Maine Principals' Association
Professional Development Calendar
2011-2012

July 26-29
Maine School Law Institute (Filled to Capacity)
Registration is limited to 30 participants.
Sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association and Maine School Management
Association in partnership with Drummond Woodsum.  The institute satisfies the United States and State of Maine civil rights law and education law requirements for all administrator certificates. Graduate credit is not available.

August 5                     
Great Beginnings: An Orientation for New School Administrators
MPA Conference and Meeting Center, Augusta
Registration limited to 50 participants, who will also meet on October 14, 2011; January 20, 2012 (snow date – January 24); and March 23, 2012.
This series is part of the MPA’s induction plan for new school administrators.
Facilitators: Lynne Coy-Ogan, Provost at Husson University, and Ted Hall, Principal of Yarmouth High School
Other presenters:  Exemplary principals and assistant principals who are currently leading Maine Schools K-12.

August 8                     
Board of Directors’ Retreat
MPA Conference Center, Augusta

August 11                   
Workshop for New Athletic Administrators
MPA Conference and Meeting Center, Augusta
This workshop is a required orientation to the Maine Principals’ Association and its roles and obligations on behalf of member schools.
First-time Maine high school athletic administrators must attend.
Following the workshop, LTC 502 Athletic Administration:  Principles, Strategies, and Methods will be offered from 2:00-6:00 p.m. by the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.  Topics include potential problems and solutions on issues ranging from budget to scheduling.

September 12            
Mentoring/Coaching Program for Principals
MPA Conference Center, Augusta
This series is year-one for proteges and mentor/coaches who are matched for the 2011-12 school year.  Meeting dates for 2011-12 are September 12, 2011 (protégés and mentor/coaches); October 7, 2011(mentor/coaches only); December 9, 2011 (snow date – December 12) protégés and mentor/coaches; January 27, 2012 (snow date –January 30) mentor/coaches only; March 16, 2012 (snow date – March 19)Mentor/coaches only; and May 16, 2012 (protégés and mentor/coaches).
Trainers: Sally Mackenzie and George Marnik.

September 23            
School Law Seminar:  Special Education/504
MPA Conference Center, Augusta
Sponsored with Drummond Woodsum

October 3                   
Introduction to Athletics for New Principals and Assistant Principals
MPA Conference Center, Augusta
This workshop is required for first-time high school principals, both from in-state and out-of-state. Its purposes are to provide an awareness of the inner workings of a school’s athletic program as well as the role of the Maine Principals’ Association in interscholastic activities.
Note:  This session may be used by first-time high school athletic administrators, both from in-state and out-of-state, hired after the end of July to fulfill their MPA workshop requirement.

November 9           
SERIES –Supporting the Development of a School-wide Response When Students Don’t Learn
MPA Conference Center, Augusta
This is a three session series.  Registration is limited to 78 participants who will also meet on December 2, 2011 and January 13, 2012.  We encourage principals to bring school teams.
Facilitator: Catherine Glaude
Click here for a printable brochure.

October 17-18            
Assistant Principals’ Conference
Samoset, Rockport
Conference Theme: Schools for Everyone: Creating a Safe and Welcoming Environment

October 24                 
Guiding Principles:  Creating Safe Schools for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
Sponsored with the Center for Preventing Hate
MPA Conference Center, Augusta

November 2               
Preparing for Retirement: What You Need to Know
MPA Conference Center, Augusta
Presenters:  Brett Hoskins, MSRS; Becky Duval, Anthem; and Robert Clark, Social Security.

November 16             
Fall Pre-conference:  School Law Seminar
Holiday Inn By The Bay, Portland
Sponsored with Drummond Woodsum

November 17-18        
Fall Conference
Holiday Inn By The Bay, Portland
Conference Theme:  Grappling with Change
Keynote Speaker:  Yong Zhao, the author of Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization (2009)

March 21                    
Mentoring Women in Sports XIV
MPA Conference Center, Augusta

March 28 and 30        
Secretaries’ Seminar: School Law
Portland (March 28) – Holiday Inn By The Bay
Bangor (March 30) – Spectacular Event Center
Presenters: from Drummond Woodsum
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April 26-27                  
Spring Conference
Samoset, Rockport
Presenter:  Mike Mattos, co-author of Pyramid Response to Intervention: RTI, Professional Learning Communities, and How to Respond When Kids Don’t Learn
Click here for a printable brochure.

May 7-8                      
Building Schools Where Everyone Belongs:  Preventing Bullying K-12
MPA Conference and Meeting Center, Augusta
Presenter: Stan Davis

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