New School Leaders

The Department offers workshops throughout the year on various topics important for new administrators. Below are the topics from previous meetings.

Monday, March 3, 2025 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm

New School Leaders Presentation 3/3/25
New School Leaders Webinar 3/3/25

• MLDS
• School Based Mental Health
• Curriculum Updates
• Preschool Funding
• Teacher Baseline Salary/Career Ladder Reporting
• ESSER Data Collection
• LEA Supplier Registration
• State Budget Update
• Breakouts with Area Supervisors

Monday, February 3, 2025, from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm

New School Leaders Presentation 2/3/2025
New School Leaders Webinar 2/3/2025

• Career & Technical Education Updates
• Adult Education & High School Equivalency
• ESEA Finance
• SPED Finance
• State Budget Update
• Breakouts with Area Supervisors

Monday, January 13, 2025, from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm 

New School Leaders Presentation 1/13/2025
New School Leaders Webinar 1/13/2025

• Early Learning Quality Assurance Report
• Pre-Employment Transition Services
• Data Collection Timelines
• USDA Donated Foods
• State Budget Brief
• Breakouts with Area Supervisors

Monday, November 4, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

New School Leaders Presentation 11/4/2024
New School Leaders Webinar 11/4/2024

Agenda 

• MSIP 6 APR
• Read, Lead, Exceed
• Finance & Governance Updates
• What DCI-MTSS Can Do for Your LEA
• Breakouts with Area Supervisors

Monday October 7, 2024 - New School Leaders Meeting 

New School Leaders Presentation 10/7/2024 
New School Leaders Webinar 10/7/2024

Agenda 

• MLDS
• Parent Education
• SPED Finance
• School Audits
• Estimated ADA

September 9, 2024 - New School Leaders Meeting 

New School Leaders Presentation 9/9/2024 
New School Leaders Webinar 9/9/2024

Agenda 

• Missouri Teacher Development System
• MOSIS/Core Data Reporting
• Federal Relief Funds
• School Finance and Governance Updates
• Breakouts with Area Supervisors

June 18, 2024 - New School Leaders Summer Meeting - 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Agenda

• Department Communications - Mallory McGowin, Chief Communications Officer
• School Finance - David Tramel/Tammy Lehmen, Coordinators
  • Your First 90 Days
  • State Payments
  • Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR)
  • School Calendar/Attendance
• Office of Data System Management - Camden Daily, Chief Data Officer
  • Data Reporting - Amber Castleman, Coordinator
  • DESE Application Security Manager - Lizzy Payne, Analyst
• Break Out with Area Supervisors
• Federal Relief Programs - Chris Neale, Assistant Commissioner
• School Finance & Governance - David Tramel/Tammy Lehmen, Coordinators
  • Transportation 101
• MASA Presentation - Doug Hayter, MASA Executive Director, Kelly Hinshaw, Director of Leader Development & Jamie Burkhart, Director of Women in Leadership
• Educator Quality - Paul Katnik, Assistant Commissioner
  • Certification - Margery Tanner, Coordinator
• Quality Schools - Lisa Sireno, Assistant Commissioner
  • MOCAP - Marlie Williams, Virtual Learning Administrator
  • MSIP - Jocelyn Strand, Improvement & Accountability Administrator
  • Assessment - Shaun Bates, Missouri Assessment Program Manager & Jeremy Ellis, NAEP State Coordinator
  • ESEA Federal Programs - Julia Cowell, Coordinator
• Small Group Discussion with Area Supervisors and Federal Program Supervisors
• College and Career Readiness Overview - Travis Plume, Assistant Commissioner
  • Literacy/Curriculum Initiatives - Heather Knight & Susan German, Coordinators
  • CTE/Career Pathways - Roger Barnes, Coordinator & Perry Gorrell, Career Pathways Manager
  • School Counseling/Student Wellness - Chrissy Bashore, Coordinator
  • School Based Mental Health - Lisa Dierking, Coordinator

DESE Presenters/Contact Information