The Henton Headlines: April 14, 2022

THE HENTON HEADLINES
April 14, 2022
Here’s the scoop for the week

Please Contact your Congressional Representatives re: Child Nutrition Waivers

I have been in contact with Noelle Ellerson Ng of AASA regarding the bills mentioned below and learned AASA supports these efforts and needs our advocacy. 

Click here learn more and inside the blog you will find yet another link so that you can contact our legislators seeking their support of these bills. 

Without either of these bills, the nutrition waivers will expire June 30, 2022. Additionally, the end of the waivers will mean flexibility around meal patterns will end regardless of your ability to access the food necessary to meet regulations, and the Seamless Summer Option program will end and you will once again have to collect Free and Reduced Price Lunch applications. 

Thank you for your support!

Leadership Matters:

Superintendent Rick Ellingworth of Lac qui Parle Valley also tweeted, “Stay strong! Help others do the same!”

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

April 1	First Day of Counseling Awareness Month First Day of Month of the Military Child First Day of World Autism Awareness Month Mathematics Awareness Month Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
April 15	MASA Offices Closed
April 17-22	National School Volunteer Week
April 18	MASA Offices Closed
April 20	MASA Great Start Cohort | Quora Education Center, Little Canada
April 21	Administrative Assistants Day
April 22	Nat'l Earth Day
April 27	Administrative Professionals Day
April 29	Lailat Ul Qadr
May 1	First Day of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month First Day of Military Appreciation Month First Day of National Mental Health Awareness Month
May 2-6	Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6	National Nurses Day
May 11-13	MASE Best Practices Conference | Madden's on Gull Lake
May 30	MASA Offices Closed
June 1	First Day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month First Day of National Safety Month
June 19	Juneteenth
June 23-24	MASA & MASE Board of Directors Retreat | Minneapolis Marriott NW
July 1	MASA & MASE Membership Renewal
August 1	MDE Back to School Conference | Minneapolis Marriott NW
October 1	MASA Board of Directors Meeting | Madden's on Gull Lake
October 2-4	MASA Fall Conference | Madden's on Gull Lake
October 26-28	MASE Fall Leadership Conference | Madden's on Gull Lake
February 16-23, 2023	AASA NCE | San Antonio, TX