 Wooddale Drive, Suite A Woodbury, MN 55125 Phone: 651-738-9878 smason@familyachievement.com https://familyachievement.com/ ________________________________ Grand Canyon University Hoang Dao University Development Counselor 3300 West Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85017 Phone: 612-965-7685 hoang.dao@gcu.edu https://www.gcu.edu/ ________________________________ Kennedy & Graven, Chartered Lisa Larson Legal Administrative Assistant 200 South 6th Street, Suite 470 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 612-337-9308 llarson@kennedy-graven.com https://www.kennedy-graven.com/ ________________________________ Kraus Anderson John Huenink VP/Director of Education 501 South 8th Street Minneapolis, MN 55404 Phone: 612-332-7281 john.huenink@krausanderson.com http://www.krausanderson.com ________________________________ ReadySign Lorien Maxwell Sales Manager 6500 Hollister Avenue, Suite 110 Goleta, CA 93117 Phone: 805-618-1471 lorien.maxwell@readysign.com www.readysign.com ________________________________ SpEd Forms Diane McCarron Director of Minnesota Services PO Box 1 Jasper, MN 56144 Phone: 866-796-1848 diane@spedforms.com www.spedforms.com _________________________________ Strategic Staffing Solutions Josh Duncan Managing Director PO Box 276 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465 Phone: 866-590-4652 josh.duncan@strategicss.com www.strategicss.com _________________________________ TeleTeachers, Inc. Emily Smith Founder & CEO 501 East Las Olas Blvd, Suite 300 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 312-620-1460 emily@teleteachers.com https://teleteachers.com/ _________________________________ Trafera (formerly Trinity3 Technology) Ben Erickson Executive Business Manager 2550 University Avenue West, Suite 315-S St. Paul, MN 55114 Phone: 651-888-7922 ben.erickson@trafera.com www.trinity3.com |
