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NYS Middle Level Summit2
The goal of the Middle Level Summit was full implementation of NYSED's Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle Levels Schools and Programs.
- 100% of NYS Middle-Level Schools will be aware of the Essential Elements, the Regents Policy Statement, and CR 100.4 by October of 2009.
- 85% of NYS Middle-Level Schools will be working toward implementation of the Essential Elements, the Regents Policy Statement, and CR 100.4 by July of 2011.
- Collaborative, articulated effort toward achieving these objectives by participating organizations
Who? All education, government, and business organizations with an interest in improving middle-level education in New York State
What? NYS Middle Level Summit2
When? August, 2009
Where? Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY
Why? Every young adolescent in NYS deserves the best educational opportunities possible.
Every young adolescent in NYS should experience the success they need in middle school to keep them on the road to graduation.
Every NYS middle-level school must implement SED’s Essential Elements in order to be in compliance with Commissioner’s Regulations 100.4.
Every NYS organization that serves young adolescents should contribute to the synergy of this collegial effort.
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Success in the Middle Act Reintroduced
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.
Then Senator Barack Obama initially sponsored this bill in the US Senate prior to his election to the office of President. NYSMSA Executive Director, Dennis Tosetto, was acknowledged by the National Middle School Associations for his contribution to the development of Success in the Middle : A Policymaker’s Guide to Achieving Quality Middle level Education. This guide was part of NMSA’s contribution to the initial roll out of the bill.
A copy of NMSA’s Success in the Middle Policy Guide can be found online.
Make your voice heard now! Contact your members of Congress to educate them about the importance of middle grades and urge them to co-sponsor the Act. However, please keep in mind that it is best to communicate with our elected officials by telephone or email. Mail delivered by the US Postal Service can be expected to go through security procedures that can take extremely long periods of time to complete.
Essential Elements Information
Here are downloadable versions of information about the Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle Level Schools and Programs. Go to the Essential Elements wiki to contribute.
PROTOCOLS for USING THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Regents Policy Statement
Here is a downloadable version of the Board of Regents policy statement on middle level education. It describes what middle level programs should be like. It is policy!
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