New York State Middle-Level Education Summit

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New York StateMiddle-Level Education Summit
Focusing on the Implementation NYSEDs 7
Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle
Level Schools and Programs

• August 20-21, 2008
• Hearing Room C
• Legislative Office Building
• Albany, NY

Sponsored by the New York State Middle School
Association
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Purpose of the Summit

• To bring about a common understanding of NYS
  middle-level policy and regulations and to
  develop a statewide plan to fully implement
  current State middle-level regulation, including
  the NYS Middle-Level Essential Elements, in all
  NYS schools serving middle-level students. This
  comprehensive implementation plan will utilize
  the added capacity and support made available
  through a collaborative effort by all stakeholder
  groups.

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Participants

• Association of Math Teachers of NYS
• Business Teachers Association of NYS
• Catholic School Administrators Association of NYS
• Cattaraugus-Allegheny MS Principals Group
• Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
• eSchool Data, LLC
• National Middle School Association
• NY Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• NY Association of school Psychologists
• NY Counseling Association, Inc
• NY Daily News
• NYC Art Teachers Association
• NYS Art Teachers Association
• NYS Association for Staff and Curriculum
  Development
• NYS Association of School Nurses
• NYS Association of Teacher Educators

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Participants

• NYS Council for the Social Studies
• NYS Council of Administrators for Music Education
• NYS Council of Educational Organizations
• NYS Council of School Superintendents
• NYS Department of Health
• NYS Governors Office Secretary for Education
• NYS Middle School Association
• NYS Parent Teacher Association
• NYS Reading Association
• NYS School Boards Association
• NYS School Counselors Association
• NYS School Library Media Specialists
• NYS School Music Association
• NYS School Social Workers Association
• NYS Senate Research Services

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Participants

• NYS Senator Salands Office
• NYS Technology Educators Association
• NYS Education Department Office of School
  Improvement and Community Services
• NYSUT
• Pearson Education Publications/Prentice Hall
• Rockwell Museum of Western Art
• School Administrators Association of NYS
• Science Teachers Association of NYS
• SED Middle-Level Liaisons
• Senator Hillary Clintons Albany Office
• Staff Curriculum Development Network
• WSWHE BOCES Middle-Level Principals Group

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Guiding Questions Day 1

• What shared understanding do we need in order to
  be active participants in the Summit?
• How do the EE help us to understand m-l learners
  and meet their needs?
• What needs to be done in order to ensure that all
  ml schools have the EE in place?
• How can our individual organizations support and
  help ensure full implementation of the EE in all
  schools?

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Guiding Questions Day 2

• What actions will we take to ensure the full
  implementation of the EE in all NYS ml schools
  and programs?
• How can our individual organizations collaborate
  to ensure full implementation of the EE?
• What does full implementation of the EE look
  like?

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Speakers

• Regent Joseph Bowman, NYS Board of Regents
• Al Summers, NMSA
• Jeff Craig, NYSMSA
• Dr. Shawn Robertson, M-L Liaisons
• Don Nickson, SAANYS
• Elizabeth Sheffer, NYSUT
• Stephanie Fehr/Tamalin Martin, NYSPTA
• Cherroll Dossett, NYSED Office of School Imp
• Fish, MacBain, Root, Reed EESTW Principals
• Steve Zielinski, NYSMSA

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Results

• Great interest and excitement was generated over
  Essential Elements and EESTW Program.
• A draft of an Action Plan was developed and
  people took responsibility for certain aspects of
  the plan.
• A post-Summit committee is working to keep up the
  momentum of the Summit, with a goal of Summit 2
  next summer.
• There is a great amount of important work to be
  done to keep the M-L tsunami going!

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Already

• Invitations to present at each others
  conferences
• Invitations to write for journals and newsletters
• Invitations to formalize partnership between
  NYSMSA NYSPTA
• NYASCD, SAANYS, NYSSBA, CSA have highlighted EE
  in Fall publications
• EE poster is hanging in middle-level classrooms
  across NYS
• Invitation to participate in Governors Summit on
  Student Engagement and Dropout Prevention

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NYS Governors Summit on Student Engagement and
Dropout Prevention

• October 10, 2008
• Nazareth College - Rochester, NY

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Americas Promise Alliance

• 5 Promises
• Caring Adults
• Effective Education
• Safe Spaces Constructive Use of Time
• Healthy Start and Healthy Development
• Opportunities to Make a Difference Through
  Helping Others

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Messages

• Chancellor Bennett
• We must end the silo approach to education
• Commissioner Mills
• The promise of effective education is a promise
  we intend to keep.

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Messages

• Governor Paterson
• I will make decisions that you wont like. We
  will make decisions that we wont like. Yet, we
  must continue to find ways to educate our young
  people

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Messages

• Dr. Pedro Noguera
• Challenge the normalization of failure
• Provide a relevant curriculum
• Personalize the learning environment
• Implement effective interventions
• Engage parents early
• Develop partnerships

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SEDL Educators Focus Group(Social Emotional
Development and Learning)

• October 3, 2008
• Albany, NY

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SEDL

• 2006 Mental Health Act required the
  development of SEDL guidelines as part of P-16
  Strategy
• Social/emotional competencies as a strategy for
  closing the achievement gap
• Aligned with and support of middle-level
  advisory job is to build on the work that is
  already being done (including Advisory and EE 6)

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SEDL Guidelines

• Gathered feedback on SEDL draft from educators
  representing urban, rural, suburban schools,
  Higher Ed, CBOs, Social Services, etc.
• Revised draft is now being reviewed
• Voluntary guidelines soft roll-out