Michigan Schools Don’t Have to Navigate AI Alone
Regardless of your leadership position or the pace of your environment, artificial intelligence will touch your world and your work. Each community will have a different experience, shaped by local values, student needs, and the readiness of your staff and families. The AI Lab at Michigan Virtual meets schools exactly where they are. Since 2023, we've served more than 20,000 Michigan educators, building the longest-running and most diverse K-12 AI experience in…
Oh, Behave! | When Good Plans Meet Complex People
Over the past several months, I have had the opportunity to travel across the state, lead conferences and engage in book studies; working with school leaders, and their leadership teams, on a familiar set of challenges. Those challenges include AI implementation, cell-phone policies and chronic absenteeism; all grounded in instructional improvement and all about leadership development. Different districts, different contexts, different communities, and yet, the conversations sound remarkably similar. A principal shares…
Disciplining Students with Disabilities: The Building Administrator’s Role
Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) provide students with disabilities certain disciplinary protections when they face a change of placement due to a student code of conduct violation. A disciplinary change of placement occurs when a student is removed for more than 10 consecutive school days or the student has been subjected to a series of removals totaling more than 10…
Leadership Lives Here | Building Leadership That Benefits Kids: Why Intentional Staffing Matters
Every staffing decision is ultimately a student achievement decision. This time of year you are no doubt preparing staffing needs, looking at making critical moves, and looking to use the human resources you have to make the most impact on students. While doing this I hope this article helps give you some key principles with organizational leadership. As building principals, we know that schedules, team structures, hiring choices, role definitions, and leadership…
Leadership in Motion | Rise Higher: What the Eagle and the Crow Teach About Leadership Focus
Navigating Change, Shaping Culture, and Driving Impact There is an old story about the eagle and the crow that carries a useful leadership lesson. The crow is one of the few birds bold enough to harass an eagle. It will land on the eagle’s back and peck at its neck, trying to provoke a reaction. The eagle does not fight the crow.It does not chase it. It does not waste energy trying to…
Results Are In: MASSP Board of Directors Election 2026!
Meet Your Incoming Board Representatives Polls closed on Friday, April 10, at 3:00 p.m., for MASSP's Board of Directors 2026 Election. This year's group of candidates are all exceptional administrators and we want to thank them for taking the initiative to run for a position. We appreciate the support and engagement of all members who took the time to vote for their representatives. MASSP is proud to announce the results of the…
LegalEase April 2026 | Digital Accessibility Compliance Obligations for Public School Districts Under the ADA’s New Title II Rule
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) issuance of its final rule on web and mobile accessibility—effective June 24, 2024—public school districts, as state and local governmental entities, are now subject to comprehensive and legally enforceable technical standards governing their digital content. The rule, promulgated under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), adopts the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) 2.1 Level AA as the operative accessibility benchmark…
Innovation in Action: How Clarkston Junior High School’s Project-Based Learning (PBL) Model Empowers Student Voice and Real-World Learning
Across Michigan, schools are exploring innovative ways to engage students and prepare them for an ever-changing world. At Clarkston Junior High School (CJHS), one approach has stood the test of time. For nearly a decade, CJHS has implemented Project-Based Learning (PBL) as a core instructional model—one that prioritizes student voice, interdisciplinary learning, and real-world skill development. Under the leadership of Principal John Bennink, CJHS has built a structure that redefines what learning…
Feeding Michigan Students Through the Summer
How SUN Bucks Supports Families For many Michigan families, school meals play an important role in helping children access consistent nutrition during the school year. When school breaks begin, however, that support can become harder to maintain. Michigan’s Summer EBT program (SUN Bucks) helps families purchase groceries for their school-aged children during the summer months. School administrators and advisors can help ensure families know about this resource and where to learn more. What…
Principal’s Checklist Companion | Build Better Hiring Performance Tasks With AI
My name is William Grube. I’ll be speaking at EdCon this summer on practical AI use for principals. Below is a practical AI use you can use as you dive into the “Interviewing/Hiring Staff” section of your MASSP April Principal’s Checklist. When preparing for interviews, building highly effective and unique performance tasks from scratch takes too much time. This leads to the same tasks being reused every year. Use AI to build…