THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

The Michigan Association of Professors of Educational Administration (MAPEA) established in March 1968 when it was decided that such an organization was vital to the advancement of educational administration in Michigan.  A committee was set up to draft a constitution which was adopted on October 31, 1968.  The four major purposes listed in the constitution are:

1. Consideration of practices related to selection, preparation, certification, and in-service education of administrators.
2. Cooperation with other agencies and organizations in the State concerned with the improvement of educational leadership, legislation, and other matters pertinent to quality education.
3. Stimulation of research projects related to educational administration.
4. Communication among institutions of higher learning and with administrators about existing programs and plans relating to the improvement of educational administration.

It is important to note that the creation of this organization came about because of other developments in the state.  Prior to this, the professors of educational administration had been meeting informally, but with the creation of the Michigan Congress of School Administrator Associations, a more formal organization was required for full participation in that group.
           

In addition to full participation in the Michigan Congress of School Administrator Associations and all of its major committees, MAPEA has carried an active program of its own through its spring and fall meetings and its various task forces.  Some of the task forces include:

• Organization of Education in Michigan
• Financing Education in Michigan
• Educational Evaluation, Assessment and Accountability
• Educational Administration Preparation Programs
• Reorganization of the Michigan Congress of School Administrator Associations
• Futurism and Forecasting in Education

MAPEA also participates in the Educational Forum and its committees which is an association of professional and lay education associations including the Michigan Congress, Michigan Education Association, Michigan Federation of Teachers, Parent-Teacher Association, Michigan Association of School Boards, and the Michigan Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
           

This concludes the role of MAPEA in the formal educational structure in Michigan.  What follows is an opinion by one of the original officers and a former president of the Michigan Association of School Administrator Associations on the impact of the MAPEA.
           

First, the three members who sit on the Michigan Congress Council play a unique role.  Since they prepare administrators for all administrative roles, they are often looked to by superintendents, principals and other administration groups for unbiased recommendations.  Second, MAPEA members do have much more ready access to the literature in educational administration than do other groups, and they should and do provide a love of information.  Finally, the organization of the Michigan Congress opened up channels for inputs by MAPEA members that previously were not available.  It was very difficult for professors of educational administration to maintain an active role in all of the administrator groups in the state.  By focusing on the Michigan Congress and Educational Forum, it is more easily possible to maintain contact with all organized groups in education in Michigan.

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