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Adaptive Schools Program

Collaborative Teams • Organizational Development • Sustainable Culture

Adaptive Schools Program

An intensive professional learning program designed to build the capacity of special education leaders and school teams to develop collaborative, highly functional cultures that can adapt to changing realities and sustainably improve student outcomes.

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Developing Collaborative & Productive Groups

The Adaptive Schools framework focuses on the school as an ecosystem, teaching participants the specific skills required to move teams from standard, ritualized meetings to deep, collective inquiry and shared goal-setting.

Whether navigating central office structures or local school buildings, leaders learn practical facilitation strategies, structures for dialogue and discussion, and the values required to build trust, bridge isolation, and solve systemic complex issues efficiently.

Core Curricular Pillars

The Seven Norms
Developing the collaborative behaviors that maximize group intelligence.
Facilitation Tools
Learning practical structures to balance dialogue and group decision-making.
Conflict & System Navigating
Transforming professional tension into creative problem-solving while keeping site teams aligned with local and state special education goals.

Program Registration

Because this program relies closely on group practice, districts are highly encouraged to enroll in building or leadership teams.

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Accommodations & Processing Guidelines

Please note that accessibility requests should be logged directly inside the enrollment dashboard 10 business days clear of event start dates. Standard MAASE 7-day cancellation parameters and administrative transaction fees apply uniformly.

The Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education (MAASE) is a statewide network of educational leaders advancing equitable outcomes for students with disabilities through leadership, collaboration, and advocacy.