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Home > Posts by Chelsey Martinez

Oakridge Superintendent Tom Livezey Presented with Gavel as Incoming MASA Board President

The Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) is proud to announce that Oakridge Public Schools Superintendent Tom Livezey will serve as the Association’s 2025-26 Board President. Livezey was officially presented with the President’s...

Read more August 15, 2025 at 12:08 pm Chelsey Martinez

Education Leaders Sound Alarm on Manufactured School Funding Crisis, Urge Lansing to Pass Budget Now

Education leaders from across Michigan gathered Tuesday morning for a roundtable hosted by the Michigan Alliance for Student Opportunity, calling on the Michigan Legislature to immediately finalize a FY 2025-2026 education budget. Speakers warned...

Read more July 29, 2025 at 1:10 pm Chelsey Martinez

Education Organizations Blast Continued Legislative Delays on Budgets Caused by Attempts to Raid School Funding

In response to the legislature not showing up to work today or making any progress at all toward a final education budget, despite being two weeks past their legal obligation to do so, the...

Read more July 15, 2025 at 5:45 pm Chelsey Martinez

MASA Board Applauds Dr. Kerr’s Leadership, Extends Contract to 2030

The Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) Board of Directors has awarded Dr. Tina Kerr an Effective rating for 2024-25 – the highest possible under the Association’s evaluation system. In recognition of her...

Read more April 28, 2025 at 10:23 am Chelsey Martinez

Settlement Reached in ORS Lawsuit

Late Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Claims approved a final settlement agreement in our long-standing lawsuit against the Office of Retirement Services (ORS). As you know, the case – originally filed in 2019 –...

Read more April 17, 2025 at 9:46 am Chelsey Martinez

Mentoring and Induction Grant Apps Due 3/27

Approximately $49 million in grant funding is available ($10 million annually for five years) for Michigan school districts and ISDs to provide mentoring and induction supports for teachers, counselors, and administrators – including superintendents, assistant superintendents, and other similar roles....

Read more March 24, 2025 at 2:23 am Chelsey Martinez

Bangor Township Schools’ Matthew Schmidt Named 2025 Michigan Superintendent of the Year

Matthew Schmidt, Superintendent of Bangor Township Schools, has earned the prestigious title of ‘Michigan Superintendent of the Year’ after a surprise announcement at Wednesday’s board of education meeting. Schmidt was selected for the honor,...

Read more November 6, 2024 at 5:47 pm Chelsey Martinez

Horizon+SE: Opening New Doors for Special Education Leadership

MASA is excited to announce the launch of Horizon+SE, a new addition to the well-established Horizon Leadership Academy (HLA). This innovative program, in collaboration with the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education (MAASE),...

Read more October 21, 2024 at 12:11 pm Chelsey Martinez

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Michigan Superintendent of the Year

Each year, the Michigan Superintendent of the Year Award honors a educational leader who has demonstrated exceptional effort and dedication to enriching the lives of students and the broader school community. This prestigious award...

Read more September 3, 2024 at 9:52 am Chelsey Martinez

MASA, Coalition to Lawmakers: Vote Yes on MSPERS Statutory Changes

As part of a historic 13-member education coalition inclusive of both management and labor, MASA is working to create statutory changes to ensure that essential funding, which is a result of overpayments to the...

Read more June 20, 2024 at 9:30 am Chelsey Martinez
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