Middle Level Essentials Conference
and
Ninth Grade Academy Conference

April 22-23, 2010 • Las Vegas, Nevada
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort

Middle Level Essentials Conference
The Middle Level Essentials Conference is an intensive 2-day conference that provides an in-depth exploration of topics essential to the success of middle grades schools, including:

Ninth Grade Academy Conference
The Ninth Grade Academy is an intensive 2-day academy for high school educators who desire to help ninth grade students flourish. In order to help 9th graders succeed, high schools across the country are creating 9th grade academies that focus on creating a smaller, more personal, learning communities. These learning communities foster a culture of high academic and social expectations.

Topics include:

• The Needs and Characteristics of the Ninth Grade Student
• Reasons to Organize these Students Differently from the 10 through Grade 12 Students
• Teaming and Advisory at the Ninth Grade
• Specific Steps in creating a Ninth Grade Academy
• Implications of a Ninth Grade Academy on the Master Schedule
• Implications of a Ninth Grade Academy on the Rest of the Faculty
• Details of Two Existing Programs
• An Intense Question and Answer Session

NMSA would like to thank Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for their generous support of the Middle Level Essentials Conference.