AMLE Position Statements

The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), formerly National Middle School Association, offers the following position statements to share the stance the association and the AMLE Board of Trustees takes on specific middle& level education topics and concerns.

Violence Prevention

Professional Preparation of Middle Level Teachers

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Meeting the Needs of High-Ability and High-Potential Learners in the Middle Grades
(Joint position statement with National Association of Gifted Children)

NMSA's Position Statement on Curriculum Integration

Transitioning Students from Elementary to Middle School
(Joint position statement with the National Association of Elementary School Principals)

Reading Instruction
(Joint position statement with the International Reading Association)

Middle Level Curriculum: A Work in Progress

Student Teaching at the Middle Level

Other position statements endorsed by AMLE/NMSA:

National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform's Position Statement on Small Schools and Small Learning Communities, endorsed by NMSA

National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform's Position Statement on High-Stakes Testing, endorsed by NMSA

National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform's Position Statement on Student Assignment, endorsed by NMSA

Position Paper on Sports in the Middle Level from NASPE
The National Associaton for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) announces that their Middle and Secondary School Physical Education Council (MASSPEC) has just published a new position paper called Co-Curricular Physical Activity and Sport Programs for Middle School Students.