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Your Vote Counts !

Dear Middle School Advocate
If you are a member of the National Middle School Association, or your
building has an institutional membership, issues of Middle Ground, the NMSA
publication  are sent to you and/or your building.  The April issue of
Middle Ground includes the ballot for voting for a North Region board
member,  president elect and Trustee to Represent Diverse Cultures (only one
running). As a current North Region Trustee who is NOT running for
re-election, I would like you to know all 5 candidates have stellar
credentials for service to middle school students through service on the
NMSA Board of Trustees.  Please read bios and candidate information at
www.nmsa.org/election2009 <http://www.nmsa.org/election2009>  and cast your
vote for the candidate of your choice.  These elections are sometimes
literally decided by one vote, so YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.  Ballots MUST BE
POSTMARKED OR FAXED by May 15 to count.

May 2009 newsletter now available.

Consider nominating a middle level Educator of the Year.  Nominations are due June 1, 2009  Nomination form here.

Have an idea that will benefit students but need extra funds?  Apply for a mini-grant from MMSA.  Applications are due March 31, 2010.

 

Upcoming MMSA Program Deadlines

June 1, 2009 – MN Middle Level Educator of the Year Award Application Due October 15, 2009 – Month of the Young Adolescent Writing Contest Applications Due October 31, 2009 – MMSA State Conference “Early Bird” Registrations Due November 15, 2009 – MMSA State Conference Call for Presenters Application Due November 20, 2009 – MMSA State Conference Registrations Due (if you missed the “Early Bird” registration)

Upcoming NMSA and MMSA Sponsored Events

Save the date for the following professional development opportunities: Literacy and Learning: Strategies that Work Workshop Keynote Speakers: Janet Allen & Jack Berckemeyer June 23, 2009 Lakeville, Minnesota Topics Include Classroom Management Strategies That Work Teaching Strategies That Motivate Young Adolescents Understand Adolescents Inside Words: Tools for Developing Academic Vocabulary Tools for Teaching Content Literacy Where Do Great Lessons Begin and End? Discovering Ways to Inspire Student Learning The Literacy and Learning: Strategies That Work Workshop will be held at Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jacquard Ave., Lakeville, Minnesota, 55044. Middle Level Promise and Practice Workshop Keynote Speakers: Monte Selby & Mark McLeod Wednesday, August 5, 2009  Fargo, North Dakota Topics Include: Student Motivation/Classroom Management Using Music to Create an Unforgettable Classroom The Middle Level Promise and Practice Workshop will be held at Horizon Middle School; 3601 12th Ave S.; Moorhead, Minnesota 56560 National Middle School 36th Annual Conference and Exhibit Indianapolis, Indiana November 5-7, 2009 Minnesota Middle School Associations Annual Conference Bloomington, Minnesota December 3-4, 2009 If you're interested in offering a session or more at the December, 2009 conference, submit a Call for Presenters (pdf) form.

• Success in the Middle:
  Bills introduced in the House and the Senate
• ACT Press Release
• ACT report: The Forgotten Middle
• MMSA Membership Handbook

Minnesota Middle School Association
is an affiliate of the
National Middle School Association