Description & Overview

MPAAA proudly offers its membership the annual Upper Peninsula Fall Conference, at Marquette-Alger RESA in Marquette, on Monday, September 23rd.  With the pace at which change in school regulations are occurring, this conference provides valuable information for everyone working with Pupil Accounting, Pupil Auditing, and Educational Data. 

In recent years, we've heard from our UP members that they needed a fall conference option that limits their time away from the office. In response, we have created two one-day sessions that you can select from to match your location and/or date availability. This information is for the Marquette session on September 23rd. If you would prefer to attend the identical session on Tuesday, September 24th, at the Island Resort in Harris, please click HERE.

Sessions

The day will begin with the MPAAA Executive Director, Rob Dickinson, reviewing the general sessions from the LP conference: the CEPI Update, the State Aid Update, and the Legislative Update. This session is intended to inform you of the changes that will affect your 24/25 school year. 

Next, before lunch, Rob will have Gloria Suggitt and Katie Schmiedeknecht with MDE join the conference virtually to present 'Auditing Everything Everywhere all at Once,' which will review the new teacher certification requirements and what both pupil accountants and auditors can expect when these requirements finally go live this fall.

After lunch, we'll break into 2 groups: Pupil Accountants and Data Specialists will be joined virtually by Becky Korroch from CEPI to review the GAD process and reporting requirements. Auditors will review the changes that are being made to the auditing manual for the 24/25 school year.

Hotel Information:

MPAAA has a room block at the Holiday Inn Marquette for the night of Sunday, September 22nd.  You can call 906-225-1351 for your reservation; ask for the MPAAA Block or code MPA. If calling 1-800-HOLIDAY, also ask for code MPA. Rooms are $129 per night plus applicable taxes. If you are tax exempt, you will need to work with the facility and provide proof.  

General Information

The conference cost is $180 for MPAAA members and $210 for non-members. Conference registration includes Breakfast and Lunch. Session and other presenter materials will be posted on the MPAAA website in advance of the conference. Attendees are welcome to print the materials ahead of time for the sessions that they are planning to attend. Please visit www.mpaaa.org and click on the conference link for details. Also, please see the MPAAA website to submit questions to session presenters in advance. Submitting questions in advance will help our presenters research your specific question prior to the conference.  On-site walk-ins incur an additional $25 fee to attend. 

Cancellation Policy & Contact Information

Members and guests will be charged a $100 cancellation fee for event registrations canceled up to Monday, August 26th. There will be no refunds for cancellations after the 26th.

Please contact our Executive Director to request the cancellation of a workshop or conference for which you are registered or for any other event / MPAAA-related question.