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THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

July 2009

Dear Members and Friends of Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists,

I am honored to greet you and thank you for your continued support of the Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialist organization. This year, MAS/FPS celebrates 40 years of service to educators in Michigan and across our nation. This marks a time of special reflection for us as we assess and examine our past accomplishments and plan for what we know will be many successes in the future.

Working to improve our service and advance the beliefs on which we were founded is one of our primary goals. Our beliefs are the ideals that fuel our quest to help ensure that all students attain academic and life-long success. These guiding tenets become realities as we identify what it means we, as educators, must do to help our beliefs transform into reality.

MASFPS believes that: Everyone can learn. As educators, we must do all that we can to ensure that the children we serve do learn. Risk-taking is the foundation of innovation. We must promote innovative risk-taking that is fearless and thoughtful, but not careless. Educators, parents, employers, and community members have a common, direct investment in and responsibility for education. The stakeholders involved in our children’s education must recognize, utilize, and appreciate the various contributions each brings to the table and recognize and value the interdependence we have on each other.

Government involvement in education provides opportunities for change. We have been presented with an opportunity for change in our educational systems, by our government, which has not been seen since the inception of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. We must meet this challenge to change effectively and efficiently, swiftly and soundly! Individuals can influence government. Our organization must continue to appreciate individual contributions knowing that as the individual units come together they become a powerful unit that can impact governmental decisions and lead to positive change. Accountability provides opportunities to impact legislation and improve programs. The transparency that is being called for in the ARRA is a manifestation of accountability that has the potential to impact educational legislation, and I am responsible, trustworthy and dependable.

During this time of organizational review and evaluation, we will examine these guiding principles, and the role we must play in ensuring that these beliefs become and remain reality. We are being challenged not only to raise the bar for students and educators, but we are being challenged to meet high standards, attain the superior goals, and be victorious in ensuring that ALL students are successful.

The Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists looks forward to implementing a program that will guarantee that we continue be a valuable and viable resource and support for educators here and throughout the nation. May the ideals found in our organizers forty years ago continue to be a guide for the workers going forward with our mission today. Join with us as we take this opportunity to dream big dreams for the educators and students of Michigan. Let us come together to ensure that these dreams become reality!

Again, thank you.
Dr. Paula Y. Daniels, President Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists

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