“Capping” Off the Year with Student Discipline Reminders
School officials may exclude a student from prom or commencement due to misconduct, but they cannot withhold a student’s diploma as a disciplinary measure. Knowing what is within your discretion, and preparing your community for these big events, will make the last month of school easier. The end of a school year brings big events and big expectations for high school students. Often, it also brings student mischief and senior pranks that…
Nominate an Outstanding Building Leader!
MASSP & MASC/MAHS are excited to announce we have expanded our Administrators of the Year Awards Program! We are now accepting nominations for the 2025-26 Principal of the Year (POY) and 2025 Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY) and will be awarding a Middle School and High School leader in each category! Michigan's Middle/High School Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year are innovative servant-leaders, who show integrity, implement instructional leadership, are…
Results Are In: MASSP Board of Directors Election 2024!
Meet Your Incoming Board Representatives Polls closed on Friday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. for MASSP's Board of Directors 2024 Election. This year's group of candidates are all exceptional administrators and we want to thank each and every one 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…
Seniors Moving On: A Parent’s Perspective
As we move into the final quarter of the school year, our Seniors continue to experience their ‘lasts’; the last concert, the last game, the last school dance, the last day of high school. After 24 years of sending off other people’s kids, this year my daughter is one of our graduating Seniors at Traverse City West. I’ve taken a lot of mental notes over the years of what adults say and…
MI HS Esports Grows & Will Hold Four Finals at Oakland University – Spring ’24
The Michigan High School Esports League became free to compete in this spring season and made record breaking numbers; 164 schools with more than 700 teams competing and engaging 3,000+ high school students in the state. MHSEL continues to be the largest high school esports league in the state. MHSEL offers ten game titles; one regional title (teams compete regionally with teams from different states) and the nine remaining game titles are…
The Support Principals Need to Succeed
Strengthening Leaders – Coaching/Mentoring Educator pipeline issues do not just impact teachers in the classroom, we are also seeing a shortage of those interested in being school leaders. Not only is the applicant pool shallow for Assistant Principal and Principal positions but those stepping into the roles tend to have less experience than ever before. Under-resourced mentoring programs and coaching services have contributed to our state's struggle to attract, train and retain…
NEW Legislative Requirement: Rater-Reliability Training
In 2013 Michigan passed its Teacher Evaluation Law to ensure that all districts were implementing a rigorous, transparent and fair evaluation system. It is hard to believe it has been more than 10 years since many administrators participated in 5D+ framework training. Studies show that without regular professional learning and calibration, "drift happens" within the evaluation system. Developing reliable evaluators of teachers is a key component to the success of any school…
This Week in Politics in 5 Sentences (or Fewer)
The last week of legislative session before the House and Senate took their two week spring recess saw action in both chambers. The Senate Education Committee voted out legislations on two different issues: SB 285 would make Kindergarten attendance mandatory beginning in the 2025-26 school year as well as require all districts who offer first grade to offer Kindergarten and SB 744 would adjust teacher tenure requirements and fix some unintended errors created when educator…
Powerful Messages: Student PSA Winners Added to Anti-Vaping Toolkit
Last summer, at EDCON, MASSP introduced the Anti-Vaping Toolkit. A member-driven curation of resources to help principals combat the vaping epidemic in their schools. This fall, MASSP, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced the winners of a statewide contest encouraging high school students to create public service announcements that discourage tobacco use through vaping. The effort was a collaboration with the Michigan Association of Broadcasters…
Principal Dr. Janelle Bross = Shorian Pride
This week I visited the Macomb ISD and provided the principals in the Macomb Area Conference with a legislative update. For me, this area always feels like home. I grew up in Sterling Heights and my first job in education was teaching at Warren, Fitzgerald High School. Following the MAC meeting I headed to Lake Shore High School to tour the building with Principal Dr. Janelle Bross, and to learn about the…