Are you interested in becoming a Top School Official? MASA is hosting an Aspiring Superintendent Bootcamp to help emerging leaders get the tools, resources, and networking opportunities they need to become a superintendent.

This full-day bootcamp will focus on emerging trends in the superintendency as well as critical steps to take on your journey towards taking on this important new role. We need skilled top leaders who are ready to be the lead learner, build relationships/partnerships and take on the tough role of leading a school district.

When: February 1-2, 2024
Where: Lansing
Cost: $200 MASA Members / $250 Non-Members

Agenda

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Welcome / Overview of the Day
Dr. Sarena Shivers, Deputy Executive Director, MASA and Amy Conway, Superintendent, Gibraltar School District
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM The Role of the Superintendent
Amy Conway, Superintendent, Gibraltar School District
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Trends and Issues Through the Lens of the Superintendency
Naomi Norman, Superintendent, Washtenaw Intermediate School District
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM The Superintendency in the Age of AI
Dr. Shawn Bishop, Director of Research & Leadership Development and Amy Conway, Superintendent, Gibraltar School District

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM Horizon Leadership Academy Presentation
Dr. Brian Davis, MASA
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Partner Presentation
TBD
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Preparing for Superintendency
TBD
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Panel: Ask A Superintendent
TBD
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Small Group Coaching
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner @ Crown Plaza
Friday, Feb. 2, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Surviving the Superintendency: Managing Board/Superintendent Relationship
Dr. Sarena Shivers, Deputy Executive Director, MASA
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Partner Presentation
TBD
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM Box Lunches (Working Lunch)
11:40 AM – 12:45 PM Welcome to the Superintendency! Now What?
Contracts & First 90 Days
Dr. Tina Kerr, Executive Director, MASA
12:45 AM – 1:00 PM Wrap-Up and Shadowing
Dr. Sarena Shivers, Deputy Executive Director, MASA and Amy Conway, Superintendent, Gibraltar School District