By Haley Jones, MASA Marketing & Digital Media Specialist Assistant Superintendent Donna Roark was looking for ways to fill the teaching gaps in her district when she heard about the Welcome Back Proud Michigan Educator (PME) program in...
As the school year begins, Neola recognizes that the global pandemic continues to impact the way each district, administrator, teacher, and support staff member provide services to students, and as much as we want...
Does someone you know have an expired teaching certificate? The Welcome Back Proud Michigan Educators campaign helps educators with expired credentials return to teaching by reducing or eliminating professional learning recertification requirements. The campaign recognizes these educators’ experience...
Connecting your School Community Through Parent Engagement Over the last year, finding community and building connections has been harder than ever before in our districts. Whether it’s a classroom trying to communicate about parent-teacher...
MASA is excited to announce the hiring of a new Administrative Assistant, Kim Fritz. Kim will serve as an assistant to MASA’s Executive Director Dr. Tina Kerr and assist with daily office operations and...
By James Haga, ThoughtExchange Account Executive A guiding principle at ThoughtExchange is: If you want to make someone feel valued and respected, ask them for their input into a decision that affects them. As you’ve all...
It’s May, which means there is so much to celebrate among the flowers! Not only are we nearing the end of a challenging school year, May is Teacher Appreciation Month in Michigan, a time...
Pearson Online and Blended Learning continues to work with Michigan school districts to combat declining enrollment and learning loss through virtual school partnerships. Increased community, parent, and student expectations coupled with tight budgets and staffing...
By Andrew Shaw, Client Executive and Education Practice Expert at Kapnick Insurance Welcome to that time of year where schools are chin-deep in budgets, working through the craziness of COVID, and planning for next...
The staff at Union City Community Schools have been getting their ducks in a row this spring. Literally. Superintendent Ronna Steel has infiltrated the district with little rubber ducks and “Goose Chase” scavenger hunt challenges as a means...
