Minnesota Association of Secretaries to the Principals

2018 Educational Secretaries Conference2018 Educational Secretaries Conference

Important Time-Sensitive Information and Forms

• MASP CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM(Fax, email or mail by July 5, 2018 deadline)

• RESERVATION INFORMATION FOR Best Western Plus Kelly Inn (Reservations must be made by July 1, 2018)

• A PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM OUTLINE

• SERVICE AWARD/RETIREMENT FORM (due by June 14, 2018)

Wednesday and Thursday— July 25 - 26, 2018Best Western Plus Kelly Inn • St. Cloud, MN

Fresh Out of the BoxFresh Out of the Box

2018 Educational Secretaries ConferencePreliminary Program

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

8:30 a.m. - REGISTRATION - ROLLS & REFRESHMENTS9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - ANNUAL MEETING & MIXER9:45 a.m.Minnesota Association of Secretaries to the Principals members in attendance are eligible for a drawing for twogift certificates. Everyone is welcome to attend.

10:00 a.m. - FIRST GENERAL SESSION11:45 p.m. Presentation: “The Champion’s Code”

Ross Bernstein, Inspirational Speaker and Best-Selling Author

At the core of his message is the simple fact that we like to do business with people who we trust, who we like,and who just “get it” — CHAMPIONS. In an engaging, provocative, and visually entertaining style, Ross will useinspirational stories and poignant life lessons from the world of sports to show attendees how to:

• Create a “culture of excellence” by giving extraordinary customer service…• Generate momentum by utilizing the "currency of karma"...• Follow their moral compasses to win "the right way," with respect and integrity...• Be better leaders and create more "buy-in" by embracing change and failure...• Evolve from "order takers" to "trusted partners" by enhancing the quality of their relationships...

11:45 a.m. LUNCH

12:35 p.m. - SECOND GENERAL SESSION2:15 p.m. “How Do You Operate?”

Join your colleagues in roundtable discussions based on your schools’s student information software system.During this session share your tips, tricks and questions.

2:15 p.m. - BREAK2:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m. - THIRD GENERAL SESSION4:00 p.m. Presentation: “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up”

Roger Aronson, MASSP Attorney/Lobbyist

No conference is ever complete without hearing from our attorney/lobbyist Roger Aronson. Roger’s experiencewith all school and educational legal issues is unsurpassed.

4:00 p.m. - OPTIONAL IDEA SHARING5:15 p.m. Connect with conference attendees and share ideas or continue discussion on student

information software systems.

5:15 p.m. SOCIAL6:00 p.m. BANQUET

Entertainment: “America’s Everyday Comedian”C. Willi Myles, Stand-up Comedian

C. Willi Myles takes everyday life challenges and applies the humor to them. What happens when you take aguy from Alabama and you move him up to Minnesota and let him experience his first winter including icefishing? One thing that happens for sure is a lot of laughs and a unique look at living in the Midwest.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST

8:15 - 9:10 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

9:15 - 10:10 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

10:35 - 11:30 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Concurrent sessions will be offered covering a wide variety of topics including: Technology, Health &Wellness, PERA, Dealing with Challenging People and School Safety.

11:35 a.m. LUNCHEON/FOURTH GENERAL SESSIONSpeaker

Wrap up

Door Prizes

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Best Western Kelly Inn100 4th Avenue SouthSt. Cloud, MN 56301

Phone: 320-253-0606 Fax: 320-202-0505

You must ask for the “MASP18” room block when making reservations.

Room Rate - $94.00 + tax

Room requests MUST BE received by the hotel by July 1, 2018.

MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES TO THE PRINCIPALS

REGISTRATION FORMEDUCATIONAL SECRETARIES CONFERENCE

July 25 - 26, 2018

Best Western Plus Kelly Inn — St. Cloud, Minnesota • Phone: 320-253-0606

Registrations due on or before July 5, 2018MASP Members $180.00

Non-members $205.00All registrations received AFTER THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018, will be assessed a $25.00 late fee.

PLEASE PRINTNAME_______________________________________________________ First time attendee?POSITION _______________________________________________________________________

SCHOOL_________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS _______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________(CITY) (STATE) (ZIP)

EMAIL ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________(for confirmation notice only)

TELEPHONE ________________________________

____ Enclosed find $180.00 (MASP member) or ____ $205.00 (non-member) registration fee for theSecretaries Conference. Includes breakfast, dinner, lunches, breaks and program costs.

____ I prefer vegetarian meals _____ I prefer gluten free meals

New this Year at the Conference

A discussion session regarding operating systems (ex. Infinite Campus, Synergy…). Please submit a questionfor the group discussion (ex: How to run address labels in Synergy…).

Question_______________________________________________________________

Return this registration form by July 5, 2018 to:

FAX: 651-999-7331 or Mail: 1667 Snelling Avenue NorthEmail: renee@massp.org Suite C-100

St. Paul, MN 55108

Any cancellation of a MASP conference registration after July 5 will be charged $25.00 plus any mealcosts incurred by MASP.

MASP AWARDS

The Minnesota Association of Secretaries to the Principals will recognize current MASP members withawards for their years of service in education. If you have worked in a school or school district position for15, 20, 25, or 30 years or are retiring this year, please complete this form and return to our office.

Awards will be presented at the MASP Educational Secretaries Conference Banquet on Wednesday, July 25.

Eligibility for a service award:• You must be a current member of MASP;• You must have been an MASP member for a minimum of 5 years;• Years of educational service must total 15, 20, 25 or 30 years (they may be a combination of out-of-state and

in-state service).

This year, I am eligible for:

____ a 15-year award ____ a 20-year award ____ a 25-year award ____ a 30-year award

and/or

____ a retirement award. I am retiring this year, effective _________________(Retirees – please also complete the second page of this form)

Please list where you have worked including the year(s), school and school districts:

PLEASE PRINT

NAME __________________________________________________________________________________

POSITION: _______________________________________________________________________________

SCHOOL: ________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS :_______________________________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP: _________________________________________________________________________

PHONE: ____________________________________________________________________________

RETURN BY JUNE 14, 2018 TO MASP:

FAX: 651-999-7331 or Mail: 1667 Snelling Avenue NorthEmail: renee@massp.org Suite C-100

St. Paul, MN 55108

RETIREE COMMENTS(This information will be used to introduce you at the Banquet)

Retirement awards will be distributed during the MASP Educational Secretaries Conference Banquet onWednesday, July 25. A brief comment will be made during the presentation of your retirement award. In orderto assist us in selecting an appropriate comment, please complete the information below so that we may per-sonalize a message about you.

(Please print or type – complete all areas)

NAME: __________________________________________________________________________________

SCHOOL:________________________________________________________________________________

TITLE: __________________________________________________________________________________

Number of years in education _____________

Favorite positive moment of your career:

Retirement plans:

What is something we don’t know about you (that we can share)?:

Unable to attend the entire conference, but would like go to the banquet to receive your retire-ment award, please call or email Renee (renee@massp.org/651-999-7333) for the cost of thebanquet meal.

RETURN BY JUNE 14, 2018 TO MASP:

FAX: 651-999-7331 or Mail: 1667 Snelling Avenue NorthEmail: renee@massp.org Suite C-100

St. Paul, MN 55108