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Invitation to Apply:
You’re invited to submit an application for the second cohort of the Reaching and Teaching Struggling Learners Initiative (RTSL), a dropout prevention project of the Michigan Department of Education/Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (MDE/OSE-EIS). This secondary redesign effort will support a leadership team of six (6) or more members to ensure positive outcomes for students with disabilities and all struggling learners at the middle and/or high school level.

Schools Likely to Benefit:
• Middle and high schools concerned with the performance of their special education subgroup
• Schools which may be participating in the State Superintendent’s Dropout Challenge

All the data you need for student success is right in your school building!

The MASSP Opportunity Audit Data Review, conducted in partnership with the Education Trust, empowers you and your staff to make plans that are personalized to the needs of students in YOUR building.

• Master Schedule Analysis
• Student Transcript Analysis
• Assignment Alignment Protocol and Tools
• Building Support and Intervention Classes and Programs

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Teachers Key to Reversing High Failure Rate in Math
March 31, 2009
By Rick DuFour

We received a query from a high school principal about the failure rate in algebra in his school. At the end of the first quarter, 44 percent of students were receiving grades of D or F. At the end of the first semester, the rate had increased to 55 percent. When the administration met with the teachers to offer support, teachers took the following positions:

1. The problem was caused by the fact that middle school teachers were not giving students the necessary skills.

Teachers Key to Reversing High Failure Rate in Math
March 31, 2009
By Rick DuFour

We received a query from a high school principal about the failure rate in algebra in his school. At the end of the first quarter, 44 percent of students were receiving grades of D or F. At the end of the first semester, the rate had increased to 55 percent. When the administration met with the teachers to offer support, teachers took the following positions:

1. The problem was caused by the fact that middle school teachers were not giving students the necessary skills.

Meet the Administrative Team of Lapeer East High School

Jim Ballard talks with Kelly Paige, Principal, and Michael Hobolth, Assistant Principal of Lapeer East High School.

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Saturday, March 1st, the association hosted an event for members to come together to share their experiences and ideas about contract strategies for their local bargaining association. Twenty-five MASSP members listened as Tom White, Executive Director of the school business officials gave insight to school funding, the Michigan economy, and retirement issues to understand when at the bargaining table. Tom Derderian, the labor attorney used by MASSP advised on strategies and answered questions specific to member contracts and group obligations. After Mr.