
Chris Holman welcomes back Dr. Tina A. Kerr, Executive Director, Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA), Lansing, MI.
Watch Dr. Kerr and Chris discuss Michigan’s education budget, leadership advocacy, and building tomorrow’s workforce talent in the YouTube video shared below:
There were several things Chris wanted to find out from Tina in this conversation:
- Welcome back Tina, remind the Michigan business community about MASA?
- Tell us about the ongoing budget process in Lansing?
- Share a bit about MASA Impact?
Tell us about ways Superintendents and Administrators are working on the talent pipeline?
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Additionally, Kerr was interested in speaking about:
Budget
Talent Pipeline for Admins
“Trickle up” of teacher shortage to superintendency
Turnover
Relationships with Boards and a common understanding of expectations
AI’s Impact on all levels of the system
Student Impact
Personal/Staff Impact
Mental Health
Demands on staff and students are at an all-time high from the community/society
Summer is a time to regroup
Professional Learning & Conferences
WIL’s all-time high attendance
New Programming & Innovations mixed with historically impactful
Bonus #6 – leading in a time of polarized politics
Board meeting battlegrounds
Reminder that we teach to think and make your own decisions; we don’t teach that one side is better.







