2025 Legislative Platform
MASE Legislative goals -- to share when you meet with your legislators!
MASE Legislative goals -- to share when you meet with your legislators!
- Fair & Sustainable Funding Systems
- Policy
MASE Day at the Capitol
February 25, 2025
Full Information and schedule for the 2025 Day at the Capitol can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/maseweekatthecapitol.
Register for the event here: https://forms.gle/UoVufMhP1KbF7RBH6
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!
February 25, 2025
Full Information and schedule for the 2025 Day at the Capitol can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/maseweekatthecapitol.
Register for the event here: https://forms.gle/UoVufMhP1KbF7RBH6
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!
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:
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
2024-25 Key Legislative Contacts
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President
Ms. Niceta Thomas Executive Director of Student Services Roseville Area Schools 651-336-3532 | [email protected] |
MASE Executive Director
Ms. Erin Toninato Minnesota Administrators for Special Education 507-822-0877 | [email protected] |
President-Elect
Dr. Amy Ernst Director of Special Services Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools 763-682-8721 | [email protected] |
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Secretary
Ms. Michelle Cuka Director of Student Support Services Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools 952-226-0033 | [email protected] |
Treasurer
Ms. Erin Hoffman Executive Director West Central Education District 320-256-6102 | [email protected] |
Past President/
Legislative Committee Tri-Chair Ms. Melissa Hanson Executive Director Meeker & Wright Special Education Cooperative 320-905-3581 | [email protected] |
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Legislative Committee Tri-Chair
Ms. Heidi Nistler Asst Superintendent of Specialized Services St. Paul Public Schools 651-744-6508 | [email protected] |
Ms. Nicole Woodward
Executive Director St. Croix River Education District 320-358-1244 | [email protected] |
MASE Lobbyist
Ms. Valerie Dosland Director of Government Relations Ewald Consulting 612-490-3052 | [email protected] |