Registration for the 2022 MANS Education Conference and Expo is Open!
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The MANS Education Conference and Expo brings together school leaders, teachers, and staff from member schools across the state. Enjoy two days of professional development, sharing with colleagues, and the unique opportunity for fellowship with the Catholic, Lutheran Schools - Missouri Synod, and Christian Schools International communities in Michigan.
Exciting offerings at the 2022 MANS Education Conference and Expo:
- More than 100 sessions on topics such as social-emotional learning, education technology, learning loss and so much more;
- Thursday afternoon reception in the exhibit hall;
- Excellent keynote speakers;
- Exhibit hall full of resources for your school and classroom;
- Networking with your nonpublic colleagues from across the state.
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The 2022 MANS School Law Seminar agenda is complete! Mark your calendar for June 23rd at the Michigan Catholic Conference to learn about legal topics of great importance to nonpublic schools in Michigan.
This event will be held at the Michigan Catholic Conference in Lansing, Michigan from 8:30 to noon.
What do administrators say about MANS School Law Seminar?
- It is great to come to one place and get timely and relevant information from people who are in the know. The access to information like this cannot be overstated. It is a crucial service to nonpublic schools!
- I have attended this conference the last two years. As an administrator, the more information and understanding I have regarding various topics assists in making sound decisions.
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Topics are timely; there is always something to learn or re-learn.
Law Seminar Speakers
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Michelle Kolkmeyer, Employee Handbooks and Policies - Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
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Conor Dugan, Religous Liberty Issues Impacting Faith-based schools and Title IX Issues and Nonpublic Schools
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MANS Summer Connect - Launching June 1, 2022 |
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The Michigan Association of Non-public Schools is pleased to offer a virtual professional learning opportunity centered on education technology. With more than 10+ sessions for K-12 educators, participants will enhance their understanding of effectively integrating technology in the classroom.
Registration for Summer Connect gives you access to the sessions through March 2023. Participate when you can or watch a session multiple times.
Registration is $125.00 and includes access to the virtual platform through March 2023. State Continuing Education Clock Hours will be provided.
Highlighted session
Teach Creative Writing With Google Slides with Allison Thompson, St. Gerard School – Lansing
Teaching students how to be creative can be tough, especially if students "hate writing!" This session will show how you can use Google Slides to have your students create interactive, choose-your-own-adventure style stories.
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Creating Pathways toward School Success - July 29, 2022 |
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This event, geared towards your school's most important ambassador, school secretaries and administrative assistants, is back in 2022! Invite your office staff to participate in this unique opportunity to reflect on their critical role in the school and to develop skills to help them succeed.
This event will be held at the Michigan Catholic Conference in Lansing, Michigan from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will include presentations on Google Classroom, Self-Care, Customer Service, Health and Safety, and time for networking!
What your peers said about the 2019 Creating Pathways:
- It's a great way to network with peers, as well as learn things that are useful to my work. These topics intentionally chosen and geared for the school secretary/admin. assistant/office professional make it very special, and not just something offered that there may be bits and pieces that might be useful.
- It's a pleasure to spend time with Christians and fellow admins. I always come away refreshed.
- I think it is good to see and meet with people who do the same things all over the state. Its nice to know there are others who do the same things.
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MANS Yearlong SCECH Processing |
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The MANS Yearlong SCECH processing program is in full gear with nearly 800 educator applications received and uploaded into MOECS so far.
For ease of approving SCECH requests, the PD columns may be hidden on the educator tab of each spreadsheet. Do not worry, those columns are not deleted, they are just hidden!
Want to participate in 2022-2023 SCECH Processing? Please complete this Google form and your school will be set up this summer with your own Google folder and spreadsheet.
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Michigan Association of Non-public Schools Faith-Based Educator Award |
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The Michigan Association of Non-public Schools (MANS) invites you to submit nominations for the 2022 MANS Faith-Based Educator Award. This award is one of five awards that recognize excellence in education in MANS member schools. Award winners demonstrate the very best in faith-based education and are leaders in the field. Educators may be nominated by administrators using the electronic submission below. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2022.
Nominations are peer-reviewed and awardees are recognized at the 2022 MANS Conference and Expo on November 4, 2022. Award winners and nominators are provided complimentary conference registration in recognition of their achievement.
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Memorial Day Weekend Reminders |
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Celebrate freedom this weekend with your loved ones! And do not forget to sign and mail the petitions back that came home with your kids or you grabbed from school or church. Join thousands of Michiganders in taking part in this initiative to bring a solution and hope to children and their families!
Return petitions by overnight mail to ensure they reach their destination by June 1, 2022 to:
National Petition Management
24293 Telegraph Road
Suite 285
Southfield, MI 48033
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MANS received the following update from MDE on the EANS Grant process:
EANS I Round 3
Round 3 applications are currently being reviewed. You should receive either an approval of your application or a request to make adjustments sometime over the next 10 days.
EANS II – ARP
MDE did not want to overlap the two funding sources (EANS I and II) and is anticipating a mid-to-late June opening of the EANS II process.
As MANS learns more information it will be shared with member schools.
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Professional Development and Other Resources |
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Join Caitlin Dillon, Ph.D., IDA-SLCT, OFS for an online Word Revelation workshop this June. Being held on June 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Word Revelation is a set of 36 activities designed to maximize students' reading and spelling skills, intended for students age ~7 through adult, but useful for teachers of younger students as well. The Word Revelation workshop introduces these activities for teachers/tutors to use with students. The Word Revelation approach is based on my knowledge and experience as a reading-researcher-turned-classroom-teacher. See Word Revelation Workshops — Mark Trinity, LLC for more information. |
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John Sowash Google Summer Professional Development |
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Google Certification Academy: become a Google Certified Educator this summer! The Google Certification Academy will provide you with the training and practice you need to pass the L1 and L2 Google certification exams.
- Session 1: June 7-28 (evening sessions)
- Session 2: June 30 - July 21 (morning sessions)
- Qualifies for up to 11 SCECH credits
- Cost: $149/person
- Registration link
Google Admin Bootcamp: The Google Admin bootcamp is for anyone who is responsible for using the Google Admin console to manage users and devices. Get in-depth training and advice on how to manage your school technology infrastructure.
- Virtual session: May 10-24 (morning session)
- Virtual session: July 7-21 (afternoon sessions)
- Qualifies for up to 7 SCECH credits
- Cost: $199/person
- Registration link
Summer Refresh Webinar Series - Empower your teachers this summer with a selection of engaging virtual sessions that will inspire them with new ideas for the 2022-23 school year.
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Helping Families Discover Summer |
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The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) collaborates with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) on summer learning and has developed a new online resource for families to help them partner in their children’s summer learning. In addition to the summer learning program search feature, there is access to resources from leading youth organizations to keep the learning going all summer long.
NSLA's new online family resource, DiscoverSummer.org with over double the amount of programs featured in its search tool, has additional resources to help families make more informed decisions regarding summer learning.
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June 20-22 STEM Learning Ecosystem Conference |
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It takes more than a village to provide world-class STEM opportunities for learners. It takes an ecosystem. From June 20-22, the world’s top STEM leaders will convene in Bay City to discuss the ways STEM Learning Ecosystems help improve education and build a stronger workforce for the next century.
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Michigan Student Leadership Summer Camp |
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Michigan Student Leadership Camp leaders are brought together from different schools and demographics with the goal of improving their schools, communities and themselves. Camp is designed to teach the principles of effective leadership and provide practical experience in applying these skills as student leaders. With two dedicated camp programs, this opportunity is open to students grades 7-8 (Middle Level Camp) and 9-12 (High School camp).
Both camps will take place on the campus of Albion College in Albion Michigan during the week of July 17-22, 2022. This year’s theme is Agents of Change.
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Non-public School Partner Update |
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Students reading below grade level? Beyond Basics delivers data-driven literacy solutions—90% of students in the program achieve grade-level movement in an average of six weeks.
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Meemic Wants to Celebrate Your Staff! |
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Teacher Appreciation Week is just a few weeks away, and the Meemic Foundation is eager to help you CELEBRATE your teachers and staff! They also want to ensure you and your staff are looped into the monthly grant opportunities available through our Meemic Foundation, a nonprofit started in 1992 by Meemic.
Did you know that our local Meemic Agents are also Meemic Foundation Advocates? Simply give them a call today. They can help you plan a celebration for your staff, as well as drop-in now for an in-school visit to share valuable information about Meemic and our Foundation.
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Welcome Friendzy as a MANS Business Partner! |
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Friendzy provides low burden turn-key SEL for students K-8th grade. The Friendzy program teaches SEL skills one time a week for 20-40 minutes using low-burden, turn-key social-emotional learning tools and resources including:
- A “Return to School SEL Plan”
- SEL Curriculum for K-8th grade with digital supplements
- Workbooks for all students
- Year-Long PD and Continuing Education
- Family and Community Resources
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Spend Your EANS Funds on Catapult Learning’s COVID Recovery Services |
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It’s not too late to take advantage of your EANS (Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools) funding! Help your students reduce summer and COVID learning loss and prepare them to start the new school year on the right foot with Catapult Learning’s COVID Recovery services. Catapult's established solutions for non-public schools as well as our COVID Recovery Program combine to meet the academic and social-emotional needs of students, families, and school communities. Best of all, our programs can be customized to fit the unique needs of your school.
Click here to learn more about EANS funding and how Catapult Learning can help you invest in your students.
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Implement Free School-Wide SEL Programming |
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With support from the state of Michigan, the most comprehensive mental health and prevention education program and social emotional learning (SEL) programming is now available to schools and districts at no cost! This highly customizable, scaffolded curriculum contains more than 1,000 lessons that address real issues that K-12 students encounter every day. Administrators can utilize free data reporting to see the real-time effectiveness of the SEL and mental health lessons.
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