NMSA Position Statements

National Middle School Association offers the following position statements to share the stance the association and our board of trustees takes on specific middle grades education topics and concerns.

Professional Preparation of Middle Level Teachers
February 2006

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
May 2005

Meeting the Needs of High-Ability and High-Potential Learners in the Middle Grades
January 2005 (Joint position statement with National Association of Gifted Children)

NMSA's Position Statement on Curriculum Integration
September 2002

Transitioning Students from Elementary to Middle School
March 2002 (Joint position statement with the National Association of Elementary School Principals)

Reading Instruction
Fall 2001 (Joint position statement with the International Reading Association)

Middle Level Curriculum: A Work in Progress
September 1994 - Revised June 1995

Student Teaching at the Middle Level

Other position statements endorsed by NMSA:

National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform's Position Statement on Small Schools and Small Learning Communities, endorsed by NMSA
June 2004

National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform's Position Statement on High-Stakes Testing, endorsed by NMSA
July 2002

National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform's Position Statement on Student Assignment, endorsed by NMSA
January 2001

Position Paper on Sports in the Middle Level from NASPE
The National Associaton for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) announces that their Middle and Secondary School Physical Education Council (MASSPEC) has just published a new position paper called Co-Curricular Physical Activity and Sport Programs for Middle School Students.