Clinic Session Agenda

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Thursday, Oct. 30 - Early Bird Workshops
Friday, Oct. 31 - 10:45-11:45 a.m. Clinic Sessions
The 3-5 Minute Walkthrough, presented by Dr. Desmon Daniel, superintendent, Bridgeport Spaulding Schools

STEM Education: Why Should We Care (A SMarT Training Program for Board Members, presented by Angie Peifer, associate executive director, Illinois Association of School Boards (repeated on Saturday)

The Board Member's Role in Meeting the Challenges of Adequate Yearly Progress Under NCLB, presented by Mike Radke, assistant director of the Office of School Improvement, Michael Nauss, NCLB consultant and Linda Hecker, NCLB consultant, Michigan Department of Education

Evaluating Your Superintendent, presented by David Campbell, superintendent, David Judd, board treasurer, Olivet Community Schools and Dan Pappas, Michigan Association of School Administrators

Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE): Teaching Made Easier Through the Michigan eLibrary (MeL), presented by Deb Biggs Thomas, Michigan eLibrary coordinator, Library of Michigan and Barbara Fardell, educational technology manager, Michigan Department of Education
Web site Flyer
MORE Flyer

Public School Capital Project Funding Options: Experiences and Limitations, presented by Dr. James Edoff, retired superintendent, educational planning and programming specialist, Fanning Howey Associates, Inc.; Thomas Owczarek, school board president, Fitzgerald Public Schools; and Joseph Urban, senior attorney, Clark Hill, PLC
Capital Project Funding

Building Partnerships for Quality After-School Programs, presented by Mary Sutton, executive director, Michigan After-School Partnership

Teaching Altruism: The Collaboration of Berkley High School and the Holocaust Memorial Center, presented by Dennis McDavid, principal, Berkley High School and Dr. Guy Stern, director, Insitute of Righteous, Holocaust Memorial Center

4:15-5:15 p.m. Clinic Sessions
Building a "Destination District:" Positioning Your District in the Hearts and Minds of Your Community and Region!, presented by Michael Goree, president and CEO, Growth Strategies Consulting, Inc.

Community Based Strategic Planning: From Start to Implementation, presented by Jon White, superintendent, Shawna Smith, president and Debby Kuhl, assistant superintendent, Instructional and Student Services, Bedford Public Schools

Energy Crisis in Michigan Schools: Comprehensive Approach Towards Energy Management, presented by Dave Corner, account executive, NORESCO and Greg Leedy, project developer, NORESCO
Energy Crisis in Michigan Schools
Saving Energy in Michigan Schools

Saturday, Nov. 1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clinic Sessions
A Collaborative Approach to Energy Savings, presented by Scott Little, associate executive director, Michigan School Business Officials

After the Bond Passes, What Next? Tips on Organizing a Construction Project, presented by Thomas Pillar, Ed.D., superintendent, Waverly Community Schools

Greening Michigan's Schools, presented by Renae Hesselink, vice-chair and LEED for Schools Advocate, U.S. Green Building Council of West Michigan and Daniel Jacobs, chair, LEED AP, Green School Advocacy Committee, U.S. Green Building Council of Detroit

Planning for Schools of the Future, presented by Heidi Pfannes, board member, Mattawan Public Schools, business development, Kingscott Associates, Inc. and Glenn Nienhuis, educational planner, Kingscott Associates, Inc.

School District Data Teams: "Put Me In Coach!", presented by Dr. J. Mark Rainey, adjunct staff, MASB
Improving School Board Decision Making, The Data Connection

General Session
Reform and Restructuring Initiatives, presented by Dr. T.C. Wallace Jr., superintendent and Julie Lemond, chief academic officer, Lansing School District; and Dr. Bernard Taylor Jr., superintendent and Catherine Mueller, president Grand Rapids Public Schools

2-3 p.m. Clinic Sessions
Effective School Strategic Planning, presented by Cynthia Lowman, board member and Monica VerPlank, instructional design consultant, Hopkins Public Schools

Enriched Learning Environments Through Collaboration, presented by William James, director, Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts and Gary Shea, former board member, Berkley School District and advanced placement teacher, Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts
Map of Oakland County Schools

Keep Your Administrators and Save Money Too!, presented by Nancy Stanley, partner, ContractEd

Leadership Coaching for School Administrators, presented by Robert Galardi, founder, Educators Resource Group, LLC
Core Competencies
Why Coaching Matters

The Basics of Social Networking: Tools to Enhance Communications, presented by Debra Richardson, graphic designer/production coordinator and Sarah Sant, communications specialist, MASB

Using Qualified-Based Selection (QBS) and Responsible Contracting Standards, presented by Ed Haynor, board member, Newaygo Public Schools & Newaygo COunty RESA; Dr. James Edoff, educational planning and program specialist/governmental liaison; Theo Pappas, AIA, executive director/principal, Fanning Howey Associates, Inc.; and Gary Quesada, attorney, Thomas M. Keranen & Associates, P.C.
Building Practices & Construction Safeguards for School Districts
QBS Briefs
A Guide to QBS
Writing an RFP Using QBS
Owner Manual for QBS
Ohio QBS Manual
Professional Design Services: An Investment
PDF of PowerPoint Slides
Responsible Construction Contracting for Michigan's Public Schools, Colleges and Universities

Additional Pages:

• 2008 Annual Fall Conference
  Breakfast Bulletin
  

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