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• The Growing Need for Latino School Leaders
  September 13, 2022
  As our schools see increasing enrollments of Latino students, one thing many of those students aren’t seeing is school leaders who look like them. Latina leaders are especially underrepresented—something that Sonia Ruiz is keenly aware of. Ruiz, who is starting […]
• Meeting the Need: Social Emotional Learning for Middle School Students
  March 10, 2022
  Early adolescence is a critical developmental period, complete with numerous physical and cognitive changes as well as shifts in social relationships. Students must also navigate academic competition and an increase in social comparison among peers. These issues can potentially contribute […]
• Lead Like a Conductor: Lessons Learned as a Middle Level Band Director
  January 12, 2021
  Beginning band was an exciting time for my middle level students. For many, it was the first time receiving musical instruction, playing an instrument, reading music, and working collaboratively to create art. This experience led students through a journey of […]
• Reframing the Middle Level Conversation on Postsecondary Readiness
  January 7, 2021
  We are firmly within the 21st century, yet we still use phrases such as “21st-century skills” and “college and career readiness.” As leaders, it is high time that we refocus our vernacular to reframe the conversation around how we prepare […]
• Middle Level on a College Campus: A Winning Partnership
  December 2, 2020
  When you think of  the middle level years, you immediately envision awkward physical transitions, acne, loud voices, and quirky attitudes. Then when you picture college, you see young people who are approaching adulthood, finding themselves, and ambitious about their futures. […]