AASA National Superintendent Certification Program®: MASA 2024

Excellence in leadership within our nation’s public schools has never been more vital to our children’s success than it is today. To provide a dynamic and interactive professional learning opportunity that will positively impact student achievement, The Minnesota Service Coops are partnering with MASA and AASA, The School Superintendents Association®, to facilitate a Minnesota 2024 Cohort of AASA’s premier National Superintendent Certification Program®.

Schedule for the 2024 MN Cohort:

Session 1 - October 27-28, 2022 - Resource Training and Solutions, Sartell, MN
Session 2 - February 9-10, 2023 - Virtual
Session 3 - June 8-9, 2023 - Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Fergus Falls, MN
Session 4 - October 19-20, 2023 - Sourcewell, Staples, MN
Session 5 - February 8-9, 2024 - Southeast Service Cooperative, Rochester, MN or Virtual (TBD)
Session 6 - March 5-7, 2024 - MASA Spring Conference in Brooklyn Park

Session Topics:

• Ethics and Professional Norms
• Promoting Equity and Cultural Responsiveness
• A Vision for Educational Leadership
• Board Relations, Policies and Procedures
• The Superintendent and the District’s Communication Plan
• Organizational Culture Building
• Engaging Families, Businesses, Government Agencies, and the Community
• The Superintendent as the Instructional Leader
• The School and System Improvement Process
• Social Emotional and Academic Learning: Building a Community of Care
• Professional Capacity and Community in the Learning Organization
• Operations and Management
• Legislative Advocacy
• Culminating Project and Reflections