Now Available: Your 2018-19 Learning Opportunities
After another year of supporting teaching and learning, you have a clear understanding of your stakeholders’ needs. So, now what? Consider your next steps and systematic implementation.
MASSP is ready to support your next steps in-district and/or at regional sites for the 2018-19 school year. As you assess your individual and collective needs and priorities, consider the following to determine your professional development path:
This Week in Politics in 5 Sentences (or Fewer)
It was a hectic next-to-last week of session before summer break and there are dozens of bills in play as both chambers cut deals to try and get their priorities across the finish line going into the summer primaries and party conventions…so look forward to MASSP's post-session breakdown and in the meantime, strap in for a roller coaster overview.
Spring 2019 Testing Information Announced
The PSAT 8/9 will be administered to 8th graders in place of the M-STEP English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessments in Spring 2019 and will be administered as a paper/pencil assessment. Grade 8 students will continue to take the M-STEP science and social studies as online assessments. The M-STEP ELA and mathematics tests will still be available as optional assessments in Spring 2019 for those schools wanting to administer them.
Free "Adviser 101" Training for New Advisers
The College Board Wants to Share Your Story
SEPTEMBER
Webinar Title: "Building a Culture of College and Career Success" Webinar Topics: Cross program primer on FY 18-19 CB topicsMember Spotlight: Jenny Fee
We want to share good news about education! MASSP is turning the spotlight on members who are making an impact in their school, district and community. Spotlighted members exemplify the mission of the MASSP: To advance learning through educational leadership.
Jenny Fee, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, East Grand Rapids Public Schools
How long have you worked in education?
24 years
How long have you been an administrator?
11 years
This Week in Politics in 5 Sentences (or Fewer)
The Legislature had a short week of session, wrapping up by the middle of Wednesday afternoon as lawmakers headed to Mackinac Island for the annual Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference. Over the past several years, there has been a concerted effort by Governor Snyder and legislative leadership to wrap up budgets prior to heading to the island, but not so this year as the much better than anticipated revenue projections reported two weeks ago left lawmakers with an unexpected windfall to spend and not enough time before the conference to negotiate how to spend it all.
Seeking Representative for MDE's Special Education Advisory Committee
This Week in Politics in 5 Sentences (or Fewer)
On Tuesday, the House Workforce and Talent Development Committee reported out a pair of education related bills: SB 344 would create an optional state-recognized STEM diploma endorsement that school districts could give students at their discretion and HB 5907 would require districts to inform students about college-credit-by-testing options like AP, IB, and CLEP, which most districts do already.