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MASA/MASE Spring ConferenceConcurrent Sessions - Round I
Ditch the Curriculum Guides: Move to an instructional handbook
Renee Corneille, Superintendent, St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools
Heidi Haagenson, Instructional Coach, St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools
Handout: Ditch the Curriculum GuidesEffective Cabinet Development through a Lens of Cultural Proficiency
Stacie Stanley, Associate Superintendent, Eden Prairie School District
Josh Swanson, Superintendent, Eden Prairie School District
Handout: Cabinet Leadership Team Action Plan Template
Handout: Tools of CP FrameworkConcurrent Sessions - Round 2
Implementing a Framework for Social-Emotional Learning through Program and Standard Development Pre-K-Secondary
Scott Hare, Director of Student Support Services, Mankato Area Public Schools
Cara Samuelson, Assistant Director of Special Education, Mankato Area Public Schools
Samantha Steinman, Assistant Director of Special Education, Mankato Area Public Schools
Link: Systematic Implementation of District-wide SELInclusive Educational Practices: For deaf/hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and blind/visually impaired students
Terry Wilding, Superintendent, Minnesota State Academies
PPT: Inclusive Educational Practices for DHH, DB, BVIA More Equitable School Calendar
Kari Bodurtha, Instructional Coach, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District
Renee Corneille, Superintendent, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District
John Mitsch, Math Teacher, and Lead Union Negotiator, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District
Handout: Our VisionTackling Your Facility Projects with School Board Approved Funding Sources
Bill Adams, Superintendent, New London-Spicer School District
Kelly Smith, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors
PPT: Facility Financing Options for Minnesota Schools 2020LGBTQ Inclusivity and Gender Inclusion Policies
Christine Tucci Osorio, Superintendent, N. St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District
PPT: Developing a Gender Inclusion Policy
Handout: Inclusive Curriculum Helps LGBTQ Youth
Handout: Schools Can Be the Difference
Handout: Gender Inclusion Policy Handout for School Boards
Handout: MDE Toolkit for Ensuring Safe and Supportive Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming StudentsConcurrent Sessions - Round 3
Leading through Lens of Equity
Hedy Walls, Chief Social Responsibility Officer, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities
Michael Lovett, Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas
PPT: Leading with the Lens of EquityThe Power of Inclusion and Partnership
Chris Bellmont, Principal, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District
Brooke Peterson, Assistant Director of Special Education, Intermediate School District 917
Link: The Power of Inclusion and PartnershipProperty Tax Types and Classifications 201
Barbie Roessler, Finance Specialist, Ehlers
Jodie Zesbaugh, Senior Municipal Advisor, Ehlers
PPT: Property Tax Types & Classifications 201Creating Limitless Opportunities Through Districtwide AVID
Gina Gamnis, Midwest Region Assistant States Director, AVID
Pam Miller, Director of Teaching & Learning, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Handout: AVID Framework Overview
Handout: Components of Excellence
Handout: BHM ccr 135 v22019 Available Handouts
Keynote Shane Safir
Shane Safir Video Now Available on the MASA YouTube Channel
Those of you who attended the MASA/MASE Spring Conference heard our keynote presenter Shane Safir present her work, The Listening Leader ~ Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation. Shane has very generously given us permission to share the video of her keynote presentation and we are very grateful to Lifetouch for the work of their expert videographer Brian Dellis.
- Find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TylVgxMW9IA
The video features the entire presentation, including the conversation prompts. Use this for your own review and reflection, or for a group activity. Through the powerful practice of listening and an unwavering commitment to equity, we can dare to reimagine our schools as places of opportunity for every student. This video will help you creatively tackle complex equity challenges through:
Listening deeply and strategically to colleagues, families, and, students.
Cultivating relational capital—the interpersonal currency that fuels school transformation.
Addressing structural barriers, interrupting unconscious biases, and changing the conversation about equity.
Fostering a thriving culture of improvement that promotes leadership at all levels of your organization.
Here are some additional resources:
• Links for ordering Shane’s book, The Listening Leader: http://shanesafir.com/get-my-book/
• Chapter 1: The Transformative Power of Listening
• Handout: Persistence of Inequity
• Handout: Disconnected Data
• PPT: Listening and Leading for EquityRegional Presentations:
• PPT: Region 3 Staff Development [Fenske, Heller, Schmidt]
• PPT: Region 8 Staff Development [Mills]
• PPT: Region 7 Staff Development [Allen, Grover]Concurrent Sessions - Round I
A Deep Dive into Data: Taking a closer look at the intersection of special education & data privacy
Elizabeth Meske, Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
• Handout: A Deep Dive into DataIn Pursuit of Excellence: Strategically Supporting Teacher Growth
Jessica Cabak, Dean of Students, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools
Kevin Sheridan, Instructional Coach, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools
• Handout: Writing Example A
• Handout: Writing Example BThe Big Trust Buster: Implicit bias and its impact on decision making
Jean Lubke, Executive Director, Equity Alliance MN
Paula O'Loughlin, Program Manager, Equity Alliance MN
Regina Seabrook, Program Manager, Equity Alliance MN
• PPT: Implicit BiasTaking Autism to School: A student’s perspective
Nemeh Al-Sarraj
• PPT: Taking Autism to SchoolConcurrent Sessions - Round II
Reimagine MN: What is it? What is happening this year? Who can participate?
David Law, Superintendent, Anoka-Hennepin School District
Christine Osorio, Superintendent, N. St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District
• PPT: Reimagine MinnesotaFrom the Stall: The new frontier regarding personal privacy
Kyle Fisher, Facilities and Safety Coordinator, Eden Prairie Public Schools
Troy Miller, Architectural Focus Leader, LHB
Amy Satterfield, Business Development, IEA, Inc.
• PPT: From the StallEngaging Your Community in the Referendum Process
John Huenink, Vice President | Director of K-12 Construction, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company
Sue Peterson, Project Manager, School Perceptions
• Handout: Ten Tips to Help Plan Your Next Community Engagement Project
• Handout: Community Survey SheetTransformation to Student-Centered Learning in a Small Rural District
Nichole Abernathy, Innovation Facilitator, Warroad Public Schools
Peter Haapala, Superintendent, Warroad Public Schools
• LINK: Education Evolving
• LINK: Knowledge Works
• LINK: Education Reimagined
• LINK: iNACOLConcurrent Sessions - Round III
Keeping Yourself Positive During Challenging Times
Denny Smith
Handout: Keeping Yourself Positive During Challenging Times
Intro Video 1:2 minutes
Intro Video 2:15 minutesOnce Upon a Time, There was an Idea for a Building: The story of the life of a building project
Stephen Broden, Arbitrage Managing Consultant, Ehlers
Shelby McQuay, Municipal Advisor, Ehlers
Ryan Miles, Senior Investment Advisor, Ehlers Investment Partners
• PPT: The Story of the Life of a Building ProjectStrategies to Increase Hope and Engagement with Students and Staff
Mark Larson, Director, Hope Survey
Steven Rippe, Director of the Hope Survey and Organization Development, EdVisions
• Handout: Team Cycle
• PPT: Strategies to Increase Hope and EngagementAddressing the Growing Epidemic of Behavioral Disruptions in Our Schools
Ben Court, Associate Director, EAB
Allie Patberg, Associate Director, EAB
• PPT: Managing Behavioral DisruptionsStarting Out Right: The first six weeks (Culturally focused social-emotional learning curriculum)
Melinda Crowley, Superintendent, Red Lake School District
Sharon Kingbird, Red Lake School District
Susan Olson, Curriculum Director, Red Lake School District
• Handout: Starting Out Right: The first six weeks - Find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TylVgxMW9IA