2019 School Leadership Conference
Presentations and Handouts

Introduction/MINNDEPENDENT at a Glance


Tim Benz, President, Minnesota Independent School Forum

Introduction to ESSA


Michael Coppotelli, Associate Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of New York

Teacher Retention in Private Schools


Dr. Wyayn Rasmussen, Executive Director, Academy of Whole Learning

Forum for Inducting, Retaining and Supporting Teachers
(F.I.R.S.T.)


Brian Sullivan, Headmaster and Kelly Capp, FIRST Director,
Maranatha Christian Academy

Blended Learning

Kari Staples, Rachael Hillman and Rebecca Buller, St. Alphonsus Catholic School

HR/Employment Law and Student Legal Topics

Phyllis Karasov, Shareholder, Larkin Hoffman

Educational Leadership as Vocation

Dr. Mary Hinton, President, College of St. Benedict

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