MSHSL News
Ooctober 6, 2022
MSHSL October 6, 2022, Board Meeting Information
Together We Make a Difference
What is Together We Make a Difference?
Educational leadership organizations from across the state have committed their support to an action plan that is designed to provide the opportunity for all students to attend school, learn and participate, in safe and respectful environments free from racial, gender and religious harm. The Together initiative is based upon the foundational belief that student participation and elevating their voices in this work is paramount to its success.
What Has Happened?
Nearly 1,500 high school students representing 150 MSHSL member schools have attended one of seven regional World Cafés as part of the Together We Make a Difference initiative. Students who attended a regional event participate in activities and/or athletics, are leaders or emerging leaders in their school communities and desire to be a catalyst for positive change. At the World Café regional events, students from different schools engaged with each other and had robust conversations that focused on building camaraderie, removing barriers, and holding themselves and others accountable to high standards of conduct and respect for all.
What Is Next?
Students who attended a regional Together We Make a Difference event will be invited to a State Conference to be held in late November/early December in the Twin Cities Metro area. The state conference will be a time when students will analyze and synthesize the data gathered from the regional meetings. The conversations and information created at the state conference will be shared with the sponsoring education associations and partners to be used to formulate a new path forward.
MSHSL Foundation
On September 22, 2022, the MSHSL Foundation Board approved the designation of $700,000 to be allocated through the Form A Grant process. The Form A Grant process allocates funds to schools based on the unduplicated number of participants who qualify for educational benefits including free and reduced meals. Activities Administrators have been informed of the process for Form A and are encouraged to complete the MSHSL Foundation Grant A Application and Resolution at this time. Visit mshslfoundation.org for grant application forms and instructions.
Information for Form B will be communicated in mid to late November.
Student Advisory and Leadership Team (SALT) Applications Sought
The Minnesota State High School League is excited to launch a student advisory and leadership opportunity for juniors and seniors in Minnesota
SALT, the Student Advisory and Leadership Team, will be comprised of up to 20 juniors and seniors from across Minnesota. Activities Directors, we need your help in identifying students who could have a positive impact on this team.
The purposes of SALT are:
Provide student input to League staff and the MSHSL Board of Directors
Communicate needs and challenges facing today’s student participants
Identify best practices for coaches and advisors
Develop leadership skills in Team members
Inspire thoughtful, student-led action that supports the purpose and desired outcomes of the Student Advisory and Leadership Team
Students will complete an online application and you or an administrator from your school will provide a short reference.
Please direct students that match the criteria to this web page.
September Connect
Read the September 2022 Connect here.
Connect, the Minnesota State High School League’s monthly online news magazine, will have a slightly different look beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.
While the same great content of Connect is still available each month, the distribution date of the online publication will shift from the first Monday of each month to the final Thursday of each month. This rebranding allows all content to be published on the League’s website in a timely manner throughout the month. If you missed any of that content, it will be available in a monthly wrap-up edition of Connect.
Officiating is one of the primary topics that will take center stage each month during the school year. Look for features, news, interviews and even you-make-the-call types of quizzes. The League is also launching a new tagline during its officials’ recruiting and retaining initiatives: The Game is Calling: Become an Official.
The League looks forward to another year of providing features, news and other information to the Member Schools and their communities via the News portion of the website and the new-look Connect.