VIRTUAL COURSE

through Google Meet

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Instructor: Tina Fuller MAAO/3
 

Course Description: It is that time of year- The assessment rolls are once again “rolling over” into the new year and many of us find ourselves trying to remember “the steps” when taking on the task of starting a new year’s database. Especially, How we do it and WHEN!

STC Approved 4 hours Continuing Education

Attendance limited to: ~ 50 Students

Course Fee: Members: $50
Course Fee: Non-Members: $100

Registration Deadline: May 9th, 2025; 5:00pm

* Not a tested Course

Class Code: MAANYMM

Creal Soccer Complex
511 Marshall Rd.
Coldwater MI 49036

Monday, May 19, 2025

Instructor: Anthony Meyaard MMAO/4, Lyndsey Shembarger MMAO/4
 

Course description: The goal of the class is to show participants how to analyze existing land value and ECF table structures within BS&A; to help them be more successful in passing PA 660 audits. This class will be a hands-on interactive class utilizing BS&A Assessing.net software to walk through dissecting the land table and ECF table structure within the participant’s database. Participants will work from their own database while being guided through creating custom exports to determine what land value and ECF rates are or are not be used, utilizing GIS to analyze sale data, run and analyze land value and ECF grids from BS&A.
*This is a workshop where students will be required to bring a laptop that has BSA Assessing.Net installed and have an active database loaded.

STC Approved 6 hours Continuing Education

Attendance limited to: 35 Students

Course Fee: Members: $100
Course Fee: Non-Members: $200

Registration Deadline: May 16th; 5:00pm

Class Code: MAALVED

Novi City Hall

Novi MI

Wednesday-Friday, June 25-27, 2025

Instructor: Elizabeth Tobias MAAO/3, Stacey Bassi MMAO/4
 

Course description: This course focuses on “how to do your job accurately” as an entry-level office clerk/technician. At the end of this class, students will have a clear understanding of what an assessing office does, how it operates, and what part clerical employees generally play in the office’s overall function. Each section will provide material and/or situations that are representative of what an assessing clerk encounters daily and how they deal with that situation.
Using STC publications, as well as industry standards and best practices for material and testing, at the end of this 16 hour course, the student/participant should have the basic skills and knowledge of data entry, policies and procedures in an assessment administration office.

STC Approved 16 hours Continuing Education

Attendance limited to: 35 Students

Course Fee: Members: $210
Course Fee: Non-Members: $310
(includes test fee)

Registration Deadline: June 20th; 5:00pm

*Tested Course - must be an MAA member to receive accreditation.

Class Code: MAALVED

The Berrien County Health Department/Conference Center

2149 E Napier Ave, Benton Harbor, MI 49022.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Instructors: Shila Kiander MAAO/3, Emily Selph MMAO/4
 

Course description: The local assessor is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Transfer of Ownership statute. Assessors must understand the statute and chain of title to make accurate and consistent decisions. Assessors need to manage the documents and forms as well as process them in the CAMA system. This class will use the STC Transfer of Ownership guidelines and STC bulletins to cover what is and what is not a transfer of ownership. Best practices including data processing and managing documents/forms will be covered.

STC Approved 6 hours Continuing Education

Attendance limited

Course Fee: Members: $100
Course Fee: Non-Members: $200

Registration Deadline: May 30th; 5:00pm

Class Code: MAATO