The Principal Point

All current MEMSPA memberships will automatically renew on May 1, 2026, for the 2026–2027 school year. After May 1, members should log in to...

At a time when schools are navigating funding uncertainty, staffing challenges, and increasing student needs, one issue continues to rise to the top...

At Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan, we’re Michigan based and Michigan focused. Michigan is our home. We live here, work here and are raising...

For 100 years, MEMSPA has been the voice and community for Michigan’s elementary and middle level principals—empowering leaders,...

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...