Middle School Study
This year Edina Public Schools is engaging in a Middle School study. The charge is to “Explore and develop recommendations for 21st Century directions for middle level education.” A Task Force is engaged with this work, and is studying literature as well as collecting data to support the work. The team is also conducting focus groups with staff, students and parents to gain their input on success in the current program and wishes for 21st Century directions for middle level education.
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Final Recommendations
Final Edina Middle School Study Goal Recommendations
June Board PresentationData
Middle grades study - Initial research report
Calling for middle level research
Ideas for committee from middle-school staff
Middle level data analysis
Middle school task force feedback
Middle school MCA three-year history
Suggested topics for middle school study
Middle school math MCA-II
Middle school reading MCA-IIMeeting Notes
Middle school task force members
Dec. 16 middle school agenda
Jan. 26 middle school agenda
Feb. 25 agenda
March 11 agenda
April 15 agenda
Edina middle school task force communication 1
Edina middle school task force communication 2
Edina middle school task force communication 3
Edina middle school task force communication 4
Edina middle school task force communication 5First middle school task force meeting
Middle school task force information
Middle school review
Second Edina task force meeting
Middle school task force update -- input requested round two
Edina middle school study task force goal rationale
Edina middle school study 2009-2010 draft goals for commentArticles
21st century learning environment
21st century skills ideas
Breaking ranks in the middle
Building a better teacher
Characteristics of exemplary schools for young adolescents
Grown up digital
Looking back
Gaining ground in the middle grades: why some schools do better
Middle level study
Mahtomedi Public Schools comparison study
Student achievement and the middle school concept
Characteristics of exemplary schools for young adolescents
Kokopelli review
Redesigning schools for success
Schools to watch
Sparks: ideas for sparks in middle school and high school
The national forum
A 21st century education
This we believe: keys to educating young adolescents position paper of national middle school association