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Conferences & Seminars

MASSP Student Handbook Workshop

April 2026

Registration 8:15 AM
Workshop 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

The Student Handbook is one of the most important administrative tools in guiding and reinforcing legal policies and school procedures and practices within a school is the student handbook. Furthermore, by including pertinent information within the handbook, districts can avoid both time and money in litigation costs.
Sign up for this interactive workshop designed to highlight the value of a strong, well-crafted student handbook and the essential components every school should consider including. Participants are encouraged to bring their current school handbook for hands-on review and revision. You will leave prepared to refine, update, and confidently present your handbook to your school board prior to the start of the next academic year.

Presenters: Roger Aronson, MASSP Attorney/Lobbyist; Erich Martens from MSHSL; and Terry Morrow from MSBA.

MASSP Spring AI Lab for School Leaders

MASSP is partnering with Gruvy Education to offer a FREE Monthly AI Lab for School Leaders.

Each Lab will focus on 4-5 specific, real-world ways school leaders use AI right now to save time and make better decisions. These strategies come from Gruvy’s view of how AI is most effectively used by superintendents across the over 300 schools they works with.

Sessions are hands-on and concrete. Participants see exactly what to type, how to give good context, and how to quickly edit AI output so it sounds like them. Every session includes ready-to-use prompt templates and simple guardrails for safe, responsible AI use in schools.

Members will receive an email from MASSP to sign up for these labs. See below for more details on each lab.

Lab 1

Date: March 24, 2026
Time: 8:30 am CT
Title: The 60‑Minute Setup That Makes AI Actually Useful for School Leaders
Description: This session covers the exact setup and prompt strategies that make AI genuinely useful for school leaders. This will include how to configure your settings so it already knows your context, how to get it to write in your voice, and how to prompt it so it stops giving you generic answers. In one hour, the way you use AI will change permanently.

Lab 2

Date: April 21, 2026
Time: 8:30 am CT
Title: Using AI to De‑load Communication, HR, and Operations Work
Description: This session is about streamlining the work that eats your week: staff documentation, difficult parent emails, SOPs, policy questions, etc. You’ll see exactly how school leaders are using AI to streamline these tasks. At the end, we will go over how to build a CustomGPT trained on your school’s policies so you and your team can get answers fast.

Lab 3

Date: May 12, 2026
Time: 8:30 am CT
Title: Using AI for Data Analysis
Description: This session shows you how to use AI for data analysis while following student data privacy laws. You will walk away with a library of prompts that you can use at your school to make more data-driven decisions. We will then go over how to take your data and turn it into a ready-made slide deck for your school board. You’ll leave with workflows to move from drowning in data to clarity.

MASSP Summer Conference

June 15 – 18, 2026
Breezy Point Resort, Brainerd, MN

MASSP New Administrators Launching Program

A program designed for first- and second-year school administrators.

2026 TBD

Join a cohort designed to guide new administrators through the critical early years of school leadership.  This program addresses the essential knowledge and skills every new administrator needs.  Participants will join the cohort of fellow new principals and be paired with experienced mentors-building a strong network of connection, collaboration and ongoing support throughout their leadership journey.

MASSP Student Discipline Workshop

2026 TBD

Roger Aronson, MASSP Attorney/Lobbyist is one of the most highly regarded experts in school law in the State of Minnesota. This workshop will explore legal implications and the administrator’s role including provisions you may not know about. Find out what is new for school administrators in multiple areas of student discipline. Information is practical and may offer guidelines for policy development.

MASSP/MESPA Empowering Leaders

The Empowering Excellence Series, brought to you by MESPA and MASSP, is a four-part professional learning experience designed to support principals throughout the year. Each session builds intentionally—from understanding leadership identity and foundational learning organization principles to applying that knowledge in real- time through focused action and relationship-building. Leaders will explore how their strengths, personal attributes, and leadership styles influence school culture, systems, and learning outcomes while providing practical strategies and leadership moves to enhance their effectiveness. The Empowering Excellence Series culminates in a reflective look at leadership impact and a forward- thinking approach to sustaining growth, equipping leaders with the clarity, confidence, and connections needed to lead with purpose throughout the year and beyond.

As the series unfolds, participants will dig deeper into the heart of impactful leadership: creating hope, fostering growth, and reflecting on purpose. Through practical tools, reflective practices, and collaborative learning, the Empowering Excellence Series helps leaders stay grounded in their “why” while advancing their effectiveness and clarity. The journey concludes with a celebration of leadership impact and a forward-focused lens to carry momentum into the future.

MASSP School Law Seminars

MASSP Attorney/Lobbyist Roger Aronson is conducting one-day seminars throughout the state presenting the most up to date information on school law. Roger is one of the most highly regarded experts in school law in the State of Minnesota. Find out what is new in school law, have your legal questions answered and gain valuable insight.

MASSP Winter Conference

2027
Minneapolis Marriott City Center Hotel

If you would like to join any of these events, please see our calendar.

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    Arden Hills, MN 55112

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