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It feels like just yesterday we were hosting our first virtual conference with Fall Conference, and now it’s time again to host you on the interwebs. We hope you’ll join us next week, January...
The Great Escape: Taking (and Keeping!) Learning Outdoors
Nandita Mishra, Assoc. AIA, ALEP, LEED AP, Senior Educational Planner, TMP Architecture, Inc. Danielle O’Grady, IIDA, Senior Educational Planner, TMP Architecture, Inc. Laura Casai, IIDA, LEED AP, Senior Educational Planner, TMP Architecture, Inc. “There’s...
Meet the 2021 Superintendent of the Year Craig Carmoney
By Haley Jones MASA Marketing & Digital Media Specialist Craig Carmoney joined the Zoom meeting during a break from deer hunting. The newly announced 2021 Michigan State Superintendent of the Year (SOY) was enjoying an afternoon...
2021 Michigan School Testing Conference – Register Today!
The 2021 Michigan School Testing Conference (MSTC) will once again be held in mid-February, but this year, in a very different manner. The uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have affected all of us...
Why Concise Communication is The Best Way to Grow Your District’s Reputation
I was recently meeting with a superintendent that was going through the same thing as most districts around the nation. They had budget issues, COVID-19 related closings, students with poor internet access for online...
D2L to Host Webinar: Adjusting to the New Normal: How Michigan’s K-12 School Districts Have Adapted
On November 18th at 3pm ET, D2L is hosting a webinar for Michigan’s K-12 education leaders on Adjusting to the New Normal: How Michigan’s K-12 School Districts Have Adapted. During this webinar, education leaders from Michigan...
Superintendent Takes on New Role, Construction Project & Global Pandemic
By Haley Jones MASA Marketing & Digital Media Specialist For more than 100 days, Chris Ming and his family of five lived in their camper at a campground just down the street from Au Gres–Sims School District. The new district superintendent was in the midst...
Nominations Encouraged for Michigan Lottery’s Excellence in Education Awards to Honor Outstanding Educators
Parents, students, school staff members, and others are encouraged to nominate outstanding public-school educators for the Michigan Lottery’s 2020-21 Excellence in Education awards. All public-school employees may be nominated for the awards, which recognize...
Meridian’s Craig Carmoney Named 2021 Michigan Superintendent of the Year
LANSING – Craig Carmoney, Superintendent at Meridian Public Schools in Sanford, was announced as the Michigan 2021 Superintendent of the Year award winner by the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) tonight during a surprise...
Despite Pandemic, Students in Online AP World Languages Saw Sweeping Success
Despite K-12 education being turned upside down as a pandemic closed the doors of many U.S. schools and lent learning into the hands of technology in the middle of the spring semester, College Board’s...