TOOLKIT FOR SUCCESSFUL MAGNETS

Concurrent Session | Magnet 101

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 @ 10:00AM ET

If you want to create new magnets, refresh your current ones, or sustain them all, this session is for you. Join us for MSA’s new Toolkit for Successful Magnets, an online free resource designed for superintendents and/or district leadership. Whether you are in the planning, implementation, or sustainability stage, this new tool will provide research, activities and resources based on our Five Pillars. Developed by magnet experts, it is interactive and can be accessed from multiple points of interest or inquiry. Attendees will be guided through the content, much of which is available for free. Further paid resources are provided by MSA's National Institute that provides professional expertise for magnet theme-based integration from a credentialed team focused solely on developing magnet excellence.

Susan King

Susan M. King served in a large urban district as the magnet administrator and project manager for numerous federal Magnet School Assistance Program (MSAP) grants. As part of the Administration division, she developed the current operating Call Center for internal and external communication and worked in the Government and Public Affairs office managing media relations, district publications, and school board/community communications.

King is a national presenter and trainer on theme-based instruction, marketing, recruitment, and branding, intercultural responsiveness, sustainability, managing change, and leadership and worked with a DOE contractor as an MSAP federal compliance monitor. She has created, implemented, reviewed, and advised schools and districts on sustainability; federal grant evaluation and compliance monitoring; district policy; community and legislative relations; and national and local advocacy.

She co-authored a chapter in Curriculum Leadership Development: A Guide for Aspiring School Leader and is a recipient of the Hillsborough Association for School Administrators Distinguished Service Award. King was Treasurer of the Consortium of Magnets/Public Choice Schools, the forerunner of the Florida School Choice Consortium. She holds a B.S.E. in English, a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education, and certification in Educational Leadership and Reading.

Since joining the Board of Directors of MSA, Ms. King has served as chairman of several committees, written articles for MSA’s eChoice, and was the Executive Secretary for several terms. King served as President from 2018 until 2020 and currently serves as the Immediate Past President on the Executive Committee.

Kim Morrison, Ph.D.

She co-authored a chapter in Curriculum Leadership Development: A Guide for Aspiring School Leader and is a recipient of the Hillsborough Association for School Administrators Distinguished Service Award. King was Treasurer of the Consortium of Magnets/Public Choice Schools, the forerunner of the Florida School Choice Consortium. She holds a B.S.E. in English, a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education, and certification in Educational Leadership and Reading.

Since joining the Board of Directors of MSA, Ms. King has served as chairman of several committees, written articles for MSA’s eChoice, and was the Executive Secretary for several terms. King served as President from 2018 until 2020 and currently serves as the Immediate Past President on the Executive Committee.

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