Weekly Update
February 10, 2023
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The MANS organization is saddened and troubled by the recent tragic gun violence at Michigan State University. We hold up in prayer the souls and the families of those who senselessly lost their lives.
- Brian Fraser, a Sophomore at MSU who graduated from St. Paul on the Lake and Grosse Pointe South High School.
- Arielle Anderson, a Junior at MSU and graduate of Grosse Pointe North High School.
- Alexandria Verner, a Junior at MSU, Clawson High School graduate, and Guardian Angels parishioner.
We also offer a prayer for the speedy recovery of those students who were injured in the shootings and for their families and caregivers.
We ask that our school communities continue to pray for an end to the scourge of gun violence that plague our communities, our state and our country.
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2023 MANS Public Policy Day - March 23, 2023 |
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Join MANS and your nonpublic school colleagues from across the state for the 2023 MANS Public Policy Day on March, 23, 2023. This annual Public Policy Day is your opportunity to connect with your legislators about the issues that impact nonpublic schools. You can influence the legislative process while demonstrating the collective impact of nonpublic schools. If we don’t speak for nonpublic school students, who will?
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Important Legislative Topics Impacting Nonpublic Schools:
MI Future Educator Student Teacher Stipend proposal would award an individual up to $9,600 per semester for attending a teacher preparation program at a private or public college in Michigan. The student must student-teach in a public school. MANS advocates that eligibility must be extended to student teachers in nonpublic schools.
MI Future Educator Fellowship proposal provides up to $10,000 per year for first‐time degree seekers and career changers to lower the cost of becoming a PreK‐12 teacher. Students must attend a Michigan public or private institution of higher education, and the fellowship would have to be repaid if the student does not subsequently teach at a public school for three-to-five years. MANS advocates that fellowship recipients should also be allowed to teach at nonpublic schools to avoid repayment.
Expanded Breakfast/Lunch proposal includes $160 million that, when combined with available federal funding, will ensure all students in a public school can receive breakfast and lunch at no cost. MANS advocates that nonpublic school students should also be included as eligible recipients for breakfast and lunch at no cost.
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Agenda
8:00 AM | Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Sessions
11:30 AM | Floating Lunch
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Legislative Visits
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MANS High School Webinar Series |
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Invite your secondary teaching, administrative, and counseling staff to the Michigan Association of Non-public Schools (MANS) high school webinar series. This special series will focus on issues and resources important for supporting high school students.
Equipping Students and Families for Post-secondary Success
March 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
Jeneen Y. Hatoum, Director, High School Innovation at MCAN
We know that college affordability is one of the biggest concerns for families when it comes to postsecondary planning.
Our state has made a groundbreaking investment in supporting students. Learn more about how to ensure students and families get access to this funding that could provide tuition support to an estimated 80% of Michigan students in the class of 2023. In this session you will get "plug and play" resources to share with staff, students and families and also learn about grants available to support your work.
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The Framework for Building a Student Talent Pipeline Work-Based Learning Program March 14, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Work for Tomorrow is inviting you to attend this engaging Webinar on how to build a student Work Based learning program focused on student talent pipeline development. The discussion will cater to those school leaders who are interested in building a framework for broadening their relationships with businesses that are interested in taking a formal, and active role preparing students for exciting and evolving careers of tomorrow.
Our discussion will focus on addressing the four areas that we believe are key for building and maintaining an effective student talent pipeline program.
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Business Engagement – Identifying Talent Pipeline Businesses interested in hiring students.
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Program Development – Careers to pursue, soft/hard skill training, technology to use.
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Outreach & Assessment – Measurements and identifying students to participate.
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Retention /Hiring – Are students on track to be successful in this field/career?
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MANS recognizes excellence in education within member schools with several awards. In 2023, there will be two awards given at the Administrators' Conference at Shanty Creek Resort.
Fr. John B. Zwers Award - this award recognizes Pastors and leaders from MANS constituencies for their support and involvement with faith-based schools. The criteria for this award is a person who has a strong history of support for faith-based schools; is able to articulate the importance of faith-based schools; has ongoing connections to their school community, its parents, teachers, and students; and has demonstrated support for your work in leading the school community
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Sr. Dorita Wotiska Faith-filled Administrator Award - This award recognizes an administrator(s) who demonstrates the very best in faith-based education and is recognized as servant leaders in their buildings and in the broader education field. Administrators may be nominated by pastors, superintendents, and other school administrators.
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2022-23 MANS SCECH Program |
MANS is pleased to be your SCECH sponsor. Please look here for weekly tips as the school year is quickly approaching spring break!
Tip for Administrators: Access and update your Google spreadsheet throughout the year. This serves as your "signature" that educators have earned the number of SCECHs tallied.
Tip for Educators: You will receive a Google SCECH application form each spring/summer when the PD at your school is complete for the year. Your administrator will share the link with you. You must complete this form for the SCECHs to be uploaded into your MOECS account. This serves as your "signature" that you completed this PD and are applying for SCECHs.
Please contact Shelley Long at slong@m-a-n-s.org if you need emails resent, links to your Google folder, or have any questions. |
State and Federal Updates |
Equitable Services Ombudsman - Education Consultant 11-P13 |
The Department of Education has posted an Education Consultant 11-P13 position (3103-22-019), Office of Educational Supports, on the State of Michigan posting site. This permanent intermittent (hours may vary) position is located in Lansing and is open to internal employees and outside applicants. To apply and/or view the position description, click on the link below. |
Michigan Achievement Scholarship and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Information and Resources |
All Michigan students should be provided every opportunity to achieve the broadest range of life dreams. To that end, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to share information and resources regarding the Michigan Achievement Scholarship and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to support students, families and educators. |
Professional Learning Opportunities |
Understanding and Supporting Gifted Learners Module |
March 10-12, 2023 at the University of Notre Dame |
The Institute for Educational Initiatives and the University of Notre Dame are excited to host the annual Excellence in Teaching Conference. This year’s theme, Reading for a Better World, recognizes the importance and challenges of teaching texts in today’s classrooms.
They invite all interested educators – especially ELA and English teachers, literacy leaders and coaches, and school and community librarians – to campus from March 10-12, 2023. You’ll hear from renowned authors and educators like Carol Jago, Donalyn Miller, and Neal Shusterman who envision the teaching of literature as a force for good in the world. You’ll also workshop classroom strategies with expert faculty who imagine how students can “read the world” and “write the future.”
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mans@m-a-n-s.org | 517.372.9315 | www.m-a-n-s.org |
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