New School Leaders

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
  • 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