MASSW

05/27/2026

MASSW Members, please see your email for more information.
We are accepting nominations for the following MASSW Choice Awards, now through June 15th:

* Friend of School Social Worker Award: This could be a person, business, organization or agency that goes above and beyond to support MASSW and/or our core values and mission.
* Quality of Life Award: MASSW member that implemented a community wellness, outreach, prevention, or educational program that has greatly improved a school district or community.
* Career Achievement Award: MASSW member with a notable career worth recognizing.

05/05/2026

Congratulations to Meredith Line, winner of the Region B School Social Worker of the Year award! Meredith is an SSW for Calhoun County ISD. Join us in Kalamazoo October 28th-30th to honor all our regional winners, as well as our State School Social Worker of the Year winner.

05/03/2026

Congratulations to the Region A School Social Worker of the Year winner, Bridget Kramer!
Join us in Kalamazoo October 28th-30th to honor all our regional winners, as well as our State School Social Worker of the Year winner.

Trenton Public Schools is proud to celebrate Bridget Kramer, who has been named the Michigan Association of School Social Workers (MASSW) Region A School Social Worker of the Year.🎉

Bridget’s compassion, professionalism, and dedication to supporting students and families make a lasting difference each day at Hedke Elementary and across our district. 💙💛

Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Bridget, and thank you for all you do for our TPS community. 👏

04/26/2026

Famous Child Psychologists - Inclusion & Belonging.

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03/16/2026

Perfection isn’t the goal. Growth is.

🔗 Read all 106 education quotes that will inspire and motivate here. >> https://www.weareteachers.com/quotes-about-education/

03/10/2026

The Office of Special Education (OSE) is looking for feedback from groups on the Special Education Advisory Committee regarding the use of service time ranges in IEPs.

OSE has identified that:
• currently, broad service time ranges lack clarity and don't always meet IDEA requirements for clear expectations,
• pulling out for high range of minutes can limit access to GE curriculum, and
• there are compliance risks with broad ranges, missing specifics on location & duration.

OSE is asking MASSW to comment generally on the use of ranges of service time. You can provide input at this link:

The Office of Special Education (OSE) is looking for feedback from groups on the Special Education Advisory Committee regarding the use of program & service time ranges in IEPs. OSE has identified that: currently, broad service time ranges lack clarity and don't always meet IDEA requirements for cle...

03/08/2026

This week in Lansing, MASSW State Board members presented Legislator of the Year Awards to Senator Dayna Polehanki and State Representative Matt Koleszar. Thank you to these wonderful legislators for their work championing support for students, families, educators, and school social workers!