MAMLE Conference

Last week I went to the annual conference sponsored by the Maine Association of Middle Level Educators at Sugarloaf. While there was only a dusting of snow on the peak of the mountain, it was still an exhilarating location to spend two days with fellow middle school educators. Katie Bauer, our Intervention Coordinator, and I both presented about different RTI topics. RTI is the acronym for Response to Intervention, which is a program that is newly required in every school. Schools need to establish process to identify and provide intervention to struggling students before they can be referred to special education. My presentation focused on the big picture - school-wide support structures, while Katie's focused more narrowly on Math interventions. It felt good to share information about our efforts and the programs we have established. An attendee who went to each of our sessions said that they dovetailed perfectly. Good to hear, even though we hadn't had time to compare notes. CRMS still has work to do, but we are well on our way. We are ahead of the curve.