Staff in districts around the state have taken on more and more ways of supporting their students inside and outside of the classroom, but what if they didn't have to handle those extra lifts? Mallory DePrekel, M.N.M., Executive Director and President of Communities In Schools Michigan, joins us on this episode to talk about how CIS Michigan can help with student needs.

Joining us on this episode is Deputy Executive Director Bob Dwan, CFO, SFO from the Michigan School Business Officials to talk with MASB Executive Director, Don Wotruba on the importance of having talented business officials in your district administration, but also knowing a board member's role when it comes to budgeting.

In this episode, MASB Executive Director Don Wotruba talks about what can be done to address the stresses our teachers face and ways to change the negative cultural perspective of this field of work. Joining him is Rebekah Schipper, Executive Director of Opportunity Thrive, an organization aimed at helping develop teachers and solving burnout.

Mark Uyl, Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, joins us on this episode where we reflect on how COVID-19 impacted high school athletics and what the hopes and goals are for the coming year.

MASB Executive Director Don Wotruba, CAE talks with 2021-2022 Michigan Teacher of the Year Leah Porter from Holt Public Schools on a wide range of topics, including her focus on the importance of equity and accessibility in today's classroom.

How can hybrid, online or face-to-face learning best serve the needs of Michigan students? In this episode, we are joined by leaders from Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals and Michigan School Business Officials to reflect on lessons learned over the past year and discuss what the school year ahead may look like.

How far should districts go in the early childhood space? We sit down with Edward Manuszak, Superintendent of Dundee Community Schools, who has made this a focus for his district and those in Monroe County through programs, grants, involvement with national organizations and more.

What are ways school districts can spend the large amount of federal funds that have been approved, as well as what are realistic expectations and outcomes? We talk with Kyle Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent of Finance and Operations at the Michigan Department of Education, about the possibilities.

Now that the Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan has shared its recommendations, we sit down again with Chair Kevin Polston, Ed.S., also the Superintendent of Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, to talk through the MI Blueprint for Comprehensive Student Recovery.

This past school year has been like no other and its impact has carried over, both planned and unplanned, to the top administrative position in some districts. Hear from MASB's Executive Search Service staff—Greg Sieszputowski, M.Ed. and Jay Bennett, M.Ed.—about what’s happening in the field, recent trends and more related to superintendent positions in Michigan.