MASE New Leaders Cohort: October 27, 2021

Participant List
Presenter List and Biographies

Session Info
Date: October 27, 2021
Prior to the MASE Fall Leadership Conference
Location: Madden's on Gull Lake, Brainerd
Room: ​Golf Villa A | Resort Map
Time:
Entire Group:  9 am – 2:30 pm
Directors of Record:  2:30 pm – 4 pm

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Agenda
Facilitated by:
Amy Ernst, Director of Special Education, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Melanie Kray, Executive Director of Special Services, SW Metro Intermediate District 288-06
Holle Spessard, Director of Special Services, Tri-City United Schools

Topics: Building a Culture of Instructional Leadership, A Meeting Makeover (Post-Covid), Manage Yourself First, Is it Behavior or a Mental Health Issue – how do you know?

9-10:00
Building a Culture of Instructional Leadership
Nicole Woodward, Director of Special Education, St. Croix River Education District
MASE New Leaders Presentation: Instructional Leadership

10-10:15
Break

10:15-11:15
A Meeting Makeover (Post-COVID) – Discussion Based
Holle Spessard, Director of Special Services, Tri-City United Schools

11:15-11:30
Break

11:30-12:30
Manage Yourself First
Melissa Schaller, Director of Special Education, Intermediate School District 917
PPT: Leading Yourself First

12:30-1:00
Lunch Break (provided by MASE)
Location: Wilson Bay Dining Room | Resort Map

1:00-2:30
Is it Behavior or a Mental Health Issue – how do you know?
Danielle Theis, Director of Special Education, Owatonna Public Schools
Handout: Foundations for Trauma Responsive Schools
Handout: Together as a United Front Recovery

2:30-2:45
Break for New Directors/New Leaders End

2:45-4:00
New Directors of Record Only Session
Cohort Driven Agenda
Amy Ernst, Director of Special Education, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Melanie Kray, Executive Director of Special Services, SW Metro Intermediate District 288-06
Holle Spessard, Director of Special Services, Tri-City United Schools