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2023 Legislative Platform
MASE Legislative goals -- to share when you meet with your legislators!

  • Equitable & Sustainable Funding Systems
  • Qualified Special Education Workforce
  • Mental Health Supports for All​
Click here to view the 2023 MASE Legislative Platform

MASE Week at the Capitol!
Thank you to everyone who attended the MASE Week at the Capitol!

You can still use the following links for contacting your legislators and legislative advocacy!
Meetings can be challenging to schedule, so early and numerous attempts are sometimes necessary. This link will help you identify your legislators and provide helpful tools for scheduling these meetings. Connect with your colleagues to coordinate meetings as partners or in small groups - we’re better together! 

Information and schedule from the full Week at the Capitol can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/maseweekatthecapitol.

ESEA Flexibility Process
The MN Department of Education provides materials with a substantive overview of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility process, also known as ESEA waivers. Using these waivers, 43 states (including MN and the District of Columbia) have applied for and received flexibility regarding certain provisions of ESEA.

The Opportunity of ESEA Flexibility brochure, provided by the U.S. Department of Education, explains the rationale and intent of ESEA flexibility.

Related fact sheets:
  • Protecting School and Student Accountability
  • Advancing Accountability and Graduation Rates
  • Continuing to Expose and Close Achievement Gaps
  • Turning Around the Lowest-Performing Schools
  • Supporting Teachers, Leaders, and Local Innovation

Key Legislative Contacts
President
Ms. Jamie Nord
Executive Director
St. Croix River Education District
320-358-1214 | jnord@scred.k12.mn.us​
MASE Executive Director
Ms. Erin Toninato
Minnesota Administrators for Special Education
507-822-0877 | etoninatomase@gmail.com
President-Elect
Ms. Melissa Hanson
Executive Director
Meeker & Wright Special Education Coop
320-543-1122 | mhanson@mawseco.k12.mn.us

Secretary
Ms. Michelle Cuka
Director of Student Support Services
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
952-226-0033 | mcuka@plsas.org
Treasurer
Mr. Scott Masten
Lake Agassiz Special Education Coop
888-267-5380 | smasten@lagassiz.com
Past President/Legislative Committee Tri-Chair
Dr. Sarah Mittelstadt
Executive Director
Southern Plains Education Coop
507-238-1472 | sarah.mittelstadt@southernplainsedcoop.org

Legislative Committee Tri-Chair
Ms. Heidi Nistler
Director of Special Education
Eden Prairie Schools
320-358-1214 | Heidi_Nistler@edenpr.k12.mn.us
Legislative Committee Tri-Chair
Ms. Nicole Woodward
Director of Special Education
St. Croix River Education District
320-358-1244 | nwoodward@scred.k12.mn.us
MASE Lobbyist
Mr. Brad Lundell
612-220-7459
brad.lundell@schoolsforequity.org
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