This past June a team of MEMSPA board members collaborated and became solution seekers and fighter starters to ignite not only a purpose but...

Choosing one word to guide a year is no easy feat. Furthermore, evaluating merit and accomplishments of that focus can be even a bigger ch...

Wow! What a conference....the best one yet. I have been so fortunate to be a part of the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals As...

This has been an exceptional summer so far! Getting time to just reflect and write about it has been a challenge. Just two weeks ago, I retu...

My mind has been nonstop! The annual MEMSPA conference with the theme of Lead Positive was a megahit and has been my favorite one so far! Th...

Why MEMSPA? Michigan Elementary Middle School Principals Association has been my number one network for sustaining my commitment to educ...

      I am beyond excited about this year's NAESP conference! This was my fifth year attending the national conference, and 2018 was t...

MEMSPA's 92nd Annual Conference The MEMSPA Annual Conference is one of my favorite professional learning experiences! I am grateful ...

As I read the book, Innovator's Mindset, for the second time, I reflect on the introduction and try to answer the question, "What i...

In the middle of my second year of administration, my husband was deployed to Afghanistan. I was left with two young children, working on a...

As instructional leaders, principals, teachers, and school employees, we must be positive, "net promoters" of our schools and prof...

Learner-centered approaches are important to making learning meaningful, engaging, and personal. Whether a teacher, leader, or student, ...

Chapter 6 in The Innovators Mindset does use "traditional school" (Couros, 2015, pg. 101) While I would suggest this graphic...

Both the classroom and the instruction need to change to better engage and challenge our youth. 1) Take Risks : Model and demonstrate lea...

I am excited that this year has been one of the most rewarding years of my career so far. I have had several opportunities to grow professi...

Conference leadership, networking, learning, and fun!  The 90th MEMSPA (2015) Annual Conference was a huge success: learning enhanced a...

Lead Positive! This month I undertake the role of Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association President. I am so hono...