Superintendent Secretary Workshop - March 16 @ MASB
Join us for the Superintendent Secretary Workshop. MASB appreciates the role of the superintendent secretary. This session will offer a combination of relevant topics designed specifically to help you in your role. You’ll get pertinent information to help you address legal matters, policy topics, personnel issues and other need-to-know information, while MASB consultants will provide insight on working with the local school board. Ask questions, get answers, share solutions!
January is School Board Recognition Month
January is School Board Recognition Month in Michigan, a time to salute the hard work and dedication of our locally elected school leaders. Click on the link above for materials to help your district plan its local celebration. MASB also has gifts available that will allow you to provide your board members with a small token of appreciation.
MASB appreciates the role of the superintendent secretary. We understand that you are required to undertake many responsibilities as the go-to person for staff and school board members in your district. Not only is it your duty to serve as the record-keeper for the board, but you also must respond to the needs of your board members and the public. From registering your board members for classes and professional development events, to updating your board member information after changes to your board, MASB appreciates your efforts to keep us up-to-date. We truly view you as an important partner.
Periodically, MASB offers workshops designed to help you do your job better. Topics range from handling difficult people and situations to time management and legal considerations. In addition to professional development workshops, MASB has a variety of services to improve your workflow.
e-Merge - e-Merge is MASB's online membership management tool. Through e-merge, you can easily register your board members for classes and events, update your board member information, view and print board member transcripts, purchase items through the Bookstore, and much more. Click 
to login.
e-Merge Instructionals - Click on the documents below for instructions on navigating e-Merge
e-Merge Overview
Adding a Board Position
Event Registration
Edit/Add/Remove a Member
Salary Survey Information - Salary survey information is collected annually and available to all members upon request. This information is only as valuable as the data we collect. Please login to e-Merge and ensure that we have the most up-to-date information for your district. Contact Micki Magee if you need to collect salary or benefit information from districts around the state.
BoardBook - BoardBook is an electronic agenda-preparation tool that you access through your Web browser. It effectively takes your paper-heavy board meetings paperless. To learn more about BoardBook, contact Erin Kinch, 517.327.5935.
Resources from MASB's Legal Counsel Brad Banasik:
Sample Acceptance of Office/Oath of Office Form
Within 10 days after the issuance of the Certificate of Election, a school board member-elect must file an Acceptance of Office with the secretary of the board. A copy of the Acceptance of Office must then be forwarded to the school district election coordinator. A school board member-elect who fails to file an Acceptance of Office before the 10-day deadline expires may lose his or her position on the board. Each person elected to the school board must also take the prescribed Oath of Office. The oath may be given at any time after the Certification of Election. Because a school board member-elect must file an Acceptance of Office with the secretary of the board within 10 days after receiving a Certificate of Election, many school districts administer the official oath at the board’s administrative office when the Acceptance of Office is filed.
Sample Organizational Meeting Agenda
Overview of the Open Meetings Act
Sample Closed Session Minutes
Sample Resolution of Recognition and Appreciation
MASB realizes how demanding the superintendent secretary position can be. If there is anything we can do to help take the pressure off, please feel free to contact us at membership@masb.org. Also, let us know what you'd like to see on this page or what resources would be helpful to you.