PMSA State President

Karen Jez

Titusville Area School District

 

PMSA Executive Director

Len Ference

Mechanicsburg Middle School

 

PMSA Newsletter Editor

Anneliese Ledebur

Titusville Middle School

415 Water Street

Titusville, Pennsylvania  16354

phone - 814-827-2715

fax - 814-827-1275

aledebur@gorockets.org

 

The mission of the Pennsylvania Middle School Association is to promote best practices for middle level education.

 

The PMSA Newsletter is published four times each year.  Issues are delivered to all PMSA member schools in October, January, March, and May.   It is created using Microsoft Office Publisher 2003.

 

Article submissions are welcome at all times.  Articles may be mailed, emailed, or faxed to the newsletter's editor.  Any articles or information from the PMSA Newsletter may be reproduced for your use.

 

 

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PMSA would like to extend our THANKS to PHEAA for their generous donation of providing the printing of this publication.

Contents

Letter from PMSA President, Karen Jez             4

 

Information: NMSA Conference Opportunity       4

 

2008 Schools Watch Update                              6

 

PMSA Regional Information                               8-9

 

Joan Jarrett Student Award Winners                  10-12

Paul Meck, PMSA Awards Committee

 

Book Review:  “Rethinking Adolescence”           13

Dr. Shellie Hipsky

 

Improve Communication with Parents               14

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