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Strategic Planning is Important for School Districts – And MSBA By Michael Domin, MSBA President

Leading in Difficult Times By Katie Klanderud, MSBA Director of Board Development

School Board Control of Divisive Meetings By Jennifer K. Earley and Elizabeth M. Meske, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.

Building Stronger Relationships Through Brave Conversations By By Rachel Logan, Battle Lake School Board Member and Sourcewell Equity and Inclusion Consultant, and Lisa Worden, Sourcewell Education Consultant

What Principals Tell Us They Need By By Katie Pekel, University of Minnesota, and Amy LaDue, Minnetonka Public Schools

Referendums: Don’t Go it Alone By By Nate Rudolph, Cambridge-Isanti Schools Superintendent; Michelle Kopp, Step Up for C-I Education, Communications Chair; and Fred Nolan, Retired Superintendent and former MREA Executive Director

School Mental Health: We Are Hurt People Trying to Help Hurt People  By Jeanette Vyhanek, Licensed School Counselor at Anwatin Middle School

Student Representatives Making a Difference on Boards By Greg Abbott, MSBA Director of Communications, and Bruce Lombard, MSBA Associate Director of Communications

How to Handle School Board Resignations By Maria Lonis, MSBA Associate Director of Management Services

Promoting Parental and Community Engagement By Terence Morrow, MSBA Director of Legal and Policy Services