MSAA Overview
Under the direction of MSSAA leadership team chaired by Past President Dana Brown and MESPA President Kirk Downing, negotiations and dialogue ensued with both Association’s leadership committees as to the merit and benefits of a Unified State Association. This initiative resulted in favorable votes from the membership of both Associations and effective August 1, 2017 the birth of the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association (MSAA) was ratified.
In the period since then, new members have been encouraged to join MSAA standing committees and enabled to take on leadership roles including membership on the Board of Directors.
Massachusetts, widely recognized as a national leader in public education, now faces the future with a unified front of all professionals in administrative positions in PreK-12 schools. Since these are the positions that can most easily shape policy and drive progress, the educational future for MSAA and this Commonwealth is very bright.
Mission/Vision
Serving the needs of elementary level, middle level and high school administrators of the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association to support and promote quality educational opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students throughout Massachusetts by:
- Providing a voice for educational leaders in the state
- Offering quality professional development for Association members and their staff
- Encouraging collaboration among members through networking
- Training future school leaders
- Organizing and facilitating statewide student activities such as Student Council, National Honor Society and Cheerleading
- Acting as an ongoing provider of pertinent and timely information to our members
- Maximizing the number of active Association members
- Collaborating with other educational leadership groups
MSAA Handbook
Purpose
Serving the needs of pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school administrators of the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association to support and promote quality educational opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students throughout Massachusetts.
Membership Statement
The Association is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion of all its members. To that end, the Association will encourage representation across all membership, committees, employees, and participants across age, race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. When members join the Association, they will have the opportunity to self-identify as to any of the aforementioned categories.
Contact Us
Address:
33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038
Phone:
508-541-7997
For Faxes:
Please send to the direct line of the staff member who is the point of contact.
Email:
msaa@msaa.net
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Staff List
MSAA Executive Director
Dr. Bob Baldwin
MSAA Deputy Director
Sherry Bryant
MSAA Executive Staff
Yolanda Burnett, Assistant Director
Jim Clark, Assistant Director
Steve Dubzinski, Assistant Director
Bonnie Lemote, Office Manager
John Quinn, Assistant Director
Richard Pearson, Associate Director
Mike Rubin, Assistant Director
Peter Smith, Associate Director
MSAA Accounting/Finance
Deb Metcalf, Controller
Jan Martin, Assistant Controller
Debbie Harvey, Accounts Payable
Sue Cauley, Accounts Receivable
MSAA Staff
Carol Bent, Administrative Support
Nathan Bonneau, Administrative Support
Vickie Ellison, Administrative Support
Donna Harrington, Administrative Support
Ethel Kawesa, Administrative Support
Jay Luther, IT Systems Administrator
Contact Information
Address: 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038
Phone: 508-541-7997
For Faxes: Please send to the direct line of the staff member who is the point of contact.
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.