Member Spotlight

AMLE Celebrates Inaugural Schools of Distinction

AMLE recognized its inaugural class of Schools of Distinction earlier this month, in conjunction with the organization’s 49th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. The twelve schools were selected for their fervent commitment to implementing the essential attributes and characteristics of successful middle grades schools. In addition to being celebrated during a special awards ceremony, each

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Let’s Create Classrooms Focused on What Makes Adolescents Special

This article is part of AMLE’s showcase of work by aspiring middle grades educators. The author, Ashley Wilson, is an AMLE student member majoring in Education at the University of Richmond. We welcome student perspectives, and encourage those in teacher preparation programs to submit articles to membercenter@amle.org. Learn more about AMLE’s Collegiate Middle Level Association

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Laurie Barron

Superintendent Evergreen School District Kalispell, Montana lbarron@evergreensd50.com 1. Name the key responsibilities in your current role I am the superintendent of a small K-8 district in beautiful northwest Montana near Glacier National Park and Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort. Our administrators, teachers, and staff wear many hats. In addition to my role as superintendent, some of

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Nancy Ruppert

Chair, Dept. of Education UNC Asheville Asheville, NC 1. Name the key responsibilities in your current role I oversee faculty and staff who help prepare candidates for teacher licensure. 2. Describe either your professional preparation, experience or achievements My undergraduate degree was middle school math; my masters was middle school language arts, my specialist and

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Todd Brist

Principal Watertown Middle School Watertown, SD todd.brist@k12.sd.us 1. Name the key responsibilities in your current role I use to think my job was about schedules, staffing, budgets and behavior; time and experience have taught me that my job as a principal is to “make good things happen for other people.” To me, it is my

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