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General Sessions
Breakout Sessions
- School ADvance: Administrator Evaluation System for Learning, Growth, and Adaptation
Presented by Pat Reeves, MASA; Pat McNeill, Michigan ASCD; Dawn Zimmer, ZIMCO; and Linda Wacyk, MASA
- Getting Past the Hype: The Emergency Financial Manager Legislation
Presented by Kari Costanza and Jeff Soles, Attorneys, Thrun Law Firm
- The Challenge of Adaptive Leadership
Presented by Jon Tomlanovich, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Michigan Implementation Network
- 80 Best Practices for School Financial Survival
Presented by Donald Sovey, CPA, CFO, Business and Financial Advisor, School and Municipal Advisory Services, PC
- 5 Practices for Exemplary Leaders
-Handout
Presented by Debbie McFalone, McFalone Consulting
- Developing Superintendent–Board–Business Official Teams
Presented by Heidi Pfannes and Barbara Goebel, Kingscott
- Understanding the ‘New Normal’ using Online Learning - Michigan’s Statewide Seat Time Waiver
Presented by Beverly Knox-Pipes, Genesee ISD
- The Common Core Standards and School Improvement
Presented by Mel Riddile, NASSP
- Regional Data Initiatives - All these questions and finally someone to ask
Presented by Bruce Umpstead, MDE
- Transformative Transitional Leadership
Presented by RJ Webber, Assistant Superintendent for Academic Services, Novi Community School District
- Streamlining your Business Operations and the Top State Aid Changes for 2011-12
Presented by David Martell, MSBO
- The 21st Century Classroom-Designing an Infrastructure to Empower 21st Century Learning
Brian Davis, Superintendent, Holland Public Schools and MASA Superintendent of the Year; Holland Public Schools Design Team Members; and David Wilkins and David Bolt, GMB Architects and Engineers
New Superintendents Preconference
- Tell your Leadership Story: Introduction of Participants
Presented by Dan Pappas, Associate Executive Director, MASA
- Board/Superintendent Partnership: Avoiding quicksand and building a strong foundation
Presented by Kathy Hayes, MASB Executive Director; Dan Pappas, MASA Associate Executive Director; and John Spicko, Superintendent, Perry Public Schools
- Negotiations: Practical Info Every Superintendent Needs to Know
Presented by Rod Green, Superintendent, East China Schools
- Winning with the Media
Presented by Dianne Litzenburger, Director of Communications, Char-Em ISD; and Ron Koehler, Assistant Superintendent, Kent ISD
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