2020 Spring Conference

Spring Conference,
2020 MASA/MASE Spring Conference Available Handouts:

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Round I

Ditch the Curriculum Guides: Move to an instructional handbook
Renee Corneille, Superintendent, St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools
Heidi Haagenson, Instructional Coach,
 St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools
Handout: Ditch the Curriculum Guides

Effective Cabinet Development through a Lens of Cultural Proficiency
Stacie Stanley, Associate Superintendent, Eden Prairie School District
Josh Swanson, Superintendent, Eden Prairie School District

Handout: Cabinet Leadership Team Action Plan Template
Handout: Tools of CP Framework

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Round 2

Implementing a Framework for Social-Emotional Learning through Program and Standard Development Pre-K-Secondary
Scott Hare, Director of Student Support Services, Mankato Area Public Schools
Cara Samuelson,
 Assistant Director of Special Education, Mankato Area Public Schools
Samantha Steinman, Assistant Director of Special Education,
 Mankato Area Public Schools
Link: Systematic Implementation of District-wide SEL

Inclusive Educational Practices: For deaf/hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and blind/visually impaired students
Terry Wilding, Superintendent, Minnesota State Academies
PPT: Inclusive Educational Practices for DHH, DB, BVI

A More Equitable School Calendar
Kari Bodurtha, Instructional Coach, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District
Renee Corneille, Superintendent, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District
John Mitsch, Math Teacher, and Lead Union Negotiator, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District

Handout: Our Vision

Tackling Your Facility Projects with School Board Approved Funding Sources
Bill Adams, Superintendent, New London-Spicer School District
Kelly Smith, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors

PPT: Facility Financing Options for Minnesota Schools 2020

LGBTQ Inclusivity and Gender Inclusion Policies
Christine Tucci Osorio, Superintendent, N. St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District
PPT: Developing a Gender Inclusion Policy
Handout: Inclusive Curriculum Helps LGBTQ Youth
Handout: Schools Can Be the Difference
Handout: Gender Inclusion Policy Handout for School Boards
Handout: MDE Toolkit for Ensuring Safe and Supportive Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Round 3

Leading through Lens of Equity
Hedy Walls, Chief Social Responsibility Officer, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities 
Michael Lovett, Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas

PPT: Leading with the Lens of Equity

The Power of Inclusion and Partnership
Chris Bellmont, Principal, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District
Brooke Peterson, Assistant Director of Special Education, Intermediate School District 917

Link: The Power of Inclusion and Partnership

Property Tax Types and Classifications 201
Barbie Roessler, Finance Specialist, Ehlers
Jodie Zesbaugh, Senior Municipal Advisor, Ehlers

PPT: Property Tax Types & Classifications 201

​Creating Limitless Opportunities Through Districtwide AVID
Gina Gamnis, Midwest Region Assistant States Director, AVID 
Pam Miller, Director of Teaching & Learning, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools

Handout: AVID Framework Overview
Handout: Components of Excellence
Handout: BHM ccr 135 v2