What is planned for the PDI?

  • Pre-Conference Session geared to the Middle Level Administrator
  • Key Presenter:   Joseph A. Galli Sr.  Mr. Galli is a mesmerizing speaker who will inspire you to make a difference in your life and the lives of those around you.  He delivers a profound yet simple message of optimism through the qualities of direction, respect, believing in others, and love. 

  • Special Presentations by Bernie Hoffman -- What Educators Need to Know to be Safe, Secure and Successful in the Legalistic World of Today.  This session will provide an overview of how political views have and will influence educational decisions.  Recently passed legislation will be discussed.What does this mean to educators, especially for safety, security, and supervision?  Just when you think you know it all, there are additional legal issues that need to be addressed.

  • Presentations by the Don Eichhorn Schools: Schools to Watch.  Sessions will focus on one of the four domains, developmental responsiveness, social equity, academic excellence and organizational structure.
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A resource that you need in today’s educational climate.

Dave F. Brown, Ed. D., has written Why America’s Public Schools Are the Best Place for Kids to provide a research reality to the effectiveness of America’s public schools. Negative perspectives from the press, politicians, and political action groups to use public dollars to support privatization of schools via vouchers or charter schools are unfounded.

The responsibility of meeting the needs of all learners, as public educators do, cannot be politicized. Americans must identify that the delivery of effective education is provided by the educational professionals who have for decades met the needs of a diverse population and succeeded on every front to improve the lives of U. S. citizens through the opportunities provided by a public education.

Education is a profession and a research-based field; a fact that is frequently ignored by those who disparage public schools. As members of the education profession, it is imperative that in an ever-increasing period of negative attacks on America’s schools, educators have the information that reveals public schools successes and purposely and publicly disseminate these facts. The stakes have never been greater for protecting public education.

If you’re searching for evidence that supports your local public schools and the educators who work there, Brown provides it in a clearly written format for all citizens to comprehend in his new book, Why America’s Public Schools Are the Best Place for Kids (available in all formats from http://www.rowmaneducation.com/

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The Balancing Act is a Lifetime television show in which NMSA members were featured advocating for young adolescents on various topics. Click the links below to view the episodes.
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