The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), formerly National Middle School Association (NMSA),[2] is an international education association dedicated exclusively to the middle level grades. With more than 30,000 members in the United States, Canada, and 46 other countries, AMLE represents principals, teachers, central office personnel, professors, college students, parents, community leaders, and educational consultants.
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| Formation | 1973 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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Region | International |
Board Chair | Lisa Harrison |
Vice Chair | Erin Scholes |
| Website | Official website |
Formerly called | National Middle School Association (NMSA) |
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History
editIn 1973, the Association for Middle Level Education was founded as National Middle School Association.[3] AMLE is the only international education association dedicated exclusively to those in the middle grades.[4]
As of 2023, AMLE has more than 30,000 members across the United States, Canada, and 46 other countries and a network of 58 affiliate organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia that serve regional, state, provincial, and local needs.[4]
Program
editAMLE’s Schools of Distinction program recognizes middle grade schools that exceed certain educational criteria. The organization also provides guidance through a "strategic vision setting to help foster ongoing growth and success."[5]
As of 2023, the program’s evaluation criteria were based on AMLE’s landmark position paper, The Successful Middle School: This We Believe,[6] which identifies research-based practices for the middle grades.[5]
AMLE provides professional development, journals, books, research, and other information to assist educators helping them to reach every student, grow professionally, and create great schools. As of August 2022, the organization’s chief executive officer is Stephanie Simpson.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ name=2022 Annual Report>"AMLE 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Association for Middle Level Education. December 31, 2022.
- ^ "AMLE - Association for Middle Level Education". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ Pickett, Winston D. (December 1982). "The Emergence of the National Middle School Association". East Tennessee State University: School of Graduate Studies: 36, 38.
- ^ a b "Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ a b Jurrens, Steve (2023-08-17). "Watertown Middle School recognized by Assoc. of Middle Level Education". mykxlg.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ Bishop, Penny; Harrison, Lisa (2021). The Successful Middle School: This We Believe. AMLE.
- ^ "AMLE Website".
- ^ Ellerbrock, Cheryl R.; Main, Katherine M.; Virtue, David C. (2020). "An International Study of Programs That Prepare Teachers of Young Adolescents". Current Issues in Middle Level Education. 25 (1).
Publications
editExternal links
edit- AMLE Website
- AMLE Online Store
- AMLE Annual Conference & Exhibit
- AMLE On-site Professional Learning
- AMLE School Improvement Assessment
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