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A Unified States Affiliate
of the National Rural Education Association and the National Rural Educational Advocacy Coalition.
Created in 1996 by:
The Montana Association Of County School Superintendents, Montana Rural Education Center UM-Western,
College of Education, Health and Human Development MSU-Bozeman, The Montana School Boards Association.
"Our purpose is to provide professional
development, research, resources, and technical assistance to help
Montana's small schools meet state and federal mandates in
educationally sound ways."
Greetings!
Thank you for taking
the time to browse our site. Our website is updated weekly. Links to the
materials, research and resources are located to the
left of each page. Our workshop
registration page lists professional development
offerings throughout the year. The programs page briefly
outlines what the MSSA offers school districts. Look
around then contact us for membership information or assistance.
Dan Rask, Executive Director
MEMBER PAGE CONTENTS
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click
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MSSA K-12 CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
SCHEDULE
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MSSA K-12 ALIGNED CURRICULUM
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TITLE LANGUAGE FOR APPLICATIONS
AND FINAL REPORTS
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MSSA RURAL SCHOOLS POLICY MANUAL
Join the MSSA
NING Site:
http://mtmssa.ning.com/?xgi=3maP1UyQTyHTLV
The MSSA NING is a private social website
for members of the Montana Small Schools Alliance to share
resources, experiences and ideas to better educate our Montana
rural students. Get involved and welcome aboard!
TRACI MANSEAU
OF DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED MONTANA RURAL TEACHER OF
THE YEAR.
Traci Manseau of Deerfield Colony School in
Fergus County was selected by the Montana Association of County
School Superintendents as this year's "Rural Teacher of the
Year" for the State of Montana. Please take a look at the
"Featured Schools and People" for a full write up and
picture of Traci. Traci will now represent Montana in the
"National Rural Teacher of the Year" competition. MSSA
will make the national nomination.
2012-2013 LETTERS OF AGREEMENT FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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2012-2013 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
LETTER OF AGREEMENT -
CLICK HERE
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2012-2013 CONSORTIUM LETTER OF AGREEMENT -
CLICK HERE
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2012-2013 MAP/NWEA
ASSESSMENT/AGREEMENT FORM -
CLICK HERE
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MSSA
BOARD MEETING UNOFFICIAL AGENDAS AND MINUTES
ALIGNING COMMON CORE STANDARDS WITH
MSSA REVISED CURRICULUM AN AREA OF FOCUS DURING 2012.
The Executive Director, eight instructors
and one county superintendent are beginning the process of aligning our curriculum to the new
Common Core Standards. Allison Nys of Pioneer School,
Roxie Bulen and Shelby Blixt of Melrose School, Nancy McKinley
of Gildford Colony School, Susan Seastrand of Ayers Colony
School, Traci Manseau of Deerfield Colony School, Camy Paffhausen, Rick
Nordahl of
Beaverhead County High School and Linda Marsh, Beaverhead County
Superintendent of Schools will assist the Director in
aligning our current curriculum for MSSA schools to the new
Montana Common Core Standards. Our first task is to
identify what we currently have in our curriculum that aligns
with the Common Core. Once that is complete, we will begin
the process of alignment in all areas. This year's focus
is on ELA, Mathematics and Social Studies literacy. This
first phase should be near completion by the end of summer.
Science will be aligned in the 2012-2013 school year. We
intend to offer professional development to our member schools
on the Common Core soon but probably next school year.
NATIONAL
RURAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY COALITION UPDATES
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