Legislative Priority Setting Meetings have been scheduled throughout the state over the next two months. These meetings will bring together board members, superintendents and MASB’s Government Relations staff to brainstorm on what your Association’s focus should be for the 2024-2025 legislative session.
The priorities created help guide the Government Relations staff as they advocate on our members’ behalf. Priorities in past years have included increased mental health supports in schools, implementing state programs to increase teacher recruitment and retention, expanding free meals to all students and protecting the School Aid Fund revenue streams from tax policy changes.
All events start at 7 p.m. ET (unless otherwise noted). Please join us and encourage your local colleagues—board members and superintendents alike—to participate in these important events. MASB’s legislative agenda is only as strong as the number of voices that create it. If you can’t attend the day of your region’s meeting, feel free to attend another one that is convenient for you.
We’ve already held our first one in Region 2. Once the meetings have all occurred, the ideas gathered will be put together and sent out in a survey to our members to rank what they determine to be the top priorities for their districts. The issues that rise to the top will be discussed and finalized with MASB’s Government Relations Committee and the final product will go before the Board of Directors at its January meeting. Once approved by the Board, they will be posted to our website, shared with our members and with the Legislature
Registration is free and open for all sites. Click on the date to register for the meeting:
Region 1 -- Monday, September 30, Marquette Alger RESA with remote sites at Copper Country ISD, Dickinson-Iron ISD, EUPISD, Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD, and Menominee County ISD
Region 3 -- Tuesday, October 1, Kent ISD
Region 4 -- Wednesday, October 30, Gratiot-Isabella RESD
Region 5 -- Wednesday, September 25, Huron ISD with a remote site at St. Clair RESA
Region 6 -- Tuesday, September 24, Kalamazoo RESA
Region 7 -- Monday, October 14, Livingston ESA
Region 8, Macomb -- Tuesday, October 8, Macomb ISD
Region 8, Oakland - Thursday, November 14, Oakland Schools
Region 8 - Wayne -- Thursday, October 10, Wayne RESA at 6:30 pm
Region 2 was held on September 11.
Want to hear more about how MASB's legislative priorities are set? Check out this video about the 2022 process. If you have any questions, please contact the Government Relations Team.