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Join us for the professional development event of the year! On February 5-7, you will be joined by 425+ of your colleagues for an incredible experience. With presentations from incredible thought leaders, more than 30 sessions rooted in mental health, innovation, education equity, and leadership development, MESPA Speaks performances by your own colleagues, an Unconference in which you guide your own learning, and 80+ education-based exhibits, how could you go wrong?

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Registration is open now! Visit mespa.net/institute to register!
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Jeremy Engebretson

Raven Stream Elementary School
Principal
New Prague
Websitehttps://npaschools.org/raven-stream
I am currently the principal at Raven Stream Elementary and love it! I previously worked at Victoria Elementary in ECCS as the administrative dean and Minnetonka Public Schools as an instructional coach, new teacher support specialist and a long-time 5th grade teacher.

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Wednesday, February 5
 

1:00pm CST

Heather Forbes: The Trauma-Informed School Grand BallroomHeather T. Forbes

2:30pm CST

Brain Break 2:30-3:45pm: Dessert, Exhibit Viewing, Spark Sessions, and Book Fair open! - PTOs/PTAs welcome!

3:00pm CST

Spark Session: The Urgency of Equity: Addressing the Opportunity Gap Bloomington RoomJeannie Mayer • Tracy Reimer

3:45pm CST

Building a Firewall: Protecting Childhood for Children Bloomington RoomJessica Cabeen • Eric Skanson • Katy Smith

5:00pm CST

MESPA Welcome Reception Poolside

6:00pm CST

Networking & Social Cabana Rooms Division Meetings: see description Varies (see description)
 
Thursday, February 6
 

8:00am CST

Ken Williams: Starting a Movement in a PLC: Building Culture from the Inside-Out Grand BallroomKen Williams

11:45am CST

Lunch & Keynote by Larry Thompson: Building a Responsibility-Centered School Culture Grand BallroomLarry Thompson

2:25pm CST

Cultivating Educational Leadership through SEL Atrium 3Allie Storti • Jessica Werner

3:35pm CST

What DOES the 'Research' Say? Six Research Studies in Sixty Minutes! Atrium 4Kim Gibbons • Dan Knewitz
 
Friday, February 7
 

9:15am CST

MESPA Speaks Grand BallroomBrian Franklin • Sam Fredrickson • Fatima Lawson • Shawn Stibbins • Ariana Wright

10:15am CST

Transform Culture and Build Schools Where Students & Staff Run to Get IN, not OUT Grand BallroomShelley Burgess • Beth Houf