The Principal Point

Jesse Slusher, Regional Vice President, Institutional Sales, Varsity Tutors Michigan principals know the pressure well. Read by Grade Three...

Across Michigan, schools are finding creative, meaningful ways to embed character education into their school cultures. Rather than treating it as...

Prepare K-8 students for Michigan’s HS CS mandate. These lessons make it easy for teachers of all levels to deliver impactful instruction.

Julia Rivard Dexter, Founder & CEO, Shoelace Learning Charter schools in Michigan and around the country operate in high-accountability...

Stay connected and plan ahead with MEMSPA’s upcoming professional learning opportunities for the 2026–2027 year. From conferences to...

For Michigan districts striving to strengthen early literacy and close opportunity gaps, summer is not simply a pause in the school year; it is one...

Planning to join us for MEMSPA’s Summer Leadership Institute in Muskegon on July 28–29? Many of our members turn SLI into a mini family...

Welcome, everyone! As a teacher, I bet you knew that your students’ brains were hard-wired to learn from stories. This month, I thought...

When you think about safe and healthy play, what comes to mind for you? Take a moment and really think about it. What do you hear? What do you see?...

It’s the time of year when many districts and schools are planning grant funding for the 2026–2027 school year. MEMSPA offers a wide...

Welcome, everyone! I bet you all are familiar with the classic Phases of Group Development pictured below. Remember this? Here’s what...

What does it look like when relationship-building isn’t a program or initiative, but simply the way a school district operates? At Byron...