Legislative Update…
The House Education Committee held another hearing this week on Senate Bill 103. As passed by the Senate 22-15 on May 20, SB 103 would provide a new teacher and administrator evaluation framework beginning in the 2017-2018 school year initially relying upon student growth and assessment for 25% of evaluations. That percentage would gradually scale […]
ADSA Member of the Year Nominations
Hard to believe, but it is already that time of year to nominate all of the hard-working ADSA members to be recognized as the member of the year. Please submit nominations with brief explanation for your recommendation to Andy Denison or Kristi Waddell by Monday, June 8th
Legislative Updates
Teacher & Administrator Evaluation Bills Move The Senate this week passed Senate Bill 103, which would approve new teacher and administrator evaluation standards. The bill passed by a vote of 22-15, with Republican Senators Margaret O’Brien (R-Portage), Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth), Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge), Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights), and Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) voting no along […]
Legislative Updates…
Ballot Proposal Fallout With the failure of Proposal 1 this past Tuesday (failure being a charitable description), House and Senate leaders have indicated they intend to stay in session throughout the summer if necessary to work on road funding. Neither chamber has ruled out a tax increase or another effort to go to the ballot […]
Legislative Update
Testimony on Teacher/Administrator Evaluations Legislation Moves to Senate Floor The Senate Education Committee this week moved Senate Bill 103 to the Senate floor, which is the first movement this session of legislation establishing new guidelines for teacher & administrator evaluations. Following are the latest highlights of the legislation as passed out of committee: The […]
ADSA Newsletter Attached
Be sure to check this out… 2015 ADSA Newsletter
2015 Health Benefits Open Enrollment – Please Read!
Open enrollment is May 1st to May 31st All Employees Must Complete an On-line Enrollment Form including those with Medical Waivers. This is due to the change from a paper enrollment to a computerized enrollment. Enrollment Elections are Locked in unless a federally approved change of status occurs. Failure to submit a 2015 Enrollment Form […]
Legislative Update…
Supreme Court Rules 2012 School Employee Retirement Reforms Are Constitutional The Michigan Supreme Court ruled yesterday in a unanimous 6-0 decision (Justice Richard Bernstein chose not to participate as the case was argued before his election) that Michigan lawmakers did not violate the Michigan Constitution when they amended state law in 2012 to require increased […]
MEMPSA Updates
MEMSPA Legislative Day MEMSPA is excited to once again be partnering with Karoub Associates for a day focused on connecting educators with their legislators. We recognize the importance of the work you are doing and impact that comes from telling your stories to the decision-makers in our state government. We invite you to join us […]
M-Step update from MEMPSA
Dr. Venessa Keesler, Deputy Superintendent from MDE was gracious enough to join us at our MEMSPA March board meeting. She shared some insight and MDE perspective regarding the M-STEP transition giving us hope and reliving some anxiety. She highlighted the 5 following points regarding the upcoming assessment: 1. “We are in the final weeks before the […]