2024 MASA Fall Conference

Have you ever thought, “There is not enough time in the day to provide students all of the educational support they need to be successful?” EQPD tutoring uses highly trained tutors to support students where they are and scaffold content to grow students to expected levels. Tutoring is virtual and can take place anytime, anywhere. Students receive one-on-one support that often can not be provided during the school day. Throughout one-on-one sessions, tutors engage in relationship building with students to support them and be a partner that can make a positive difference in a student’s academic journey. Walk away from this session learning more about supporting students outside of the school day. Takeaways: 1. Benefits of implementing an after school, at home tutoring program. 2. Strategies to ensure successful program outcomes for an after school, at home tutoring program. 3. Resources for families to support their children in literacy and/or math.

Paraprofessionals are often the forgotten educators that are working with the lowest performing/highest needs students. The ParaCorps program builds a community of ParaCorps educators who are equipped with foundational literacy and math teaching skills, knowledge, and strategies to effectively support students. ParaCorps educators will receive extensive training, coaching support, feedback to improve their practices, and the knowledge to grow students in the area of reading and math. Walk away from this session knowing how to support your paraprofessionals to make an impact on student growth. Takeaways: Three best practice skills that administrators and superintendents can spot during a lesson that can make an impact on students’ foundational literacy skills.
Three ways administrators and superintendents can support their paraprofessionals in their buildings and districts.
Ways the ParaCorps program can support paraprofessionals in their school or district.

Equitable family engagement has emerged as a primary predictor for student academic success. Studies of family engagement in education reveal large associations between family engagement and success for students. Child outcomes improve considerably when schools and families collaborate on individual children’s needs, goals, programs, and progress. Promoting family engagement through effective home to school collaborations supports the continuity of learning and outcomes for children and families. This session will provide relevant equitable family engagement practices that will help schools and agencies support families. Takeaways: Attendees will learn evidence based equitable family engagement practices that can be used prenatal through postsecondary to improve outcomes for students and their families. Attendees will be introduced to the new MiFamily Engagement Center work currently being done to support schools and agencies around the state. Finally, attendees will gain access to the early literacy administrative briefs that can be used to guide family engagement literacy efforts.