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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.
Printed by: AES/PHEAA
PMSA would like to extend our THANKS to AES/PHEAA for their generous donation of providing the printing of this publication. |

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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 |