The Henton Headlines: June 10, 2021

THE HENTON HEADLINES
June 10, 2021
Here’s the scoop for the week...

Significant changes to the August MDE Back-to-School Conference!

I am pleased to report that MDE Commissioner Heather Mueller responded positively to MASA’s suggestion to change the conference to one that is conducted virtually and within two hours. Annual surveys of our members indicated displeasure with the timing of the conference and many noted that August is team planning time for the upcoming school year. We hope that eliminating travel time and hours spent in conferences will be beneficial to you.

Please mark your calendars for 8-10 am on Wednesday, August 4 for the MDE Back-to-School Conference themed by Commissioner Mueller as “Reconnecting!”

Have you had a chance to renew your MASA membership for 2021-2022?

This is such a busy time of year that you might have missed the message about renewing your membership. Here is a link in case you need to check this off your to-do list!

Please note the dues have remained the same and that we are now asking for demographic information. It is difficult to know if we are making progress in diversifying our membership without our members sharing their demographic information. In addition, we are frequently asked by individuals doing research, the media, and other organizations to make this information available. The MASA Board of Directors supports this collection of data and we appreciate your consideration of sharing this information and fully understand if you opt-out.

Leadership Matters: 

"Don't wait for a crisis to start communicating with your team. Start now and you'll be strong when adversity hits. Wait and it'll be too late." - Jon Gordon

Detailed information may be found at
https://www.mnasa.org/whats-new.html and the MASA Calendar.

June 15	DUE: MDE Student Support Data Collection
	Quarter 4 (April 1-June 30) due July 15
June 19	Juneteenth
June 20	Father's Day
June 24-25	MASA Board Retreat
June 25	DUE: Application for The Minnesota Tax and Aid Anticipation Borrowing Program (MNTAAB), http://www.mnmsba.org/MNTAAB
June 29	MASA Annual Business Meeting | 11 am
June 30	DUE: MDE Minnesota Continuous Improvement Process
	DUE: MDE Finalize Title I application
	DUE: MDE ESSER II
	The applications for ESSER II 90% allocation and the allocation to entities that don’t receive the 90% allocation are due June 30, 2021 (FIN155 or FIN156)
July 1	Due: MASA Membership Renewal
July 4	Independence Day Observed
July 14	MDE: District and School Student Results (DSR and SSR) files available
July 15	DUE: MDE Seclusion Report
	Quarter 4 (April 1-June 30) due July 15
July 20	Eid al-Adha
August 4	2021 Back to School Conference: Reconnecting - Held Virtually 8-10 am
	Registration coming soon!