Middle Level Liaisons' Resource Page


As representatives of statewide middle level education, our purpose is to advocate for middle level needs, inform SED about ML issues, and collaborate with SED on matters that impact Middle Level Education.

Interested in becoming a Middle Level Liaison? Click here to be added to the list to receive registration materials and meeting agendas when they are distributed.


Spring 2010 Meeting (March 22 & 23, 2010)
Liaisons Registration Form
Agenda
Minutes
Meeting Artifacts


Fall 2009 Meeting (November 5 & 6, 2009)
Liaisons Registration Form
Agenda
Minutes

Meeting Summary Presentation
China Trip Details
SED Update from Jean Stevens, Associate Commissioner
List of summits includes links to resources
NY Student Engagement Summit
links
(National Dropout Prevention Center-Model Programs
Database
SED Web address
cheat sheet
Middle Level Summit
update
Latest Draft (November) of the Technology Plan
Link to October Regents item about special edcuation teacher certification, memo seeking input
175hr PD FAQs from Office of teaching Initiatives
Thinking Maps Overview, presentation
Wappingers Central School Technology presentation
Peaceworks
presentation (Sayville Middle School)
SEARCH Insititute (40 Developmental Assets) presentation
3-8 Testing Issues

CTE Update from Howard Goldsmith, CTE Executive Coordinator
Comissioner Steiner's address about CTE (video)

Future Directions of CTE DRAFT document
Follow and view the CTE e-forum held on November 5th


Spring 2009 Meeting (May 7 & 8, 2009)
Agenda
Minutes

Liaisons' Registration Form
ELA/ESL Standards Update

Library 2009 Summit
DRAFT Agenda
Link to Social Emotional Learning Site at SED
Social Emotional Development and Learning
DRAFT
PALMS presentation
Link to PALMS Project
Law Youth and Citizenship presentation
Formative Assessments: What Teachers Need to Know (article)
Release of 3-8 ELA Results
presentation
Essential Elements: Schools-to-Watch Feature Presentations (
Barker Road and Calkins Road)
Differentiated Accountability presentation and Poem
- Ira Schwartz
Supporting the Essential Elements (Nassau Suffolk Principal's approach)
Link to the Nassau Suffolk postion paper
Link to the Nassau Middle Level Principals Page
America’s Schools and our Education Crisis – Taking Reform to Scale (Jean-Claud Brizard)
Middle Level Summit
Meeting Summary Presentation


Fall 2008 Meeting (November 13 & 14, 2008)
Agenda
Adopted
Mission and Vision
for the Middle Level Liaisons
ML Summit Report
Growth Model Presentation (Ira Schwartz)
Best Practices Submission Form
Essential Elements poster
Standards Review Initiative (Howard Goldsmith & Nancy Noonan)
Standards Review Timetable
ELA/ELL Standards Review Report (July 15, 2005)
Differentiation of Instruction presentation (South Glens Falls Team)
Minutes
Meeting Summary Presentation

Agenda
Accountability Update (Ira Schwartz' presentation)
Assessment Update (Howard Goldsmith's presentation)
Liaison Response to Howard's Questions
Instruction Update (Anne Schiano's presentation)
Destination Diploma Information
Silent Epidemic (Attendance) Report
Meeting Minutes
NYSED Curriculum and Instruction Site
Virtual Learning System (VLS)
Committee for Economic Development
Asia Society


Spring 2008 Meeting (May 8 & 9, 2008)
Agenda
Minutes
Adopted
Mission and Vision for the Middle Level Liaisons
Essential Elements Introduction and Implementation
Ideas
NYS Middle Level Summit Overview
Creating a Sustainable Advisory Program
Essential Elements: Schools-to-Watch Overview
Revised EE:STW rubrics and rating forms
Agenda
NEW Mission and Vision for ML Liaisons
NEW Organizational Structure for the Middle Level Liaisons
OCIS Update (Howard Goldsmith's presentation)
Learning Standards Review Plan (from Regents)
Minutes
Response to Intervention (presentation)
Ideas to Increase Implementation of Essential Elements

Agenda
Minutes
Meeting Introduction
Transition Matrix
P-16 Iniative
P-16 Overview
P-16 Responses (our list of responses to selected P-16 items) 
Link to the SED CIAI site
Integrated Algebra Information
Assessments (David Rutherford presentation)
Accountability (Martha Musser presentation - not from Liaison's meeting)
OCIS Update (Howard Goldsmith's presentation)
Liaison's Mission (brainstormed at meeting)
JMT Organizational structure


Spring 2007 Meeting (May 17 & 18, 2007)
Meeting Minutes
Agenda
OCIS Update (Howard Goldsmith's presentation)
3-8 Testing (Steven Katz's Abrams' presentation)
Physical Education (Trish Kocialski's presentation)
Assessments & Special Education (Becky Cort's presentation)
NYSED Curriculum and Instruction Site
Virtual Learning System (VLS)
Link to SED Middle Level Education site
Commissioner's P-16 Paper (details 13 recommendations to the Regents)
NYS Plan to Enhance Teacher Quality
NYSUT's AIS Guide
Essential Elements: Schools to Watch (Can it work for you?)
Jay McTighe's website
Big Ideas website
AIS in ELA survey (data collected Friday morning)
nySTART presentation
Sample nySTART reports

 

 

 


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