Are you a:

• Building Secretary
• Central Office Administrative Assistant or

Support Office Professional for:

• Special Education
• Transportation
• Facilities
• Food Service or
• Purchasing

Then, mark your calendar for Thursday and Friday, November 15 – 16, 2007! The 21^st Annual Support Staff Conference for Administrative Professionals will be held in Grand Rapids.

There will be over 30 sessions, including several School Administrative Professional Certification (SAPC) classes which will be held for those of you who are earning SAPC certification.

An outstanding selection of speakers including practitioners, attorneys, and other professionals will share their expertise in issues related to your school district job.

Topics on

• data and recordkeeping
• Excel and PowerPoint
• character and leadership
• cash management
• office organization
• customer service
• school law for both the central office and building level secretary
• US Postal rate change
• first aid and emergency procedures
• anger management
• ADD in the workplace
• personality conflict
• website design and development
• school board meetings
• crisis management/safety issues
• and background checks

are just a few of the sessions that will be available.

For information on this conference, see MIEM's Future Events.

Conference information will be mailed after Labor Day or check online.