MEMPSA Legislative Update
DPS Update The Senate and House this week sent legislation to the Governor that would ensure the solvency of DPS through the end of the school year. House Bill 5296 would utilize $48.7 million from the state tobacco settlement in order to avoid DPS potentially falling short of making payroll as early as April 8. […]
MEMPSA Update & Meeting Reminder
Hope you are able to attend today’s ADSA General Membership Meeting. The meeting will be held in the media center at Henry Ford Elementary School starting @ 4:00 p.m. In addition, there is a special election to vote for a president elect (Heyam Alcodray and Josh Tynan are on the ballot). The polls will be open from 3:00 – 5:30 […]
MEMPSA Legislative Update
Gov. Snyder Delivers State of the State Address Governor Rick Snyder this week delivered a State of the State address that was much different in tone compared to previous years given the local, state, and national focus on the ongoing Flint water crisis. Governor Snyder, in a somber tone, apologized to those living through […]
Legislatative Update & Save the Date…
Below is the latest update from MEMPSA for your reading pleasure. Also, please mark your calendars for our next ADSA meeting to be held FEBRUARY 1, 2016 at Bryant Middle School, starting at 4 pm Hope to see you there! MEMSPA Advocacy Day The voice of Michigan’s principals is key in these political times. We […]
Looking for Nominations…
The A.D.S.A. president elect position has been recently opened again with the appointment of Youssef Mosallam as Executive Director for the Edsel Ford Feeder Track. Therefore, we are looking for president elect nominations. Email Rita Rauch or Kristi Waddell with your nomination. Please ensure that all nominees are willing to accept your recommendation to […]
Legislative Update…
Evaluation Legislation Passes House Senate Bill 103 remains on the House floor awaiting consideration. However, the respective Senate and House Education Chairs appear to be very close to agreement on a final version of the bill, and action may yet happen this month. MEMSPA is encouraged by latest dialogue between the two chambers, and we […]
Tenure Questions?
As you are planning for Teacher evaluations, here is a summary of how tenure is obtained… Tenure is obtained based on the state law. For most teachers that is a 5 year process from date of hire. In teachscape the teacher should check the 1st through 5th year. If a teacher has tenure from another […]
Legislative Updates…
Evaluation Legislation Update Senate Bill 103 remains on the House floor awaiting consideration. However, the respective Senate and House Education Chairs appear to be very close to agreement on a final version of the bill, and action may yet happen this month. MEMSPA is encouraged by latest dialogue between the two chambers, and we are […]
MEMPSA Legislative Update
House Ed Committee Takes Action on Evaluation Legislation After months of deliberation and testimony, the House Education Committee Thursday morning advanced to the floor an amended version of Senate Bill 103. The latest version has a number of changes from the Senate-passed version that attempt to bridge differences between the two chambers on the issue […]
MEMSPA – Teacher and Administrator Evaluation Update
The House Education Committee held another hearing this week on Senate Bill 103. After multiple weeks of testimony from groups and individuals both in support of and in opposition to the bill, the votes do not exist in the committee to move the bill to the House floor at this time. Both Democratic and Republican […]