Guest Blogger:  Steve Hoelscher

The session I will be presenting is the National Forum’s to Accelerate Middle Grades Schools to Watch Program.  As a member of the National Forum and also the state coordinator for the Michigan Schools to Watch Program I have had the opportunity to participate in recognizing middle grade schools that are truly making a difference for young adolescents.  The middle grade schools that achieve recognition as Schools to Watch are academically excellent, meet the unique needs of adolescents, provide equity and excellence for all, and are organized for continuous school improvement.  The Schools to Watch program is in over twenty states with over two hundred schools receiving recognition.

The session, “National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Schools to Watch Program” will be held on Saturday, February 28 from 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.