The Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals is pleased to announce the addition of a new staff member, Ben Mainka, who will serve as Associate Director beginning this summer. We hope you will join us in welcoming him to the MASSP team.
This Week in Politics in 5 Sentences (or Fewer)
The State Board has narrowed the field of state superintendent candidates down to 3 names: Brian Whiston (Dearborn Public Schools), Scott Menzel (Washtenaw ISD), and Vickie Markavitch (Oakland Schools).
#MASSPchat 3/16 - Transformative Trends in Education
The Topic:
A recent ASCD article by Bill Daggett outlined five transformative trends in education that are changing the face of education. During this week’s chat we’ll discuss the trends identified by Daggett and share how you currently see these trends in place at your own school as well as how you would like to see them expand or grow in the future. Check out Daggett’s article to prep for our discussion.
This Week in Politics in 5 Sentences (or Fewer)
Budget hearings for the 2015-16 budget continued in Lansing and testimony in the Senate K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee took an interesting turn this week.
#MASSPchat 3/9 - Best of Series!
The Topic:
This week let’s share some favorites related to the Principalship! Be ready to share your thoughts on "the best" in the following categories:
- Best preparation for being a Principal
- Best training/workshop you ever received for being a Principal
- Best book you have read on being a leader
- Best movie character for modeling how to be a leader
- Best leadership quote you've read
PSAT, SAT, and AP Accommodated Testing
Now that many of you have completed the administration of the ACT and ACT WorkKeys, and are awaiting the onset of M-STEP, we want to address one of the frequently asked questions that has surfaced in recent weeks specific to accommodations for students with disabilities on the SAT. In short, because of the transition to the SAT, it is important to start applying now for accommodations for students with documented disabilities in grades 7-11. Why?
#MASSPchat 3/2 - Rocks or Sucks
The Topic:
During the NASSP conference last week I had the opportunity to participate in a 3 hour Ed Camp with secondary school Principals from around the US. One of the sessions I selected was titled , “Rocks or Sucks”. The concept is that a topic is put up and the participants need to move to either the it “rocks” or it “sucks” side of the room- there is no sitting on the fence. We are going to try this format for this week’s #masspchat. You need to pick a side for each topic presented- rocks or sucks and explain your position.
Practice PSAT/NMSQT Released
This Week in Politics in 5 Sentences (or Fewer)
MASSP's second annual Legislative Day was this past Tuesday, February 24 and Principals from around the state once again came to Lansing for a successful day of advocacy on the issues that affect you at the building level. If you couldn't make it to Legislative Day, but would like to use our materials for your local meetings or for talking to your legislators back home, you can find them here. The budget process continued this week with hearings in both the House and Senate.
11 Lessons Learned from Michigan’s Top High Schools
Written by Ted Roelofs. Reprinted with permission from Bridge Magazine.
Bridge asked the leaders of high schools ranked No. 1-11 in the 2014 Academic State Champs to share lessons they’ve learned about raising student achievement. Like all top educators, they were happy to offer success strategies. From their answers, we picked one nugget of wisdom from each school. We begin with #11, Bloomingdale…
(click the link below the picture to view the next secret of success)