Montana Small Schools Alliance
Programs
MSSA is the unified state affiliate of the National Rural
Education Association. Montana students have taken top honors in the
NREA Student Essay Contests. Montana Teachers have received NREA
mini-grants. One of our state Rural Teacher of the Year has been a
finalist for the National Rural Teacher of the Year. MSSA's director
received the NREA Distinguished Service Award. For more information on
these programs contact NREA or us.
After 10 years of research, MSSA, working with MUST, assisted in
designing affordable health insurance for our smallest schools. Check
out this program at the MUST website. www.mustbenefits.org
New this year, for small schools is the Guidance and Library
Alternative Standards Program. This helps our smallest schools meet
state standards in these two important areas.
MSSA offers graduate classes with our Alliance partner, the College of
Education, Health and Human Development, Montana State
University-Bozeman.