Established in 1978 to serve as an education
resource for teachers, administrators, parents and
community members who are concerned about the
developmental needs of young adolescents in grades
five through nine.
Month of the Young Adolescent
Writing Contest Applications Due
(Date TBD)
October 31, 2010
MMSA State Conference "Early
Bird" Registrations Due
November 15, 2010
MMSA State Conference Call for
Presenters Due
November 20, 2010
MMSA State Conference Registrations
Due
Upcoming NMSA and MMSA Sponsored
Events
Save the date for the
following professional development
opportunities:
NMSA Annual Conference 2010
November 4th – November 6th, 2010 – Baltimore, MD
MMSA Annual State Conference 2010 December 2nd & 3rd – Bloomington Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center
Other Middle Level
Opportunities
Systemic Middle-Level School Redesign:
Building a Minnesota Model
is a new two-year initiative from 2010-2012
with a variety of supports for middle-level
school redesign. The intent of the Systemic
Middle-Level Redesign: Building a Minnesota
Model is to assist
middle-level schools by providing
research-based information and resources to
support the six core components of the
initiative. Core components include:
Rigorous and relevant curriculum for all
students
Personalized learning environment for each
student
Highly effective teachers and instruction
Effective leadership
Safe and healthy school environment
Data use for improvements in a timely and
ongoing manner
In an effort to strengthen middle level education
and increase high school graduation rates,
Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen. Jack
Reed (D-RI) have reintroduced the
Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 3006/S. 1362).
A key feature of the act is the authorization of
$1 billion annually for grants to local school
districts to improve low-performing schools that
contain middle grades.
Read the
senate and
house letters of support from NMSA and other
national and state organizations.
