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Welcome to the New Executive Director Survey

The Executive Board welcomes your input as we begin our search for a new Executive Director for MASA. We will use the information we gather from this survey, along with the focus group and open forum information, to help create a New Executive Director Profile. This profile will guide our selection of our next leader as we move through the search process.

All responses are anonymous and confidential. The survey results will be reported on the MASA website after March 2020.

We request that each person responds only once to this survey. The survey is designed to allow only one response per device. The survey will be available from January 21st-February 21st.

Thank you for your effort in helping our Executive Board with this important task.

Sincerely,
MASA Executive Board

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1. Please indicate the one group that BEST represents you.

Region 1 Member

Region 2 Member

Region 3 Member

Region 4 Member

Region 5 Member

Region 6 Member

Region 7 Member

Region 8 Member

Region 9 Member

Region 10 Member

Non-Member

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2. What are the TOP Membership Responsibilities of the Executive Director? Select up to five answers.

Provides leadership for ongoing programs of recruitment of administrators for membership in the Association.

Encourages and promotes active involvement of the membership in Association activities.

Causes an active membership list to be distributed to all members.

Periodically communicates to the membership the benefits and services available through the Association.

Provides for an effective system of communication with the membership through personal telephone calls and correspondence, newsletters, individual and collective meetings with members, brochures and visitations to Association regions.

When requested, provides counseling to members of the Association concerning issues of personal employment and professional rights and responsibilities.

Assists members in securing legal service when such services are warranted.

Assumes responsibilities for the development of the Association’s conferences and Professional Development workshops.

Promotes active involvement of members in the governance, functions and activities of the Association.

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3. What are the TOP Responsibilities and Duties for Governmental Relations and Agency/Association Relationships? Please select up to five.

Acts as a liaison and representative to the Michigan Statewide School Management Alliance (hereinafter “Alliance”) representing and perpetuating the Association’s mission and needs of the membership within the Alliance.

Assists the Executive Board in establishing the legislative agenda for the Association.

Maintains and nurtures a close working relationship with educational Associations and state agencies, especially the Michigan State Board of Education, and other educational interest groups.

Develops, when appropriate, partnerships and liaisons with education‑related groups to further the Association’s mission or needs of the membership and represents the Association in those organizations.

Actively promotes legislation consistent with the general welfare of public education, goals of the Association and its membership.

Serves as a liaison between the Association and the American Association of School Administrators.

Assumes the responsibility for the internal and external public relations of the Association and the Executive Board.

Represents the Association and its Executive Board at national conventions and leadership conferences.

Provides or causes provision of travel arrangements for staff and/or Executive Board as appropriate and necessary for state and national conventions.

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4. Please choose the TOP SEVEN characteristics/skills (assuming honesty and integrity) that you believe are most important for a person to be successful as the new Executive Director of our Association.

Has a clear vision for leading our association that inspires others

Develops meaningful partnerships

Has a deep knowledge of curriculum, instruction and how students learn

Builds good teams and brings out the best in others

Is child centered

Is confident in a high expectation environment

Makes firm decisions after appropriate review

Holds others accountable

Has excellent communication skills; speaks and writes well

Understands finance and the business side of the Association

Uses data for decision-making

Is collaborative and includes others in decision-making

Builds community support for the Association

Is innovative and creative

Has warm people skills; is approachable and easy to talk to

Is visible in the various regions of the State of Michigan

Is open-minded and flexible

Works well with the Board to set direction for the Association

Public school superintendent experience

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1. Please indicate the one group that BEST represents you.

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2. What are the TOP Membership Responsibilities of the Executive Director? Select up to five answers.

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3. What are the TOP Responsibilities and Duties for Governmental Relations and Agency/Association Relationships? Please select up to five.

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4. Please choose the TOP SEVEN characteristics/skills (assuming honesty and integrity) that you believe are most important for a person to be successful as the new Executive Director of our Association.

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5. Please share any other thoughts that will be helpful in the selection of a new Executive Director.