Mississippi Association of School Administrators

 Revised MASA Executive Director Selection Process and Timeline

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2013 MASA Annual Spring Leadership Conference
Transforming Schools for the 21st Century

Sunday, April 7, 2013

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.         Pre-Conferences

Fanatically Formative: Learning to Use Formative Assessment During the Crucial Early Learning Years (K-3 Emphasis)

What Successful Principals Know ______________________________________________

Monday, April 8, 2013

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.         General Session I
Tying Up Loose Ends – Ensuring Your Nonrenewal/Termination Decisions Do Not Violate Federal Employment Laws 


10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.         Concurrent Sessions I

        Results-Driven Accountability

 Meeting School Safety Standards

 ABCs of Dropout Prevention

 Teacher Evaluations: Taking the Lead and Building Best Practices

 Financial Readiness Skills – Ensuring Your Middle School Students Are College Bound!

 Early Learning Success:  Transforming Outcomes in the Crucial Early Childhood Years

 Literacy Update

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.     Luncheon and General Session II
Resilience, Self-Regulation, and Character:  The Missing Emphasis for School Success


1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.             Concurrent Sessions II

 Principal Evaluation

 Active Shooter Protocol

 ABCs of Dropout Prevention

 Teacher Evaluations: Taking the Lead and Building Best Practices

 Financial Readiness Skills – Ensuring Your Middle School Students Are College Bound!

 Early Learning Success:  Transforming Outcomes in the Crucial Early Childhood Years

 Literacy Update

 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.     General Session III
 More Than the Core: New Discoveries in the Science of Learning

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.     General Session IV
When the Bough Breaks:  Traumatic Incident Response

 
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.         Concurrent Sessions III

MDE Update from the Office of Student Assessment (A variety of topics to include PARCC, DLM, and Online Testing 2013-2014)

 New Discoveries in the Science of Learning:  Models of Practical Application From Two Mississippi Star Schools

 What Do We Do About Struggling High School Students in the CCSS Classroom?

 Office of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Update

 M-STAR:  Are You Ready to Field Test Next Year?

 Finding the Balance:  DeSoto County’s Approach at Implementing the Common Core State Standards While Preparing Students for State Assessments


12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.         Luncheon and General Session V
Accountability Task Force Update