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Description & Overview

MPAAA proudly offers its membership the annual Lower Peninsula Fall Conference. With all the changes expected in the next year this conference provides valuable information for everyone involved in Pupil Accounting, Pupil Auditing and Educational Data!

The educational system in Michigan is changing at an astounding pace. In the coming school year, we will see changes throughout our systems. From the enforcement of Subject-level teacher certifications to the addition of more cyber schools and virtual offerings, we are seeing, firsthand, how different our workplace may look. MPAAA seeks to continue its effort to be your primary ‘go-to’ resource regarding school funding and the legislation pertaining to pupil accounting. Our conferences are designed to assist anyone working with student data, school funding, enrollment and membership requirements, and auditing. The one thing we can assure you, this conference is not to be missed!

 Speakers

Various speakers from around the state (including CEPI, MDE etc.) and local school districts will be in attendance. Scheduled speakers can be found on the posted agenda which can be accessed via the the events downloads.

 Hotel Information:

This conference will be held at The Bavarian Inn, Frankenmuth, MI. Reservation information for The Bavarian Inn, as well as the overflow hotels, is below:

Bavarian Inn – Frankenmuth – One Covered Bridge Lane, Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734

Phone – toll-free 1-855-652-7200; or 1-989-652-7200  

GROUP ID for Reservations: 13K14P – A credit card guarantee is required at the time a reservation is made, which may be charged for the full stay once Tax Exempt status is verified with the Bavarian Inn. *Be sure to mention and submit your tax exemption forms as needed if you qualify. Reservations must be made 30 days in advance of arrival.

RATES: $135 – Standard Room / $145 – Premium Room / $215 – Suite (There is also a $29.95 daily resort fee for all reservations/ 6% sales tax/ 7% occupancy/city tax.) Rollaway beds are available for $15 per night.

Check-in Time is 3:00 pm; Check-out Time is 11:00 am.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of arrival to avoid being charged a cancellation fee of the first night’s room and tax.

Drury Inn – Frankenmuth – 260 South Main St., Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734

Phone: toll-free 1-800-325-0720; or 1-989-652-2800

GROUP ID for Reservations: 10110461 – A valid payment card is due at the time of booking.

LINK for Reservations – https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=101110461

RATES: $167 (Sun) & $150 (Mon&Tues) = Deluxe King (NKX) or 2 Queens Upper (NQQXU) / $176 (Sun) & $158 (Mon&Tues) = Deluxe King Upper (NKXU). (There is also 6% sales tax/ 7% occupancy/city tax.) *Be sure to mention and submit your tax exemption forms as needed if you qualify.

Check-in Time is 4:00 pm; Check-out Time is 11:00 am.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation policy varies; please check with the hotel when making your reservation for details.

Fairfield Inn – Frankenmuth – 530 South Main St., Frankenmuth, MI  48734

Phone: toll-free 1-800-228-2800; or 1-989-652-5000

GROUP ID for Reservations: the MPAAA Block – A valid payment card is due at the time of booking.

LINK for Reservations – https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1713963528452&key=GRP&app=resvlink

RATES: $149 (There is also 6% sales tax/ 7% occupancy/city tax.) *Be sure to mention and submit your tax exemption forms as needed if you qualify.

Check-in Time is 4:00 pm; Check-out Time is 11:00 am.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation policy varies; please check with the hotel when making your reservation for details.

Comfort Inn – Birch Run – 11911 Dixie Hwy, Birch Run, MI  48415

Phone: 1-989-624-7777

GROUP ID for Reservations: MPAA – Group Account: 4903014 – A valid payment card is due at the time of booking.

Email for Reservations – [email protected]

RATES: $89.49 – 1 King or 2 Queens (There is also 6% sales tax) *Be sure to mention and submit your tax exemption forms as needed if you qualify.

Check-in Time is 4:00 pm; Check-out Time is 11:00 am.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation policy states to cancel by 4 PM local hotel time on the day of arrival to avoid penalty.

Holiday Inn Express – Birch Run  - 12150 Dixie Hwy, Birch Run, MI  48415

Phone: 1-989-624-9300

GROUP ID for Reservations: Mention MPAAA Group Block

RATES: $109.99 – 2 Queens (There is also 6% sales tax) *Be sure to mention and submit your tax exemption forms as needed if you qualify.

Check-in Time is 3:00 pm; Check-out Time is 11:00 am.

Cancellation Policy: Please check with the facility at time of reserving your room.

General Information

The conference registration fee is $450 for MPAAA members and $550 for non-members.  On-site walk-ins incur an additional $25 fee to attend. 

 Cancellation Policy & Contact Information

Members and guests will be accessed a cancellation fee of $100 registrations cancelled up to three weeks prior to the event start date. There will be no refunds for cancellations occurring after August 26th.

Please contact our Executive Director, Rob Dickinson, at [email protected] to request the cancellation of a workshop or conference for which you are registered or for any other event / MPAAA-related question.

*NO REFUNDS* will be granted if cancellation is after the August 26th cutoff date.