The undersigned for the purpose of forming a corporation under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 317 Minnesota Statutes Annotated, known as the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act, do hereby associate ourselves together as a body corporate and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation. As advocates for children, MASA's educational leaders will establish the statewide agenda for children, serve as the preeminent voice for public education, and empower members through quality services and support. This corporation shall have no capital stock. An active member of MASA can be any person who is a superintendent or central office administrator, in a public, private or parochial school system or regional, cooperative, or state agency. A service member of MASA is any instructor or administrator in a post secondary institution or any staff person in the Department of Children, Families and Learning.
Service members receive all the benefits and services of active membership.
All active or service members shall be eligible for any MASA award or recognition except where the criteria are controlled by some other group or organization. A student member of MASA is any person who is a full time graduate student enrolled in an educational administration program and is not eligible for active membership. A person on leave member is any member who is on professional leave from a full-time administrative position. A subscription only member is any individual or organization wishing to receive the MASA newsletter. All active members who retire from full-time administrative positions are considered honorary members and are invited to attend all MASA sponsored conferences at no registration fee except for food and lodging.