MASE New Leaders Cohort
January 18, 2023
Minneapolis Marriott NW | 7025 Northland Dr N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
Room: Arbor Lakes Room | Conference Center and Parking Map
Entire Group: 9 am – 2:30 pm
Directors of Record: 2:30 pm – 4 pm
Virtual Participation Available: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfuGhqjkoG9P3fP1n-YUm4Gk46xUsil_l
Session Agenda
9 - 10 am
Manage Yourself First
Dr. Melissa Schaller, Executive Director of Student Services, Intermediate School District 917
Dave Haveman, Executive Director of Services, Lakeville Area Public Schools
Presentation Slides
10 - 10:15 am
Break
10:15 - 11:15 am
Communicating Challenging Information
Dr. Lori Zimmerman, Director of Professional Learning, MASA & MASE
Presentation Slides [PDF]
Google Slides
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
SpEd Finance
Amy Ernst, Director of Special Education, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Presentation Slides [PDF]
12:30 - 1 pm (Provided by MASE)
Lunch
1 - 2:30 pm
Panel: Staffing and Staffing Models for Special Education Leaders
Panelists: Stacey Dahlby, Director of Special Education for Secondary Schools, Anoka-Hennepin School District
Scott Hare, Director of Student Special Services, Mankato Area Public Schools
Dr. Sarah Mittelstadt, Executive Director, Southern Plains Ed. Cooperative
2:30 - 2:45 pm
Break for New Directors/New Leaders End
2:45 - 4:00 pm
New Directors of Record Only Session
Cohort Driven Agenda
Manage Yourself First
Dr. Melissa Schaller, Executive Director of Student Services, Intermediate School District 917
Dave Haveman, Executive Director of Services, Lakeville Area Public Schools
Presentation Slides
10 - 10:15 am
Break
10:15 - 11:15 am
Communicating Challenging Information
Dr. Lori Zimmerman, Director of Professional Learning, MASA & MASE
Presentation Slides [PDF]
Google Slides
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
SpEd Finance
Amy Ernst, Director of Special Education, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Presentation Slides [PDF]
12:30 - 1 pm (Provided by MASE)
Lunch
1 - 2:30 pm
Panel: Staffing and Staffing Models for Special Education Leaders
Panelists: Stacey Dahlby, Director of Special Education for Secondary Schools, Anoka-Hennepin School District
Scott Hare, Director of Student Special Services, Mankato Area Public Schools
Dr. Sarah Mittelstadt, Executive Director, Southern Plains Ed. Cooperative
2:30 - 2:45 pm
Break for New Directors/New Leaders End
2:45 - 4:00 pm
New Directors of Record Only Session
Cohort Driven Agenda
