Middle School Success Emporium I

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: TIES Buidling 1667 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Much has been written about middle school redesign and many middle school educators have been actively engaged in middle school redesign work. There are many success stories to share.

Now is the time to make plans to join with educators from other middle schools to explore middle school redesign initiatives shared by middle school educators. Middle schools currently scheduled to share their success stories include:

• New London-Spicer Middle School: Breaking Ranks in the Middle, A Practical Approach
• Oak Grove Middle School, Bloomington: Professional Learning Communities at the Middle Level
• Olson Middle School, Bloomington: Implementing a STEM Way of Thinking
• Pioneer Ridge Middle School, Chaska: A New View from the Middle
• Roseville Area Middle School: Risk Takers on the Move
• Valley View Middle School, Bloomington: A Renaissance
• Westwood Middle School, Spring Lake Park: Maximizing the Middle

FACILITATORS: Educators from Minnesota middle schools.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: This workshop is designed for middle school teacher leaders, middle school
principals/assistant principals, and middle school teachers engaged in middle school redesign initiatives.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 22, 2010; 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION: TIES; 1667 Snelling Avenue North; St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

COST:  GRO Members:  $25; Non-GRO Members: $30.  Lunch included.
If your school is a member district of Intermediate District 287 or Northeast Metro 916, you are a GRO member.  To view the 287/916 member districts or for information on how to become a GRO member click here.

CREDITS: 6 Hours of Continuing Education Units and Administrative Renewal Units

REGISTER ONLINE at http://www.prepcenter.org

If you have difficulty with online registration, contact the PREP Center at 763-550-7215.
After you register online, please forward a check payable to Intermediate District 287 or a purchase
order so we may invoice your district (P.O. number can be entered online at time of registration to save time and postage.) Send check or purchase order to:

Jean Wiley,
Grants & Research Office
Intermediate District 287
1820 North Xenium Lane
Plymouth, MN  55441
(Phone:  763-550-7221) (FAX: 763-550-7199)

Important:  Please include your name, site, workshop date/s and title/s.

NOTE: No-shows and cancellation e-mails received after 3 PM on Wednesday, June 16th, will result in billing for your full registration fee unless it is an emergency for which GRO staff has approved waiver of your workshop fee.

QUESTIONS: Contact Duane Udstuen, Applying Research-to-Practice Consultant: mailto:dhudstuen@district287.org

Visit the Grants and Research Office (GRO) website for additional resources and services:
http://www.grantsandresearchhelp.us

[print registration information]

Sponsored by
Minnesota Middle School Association (MMSA)
Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP)
Grants and Research Office (GRO)