http://mymassp.com/newsletters The Bulletin : Legislative Update : MASSP News : Podcasts Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:10:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en State restructuring efforts for NCLB often take a back seat to the more comprehensive reforms. Look for State Superintendent Mike Flanagan's remarks in the last paragraph of the Wall Street Journal article.price viagra pharmacy online phentermine online description price best price 100mg viagra and overnight price of generic ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/05/nclb-lacks-bite/ MASSP’s own, William Scaletta, principal of Lakeshore High School Stevensville, MI, has been elected to the prestigious NASSP Board of Directors at the NASSP Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX this February. Bill (preferred) will serve a four-year term representing Region 4, which includes Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/scaletta-elected-to-nassp-board-of-directors/ By Butch Yurk Principal, Manistique MS/HS MASSP Board of Directors Member The Academic Booster Club was formed at Manistique High School in 1989.  Initially, the group was spearheaded by a dynamic high school English teacher named Betty LaPointe.  Betty sought out a few parents and other community members who had the vision of ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/manistique-mshs-offers-academic-booster-club-over-20-years/ Each year, Michigan Association of College Admissions Counselors (MACAC) hosts two National College Fairs in Michigan. The West Michigan Fair in Grand Rapids April 15th Metro Detroit Fair in Livonia April 17th. Each fair hosts over 120 colleges (including nearly every college in Michigan) and offers parents and students the chance to talk ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/visit-the-national-college-fairs-in-michigan/ Closing the Achievement Gap for African American Males By Diane McMillan Associate Director Managing successful transitions from elementary to middle school is tough in and of itself. Managing that transition for students who are already falling into the achievement gap is even tougher. I attended a recent conference in Louisville, ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/from-the-middle-focus-on-transition/ By Diane McMillan Associate Director The Next Generation in Assessment and Accountability was the topic of a March forum in Chicago. I attended with a team from around the state to discuss what assessment will look like in the next ten years in Michigan and implementation of the Secondary Credit ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/the-next-generation-in-assessment-accountability/ Here is a sample clip from the Marshall Memo. MASSP has just entered into an agreement with the Marshall Memo to bring you the latest in educational new in a condensed form. It's just another way we at MASSP strive to serve you by bringing the latest and best ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/eleven-ways-to-improve-students%e2%80%99-writing/ By Diane McMillan MASSP Associate Director Just about everywhere I go these days, I hear frustrated and sometimes angry educators weighing in on the details of the Michigan Merit Curriculum Personal Curriculum (PC). With MDE, special educators, ISDs, superintendents, Central Office personnel, and others all vigorously expressing their views about the ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/much-ado-about-the-personal-curriculum/ By Steven M. Beyer Associate Principal, Stevenson HS Doing What We Do Best: A Simple Straight Forward Approach to Improving Student Achievement One of the great advantages of being a building administrator is that you see first hand the issues confronting public education. I see the Keep-It- Simple approach as the ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/doing-what-we-do-best/ The Executive Budget presented by Governor Jennifer Granholm just last month may already be in trouble, but the problem at this point is not a repeat of last year’s budget impasse between the Executive Office and the Legislature. This time, as it was going into last year’s budget debacle, ... http://mymassp.com/newsletters/2008/03/marchbudgetupdate/