OverviewMSAN Districts in the News
7/8/10 MSAN's Amherst-Pelham Regional School District is home to the 2011 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year!
Massachusetts named an ESL instructor as its 2011 Teacher of the Year. Floris Wilma Ortiz-Marrero - the first ESL teacher to win the distinction - was recognized for building the ESL program at Amherst Regional Middle School, where she allows students to use their native languages in class as part of pre-writing exercises. "Teaching English is complex and takes time," she said. "My goal is to empower students to be able to advocate for themselves, to inquire about the world." Full article at Boston.com
6/21/10 Gaining on the Gap, Association for School Administrators
5/14/10 "Freedom Writer" Manuel Scott speaks to students at the first annual Minority Achievement Committee/Minority Ambassadors for Achievement Council 2010 Student Achievement Conference held in Columbia, MO. Columbia Daily Tribune article
5/3/10 Steps to Success, or STS, is one of the MSAN Promising Practices in Brookline, MA. The district recently received a $50,000 Catalyst for Change Award from the Nellie Mae Foundation. A link to the Nellie Mae website with a description follows. They also have other grant/award opportunities coming up that may be of interest to other districts.
Twelve New England Schools and Organizations Receive "Catalyst for Change" Awards
4/13/10 Paradise Valley Hopes Program Will Close Achievement Gap, The Arizona Republic
8/4/09 Alexandria Courageous Conversations, Alexandria News
7/30/09 Champaign's Consent Decree ends, News-Gazette
4/17/09 Alexandria, VA revamps Middle Schools, Washington Post
2/3/09 ETHS interviews Arlington, VA
1/15/09 Columbia Values Diversity Celebration, Columbia Tribune
11/24/08 Rob Smith's Track Record in Arlington, VA, Washington Post
11/19/08 Former MSAN President Chooses Teaching, Wisconsin Week
10/18/08 Freeport Equity Summit, Freeport Journal-Standard
10/1/08 2008 Student Conference, Madison Capitol Times
9/18/08 Farmington Shares Survey Results, Farmington Observer
