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PMSA State President

Debbie Lappano

Catherine Hall Middle School

 

PMSA Executive Director

Len Ference

Mechanicsburg Middle School

 

PMSA Newsletter Editor

Anneliese Ledebur

Titusville Middle School

415 Water Street

Titusville, Pennsylvania  16354

phone - 814-827-2717

fax - 814-827-1275

aledebur@iu05trc.iu5.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 AES/PHEAA for their generous donation of providing the printing of this publication.

Pennsylvania Middle

School Association
P.O. Box 7258

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

15213-0258

www.pmsaweb.org

PMSA Newsletter

Message from PMSA President – ... .......... .......... .......... 1

Debbie Lappano

 

News from the Executive Director’s Office –                  4

Len Ference

 

When Families Stay Involved in Education,                    5

Student Success Rises

 

Getting Kids on the Right Road for Engineering --          6-7

Dr. Robert Ruder

 

Reports from the PMSA Regions                                      8-9

 

Regional Election Information                                         10-11

and Candidate Biographies

 

PMSA State Conference Information                               12-15

 

What is Teaming?                                                             16

Team 071 of the James S. Wilson Middle School

 

Free Resources Information --                                         17

FutureConnect

 

Resources to Help You “Cross the Cultural Divide --      18

George Palombo

 

The Changing Face of School Fund Raising --                  20

Teachers’ Insurance Plan

 

Effective Teaming Required Shared Leadership --             21

Gail Heinemeyer

 

NMSA Conference Rewind                                              22-23