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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.
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Upcoming MMSA Program
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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)
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Upcoming NMSA and MMSA Sponsored
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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:
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.
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