This is a report to the members of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) from Charlie Kyte, Executive Director.
The accompanying audio podcast is 9 minutes long. Just click the audio bar.
MASA MEMBER SURVEY RESULTS
Last spring, for every superintendent predicting a student enrollment increase this fall in their school systems, 4 predicted a decline and another 4 predicted that enrollments would remain relatively unchanged.
1/3 of superintendents were seeing students electing on-line courses from their own consortium of schools, 1/3 seeing students taking on-line courses from other districts or entities and 1/3 did not yet see students taking on-line courses.
MASA members are planning to stay in public education, on average, for 5 more years. Slightly more than 1/2 of you plan to finish your career where you are presently employed and slightly less than 1/2 plan another employment move.
40th ANNUAL PDK/ GALLOP POLL
Fewer than 2 in 10 americans believe that NCLB legislation should continue without major changes. They see lack of funding as the biggest problem facing our nations schools. Americans do have a better impression of European and Asian schools than of our nations schools.
Americans support students taking college courses and earning college credit while still in HS. In a change from 9 years ago, americans believe that written observations by teachers, as opposed to standardized tests, are a superior way to document student academic progress.
STATE OF OUR NATION'S YOUTH REPORT
Published by the Horatio Alger Association, this study found our nations youth to be confident, ambitious and optimistic. They report that the two biggest issues impacting them in education are technology and the Internet. Our youth want to see schools modernize technology and they recognize the importance of science and technology to our nations future global competitiveness. Although personally optimistic, they are less optimistic about the condition of our country than youth have reported in the past.
AASA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR MAGAZINE.... LOCAL CONTRIBUTORS
Two well written articles were published in this month's School Administrator Magazine by Minnesota writers, Kim Gibbons of SCRED and Reggie Engebritson of the Northland Special Education Coop. Also Steve Jordahl (St. Cloud)and Larry Nybladh (formerly of Moorhead) were featured on the "Transitions" page.
MN BOARD OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO STUDY SPECIAL EDUCATION LICENSES. MEMBER NEEDED FOR COMMITTEE
If you would be willing to serve on this committee as a representative of MASA, please contact Charlie (651-247-6505 or [email protected]).
EDUCATION SUMMIT.... SAVE THE DATE
The Alliance for Student Achievement invites you to the 7th annual Education Summit "Today's Students-Tomorrow's Citizens" on Friday, October 17 from 8:00a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the St. Paul River Center.
Keynotes include:
Harold Hodgkinson, Director of the Center for Demographic Policy..... One of the nation's leading educational demographers will question today's reform efforts that focus on the system itself but overlook the needs of the people who are moving through the system.
Associate Justice Paul Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court..... A Minnesota native with experience in courts, school boards and youth volunteer services, Justice Anderson will share his perspective about civic engagement.
EXECUTIVE COACH AVAILABLE
A former Superintendent from another state, now residing in Minnesota has been trainied as an executive coach. If interested in retaining a person to coach/ mentor yourself or an administrator from your District, e-mail Charlie for more information.
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