EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Erin A. Toninato 1695 Langley Street Windom, MN 56001 507-822-0877 (mobile) [email protected] CALENDAR MASA/MASE Joint Calendar MEMBERSHIPS • Join MASE! • Business Partner Membership CONTRACTS Model Contracts Base language for new special education director and continuing special education director. |
MASE Mailing Address
PO Box 9400, North St Paul, MN 55109 
MASE is requesting proposals for concurrent breakout sessions for our upcoming Best Practices Conference. The sessions are 60 minutes long and take place on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, May 12 at Madden's in Brainerd!
Spring Award Recipients Announced!
Each year, MASE provides an opportunity to recognize outstanding members and colleagues who are dedicated leaders and advocates for children and Minnesota education. We are pleased to announce this year’s spring award recipients! Read the full post here! MASE Professional Development Request
As a learning organization, MASE continually strives to provide quality professional learning opportunities to all our members. If you have a suggestion or request for an upcoming conference, Slice Session, New Leaders Topic or any other learning opportunity that would be of benefit to you and other MASE members, please share it below and we will work to include it in our professional learning opportunities! Thank you for sharing your professional learning needs! Submit your suggestion/requests here: https://forms.gle/HFwkV2ARTbwZpZpMA. 2023 Stenswick/Benson Scholarship Program Applications Open!
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. Candidates must be in a private or public Minnesota graduate program leading to special education licensure. This includes psychology, and any related services as well as teacher licensure. It could also include someone entering the program to obtain Special Education Director licensure. (Note: Students attending non-Minnesota schools will also be eligible if the school the individual is attending is located geographically close to Minnesota). Strong consideration will be given to candidates working to obtain licenses in the highest areas of need across Minnesota; regional needs will also be considered when they are different. Application information online at https://www.mnase.org/stenswickbenson-scholarship. Executive Director Connect
You are invited to join MASE Executive Director, Erin Toninato, for virtual round table events. This is a new opportunity for MASE members to engage in an open forum discussion in the company of others in similar leadership roles. Participants may choose to share what is happening in their regions, ask questions, or be an active listener. Discussion items will be based on the interests and questions of participants at each meeting. Attendance is entirely optional. Remaining virtual round tables: April 13th, 9:30-10:30 | Zoom Meeting June 12th, 1:30-2:30 | Zoom Meeting MASE Aspiring Leaders Opportunity
If you or someone you know is looking to become a leader in special education, this is an incredible, free opportunity to network with other leaders and learn from folks who are in the trenches! As a Director, you may know of educators who are considering that next step! This is a great step for them to get information about the variety of different leadership positions in special education, as well as network with other professionals. There are two remaining virtual panel sessions available to you throughout the school year! There will be different panel members each time! You can share the updated informational flyer with embedded registration links and a *new* promotional video! Remaining Session Dates! June 15, 2023 12 noon - 1:30 pm | Register for this virtual session! STRATEGIC PLAN 2021-2024
View Here Slice of Collaboration: 2022-23 Dates Announced!
Join your MASE colleagues for the "Slice of Collaboration!" In planning for Slice for this coming year, we have the dates for the year available. If you want to register for each of them - you can do so at this time (sorry - you do have to register for each individually). We also have a rough draft of the topics for the first portion of the year, but note that those topics can change if there is an issue finding presenters or a new issue arises. We are looking for presenters on IEP Rubrics and Evaluation Templates. If you are interested, contact Laura Pingry-Kile [email protected] If you have any other topics, something you would present on, etc, please contact Erin Toninato [email protected] Save the Dates!
Held virtually until further notice MDE Special Education Directors' Forums Dates Times are 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 2022-23 MDE Meeting Dates Directors’ Forum March 17, 2023 April 14, 2023 May 12, 2023 June 9, 2023 SEAP April 21, 2023 June 16, 2023 Save the Dates! 2023-24 MDE Meeting Dates
Held virtually until further notice MDE Special Education Directors' Forums Dates Times are 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 2023-24 MDE Meeting Dates Directors’ Forum Meetings ~ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Questions: [email protected] August 11, 2023 September 8, 2023 October 13, 2023 November 17, 2023 December 8, 2023 February 16, 2024 March 15, 2024 April 12, 2024 May 10, 2024 June 7, 2024 SEAP ~ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Questions: [email protected] September 15, 2023 November 3, 2023 January 19, 2024 April 19, 2024 June 14, 2024 
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... |
We would like to thank our Platinum Partners for their continued support!
Click Here for Business Partner Directory ___________________ 2022-23 Platinum Business Partners Better Together3 Pam Ryan Mejia Founder and CEO 2929 Chicago Avenue, Suite 1201 Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-834-8980 [email protected] https://bettertogethercubed.com Creatively Focused Elizabeth Orme Founder & CEO 1155 Centre Pointe Drive, Suite 6 Mendota Heights 651-207-4534 [email protected] https://creativelyfocused.net DotCom Therapy Ali Farmer Director of Sales 811 East Washington Ave, suite 500 Madison, WI 53703 217-741-0006 [email protected] https://www.dotcomtherapy.com/ Grand Canyon University Mischa Bergsten University Development Counselor 2600 West Camelback Rd Phoenix, AZ 85071 [email protected] 602-247-3177 https://www.gcu.edu Integrative Therapy Heather Schmidt Director 2107 Independence Ave N Golden Valley, MN 55427 651-336-8911 [email protected] https://www.integrativeot.org/ Kennedy & Graven, Chartered Lisa Larson Legal Administrative Assistant 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 700 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-337-9308 [email protected] https://www.kennedy-graven.com/ Kraus-Anderson John Huenink Vice President, Director of K-12 Construction 501 South 8th Street Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-332-7281 [email protected] https://www.krausanderson.com/ Move This World John Kocur Regional Sales Manager 16 Court Street Suite 504 Brooklyn, NY 11241 412-478-0607 [email protected] https://www.movethisworld.com/ SpEd Forms Diane McCarron Director of Services PO Box 1 Jasper, MN 56144 866-796-1848 [email protected] https://spedforms.com/ Strategic Staffing Solutions Josh Duncan Managing Director PO Box 276 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465 866-590-4652 [email protected] https://www.strategicss.com/ Transition Assessments and Curriculum - WorkLifeReady.com Heidi Johnson 21980 Pomroy Ave N Scandia, MN 55073 763-286-0476 [email protected] https://worklifeready.com/ |