MASSP
July 23-24, 2013
Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia
Sponsored by MAESP and MASSP
MASSP members can
register on-line at www.moassp.org.
Printable Registration Form
Follow on Twitter #mofallconf
Conference follow-up by MASSP Programming Director Phil Lewis in MASSP Blog
MSIP5 Presentation by Margie Vandeven, March 25
As the graduation season approaches principals might wish to incorporate some wisdom from former MASSP Executive Director Robert C. Howe. When he was Principal at North Kansas City HS he penned a response to "A Letter from Mother". (View both letters.)
General Assembly Bill Tracking
Link to current legislative bill tracking information and keep up to date with legislative issues in Missouri that impact education.MASSP BLOG
The Complex Role of an Effective Principal
An interesting brief from the Rennie Center on Education Research & Policy details the complex role of an effective principal. "We expect principals to do it all. Indeed, some argue that effective school leaders are the most important determinant of student learning.""Principals are already estimated to engage in roughly 40 different daily tasks, and will likely assume a larger role in staff development with the implementation of new teacher evaluation systems."
Read the full brief: http://www.renniecenter.org/research/ComplexRoleEffectivePrincipal.pdf
How are high schools doing? It depends on whom you ask.
Depending on the voices in our ears or the latest blog post, we hear and read about the sad state of education in America and the comparisons of our public schools to schools in other countries.(Read more in MASSP Blog.)
GREAT CONVERSATION
By Phil LewisGet the conversations started. Your schools are good and will keep getting better because you are there leading. Principals are leaders and you need to continue to be a leader who helps teachers and students concentrate on learning, not be worried about losing funds, the next evaluation or having more work loaded onto an already busy schedule.
(Read more in MASSP Blog.)
Principals of the Year
MASSP selected Dr. Jamie Jordan, principal of Brittany Woods Middle School in
the University City School District, as the 2013 Missouri Middle School
Principal of the Year and Dr. Brian Huff, principal at Raytown High
School, as the 2013 Missouri High School Principal of the Year. MASSP
officially presented the awards during the annual MASSP Spring
Conference at the Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Mo., on Monday,
March 25, 2013. They were awarded the recognition based on their impact
in the areas of collaborative leadership; curriculum, instruction and
assessment; and personalization of the learning environment. (Read more.)
MASSP is an affiliate of the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
MASSP and MAESP co-sponsor the Ed Leaders Network along with multiple state associations. For more information visit:.
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