MSPA President- Justin Berman

From The President's Desk

Welcome to the Middle School Principals’ Association website. Our organization is in its 57th year of representing and supporting Middle School and K-8 principals throughout the city. I am proud to be the new president of the Middle School Principals’ Association and I’m proud to work with the dedicated principals and retired principals of the organization. Educating the adolescent is an extremely challenging endeavor. Our organization aims to provide mutual support to middle school principals so that we can implement effective educational strategies and learn about the most current innovations and resources available to us, to our teachers and to our students. Our monthly meetings include professional development for principals and provide you with opportunities for hands-on interactions with a variety of tools for middle school leaders, teachers and students. We will continue to host a variety of individuals from Department of Education offices to share important policy updates with us and to answer our questions that relate specifically to our middle schools. We will begin meetings with Chancellor Walcott next month to share our successes and concerns. I hope you enjoy your visit to our website. Please take some time to review the information about this year’s Leadership Conference at the Brooklyn Marriott and our Retreat at Club Getaway in Kent, Ct. These events, along with our monthly meetings are the pillars of support that we can provide to you as an educational leader. I hope to see you at our events!

The MSPA has developed a partnership with

Walden University

A higher degree. A higher purpose.

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MSPA Conference 2012

"Middle School Principals-Providing A Framework for Leadership"

SAVE THE DATE! March 3, 2012

Brooklyn Marriott

Brooklyn, New York

NEW 2012 Forms posted!

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MSPA Retreat 2012

Theme: Core Principles . . .Core Leadership

SAVE THE DATE! June 1-3, 2012

Club Getaway, Kent, Connecticut

NEW 2012 Forms posted!

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Schedule of Monthly Meetings SY 2011/2012:   SEPTEMBER 15       Lenny's Clam Bar, Howard Beach, NY October 20       Chadwick's NOVEMBER 10         Lenny's Clam Bar, Howard Beach, NY JANUARY 26             Tosca (Bronx) FEBRUARY 16            Parkside (Queens) MARCH 3            Annual Leadership Conference, Brooklyn Marriott APRIL 3            Tosca (Bronx) MAY 24       Vetro (Queens) JUNE 1-3       Professional Development Retreat at Club Getaway in Kent, Connecticut. All executive board meetings begin at 11:30 a.m. and all general meetings begin at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise notified.

Informative Resources

"A Voice from the Middle" A 2007 middle school student poll. http://www.nassp.org   The MSPA Newsletter Newsletter of information for MSPA members. MSPA Fall 09 Newsletter MSPA Fall 07 Newsletter MSPA Fall 08 Newsletter   MSPA Winter 07 Newsletter   The MSPA Photo Gallery Photo pages organized by meetings and events. October 17, 2007 September 2008 Meeting October 2008 Meeting