October 31, 2024

Have you Registered for a Budget Reduction & Strategy Session?
I hope you are able to join one of the sessions below to hear from superintendents about their budget situations and how they are engaging their communities. 

The superintendents presenting are in pairs of two. You can find the presentation from the first session held on Monday at Sartell below:

• Slides

• Minnetonka Budget Reduction Update PDF

Twenty-five of your colleagues attended that session and the registration numbers are strong for all of the sessions below. 

Where and when are the sessions?

November 1, 10-11:30am, Southeast Service Cooperative, Rochester 

November 5, 10-11:30 am, ARCC, Hermantown, lunch to follow

December 12, 12:15pm-2:30pm, Lunch at 12:15pm, meeting at 1pm, Garden Valley Technologies, Erskine

December 19, 10-11:30 am, SWWC Service Cooperative, Redwood Falls Community Center, lunch to follow

Register for a session here: https://forms.gle/4o1hKw78eWWkCNuT7 

Who can attend these sessions?

Superintendents, their finance/business staff, principals - whomever you would like to bring from your staff. You do not have to belong to the organizations hosting the presentations. All host sites welcome you!

U.S. Department of Education Releases AI Toolkit for Schools
You may access the toolkit here.

The Earliest Save the Date for August 2025!

The annual MDE Back to School Conference will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the Marriott Northwest. Please note that MSBA will not be holding their Summer Seminar the day before as they had in the past. We can’t promise the excitement during the opening of the conference we had this past year, but we will do our best to help MDE plan an engaging event!

Leadership Matters!

“The happiest people forgive, forget, love, help, care, smile. The happiest people are the givers, not the takers.” - Sahiba