School Counselor and Administrator Leadership Institute
(February 9, 2010, Murfreesboro, TN)
Bill Preble and a team of teachers and administrators from Sullivan County presented on the nationally-recognized school climate improvement work that they have been doing with MSA over the past five years which has produced positive results in terms of both climate and academic performance. Later this year the Tennessee State Department of Education will have an opportunity to submit a competitive grant application for funding from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a pilot school climate assessment process for the entire state. Kevin Jennings, the Administration’s new appointee to head the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, delivered a keynote address at the Institute and also met personally with Bill Preble to discuss the possibility for using MSA’s SafeMeasures program model on a national level.

NH ELO Summer Institute
(July 21st & 22nd, 2009, Nashua, NH)
Bill Preble, Larry Taylor and Katie Knowles worked with a team of student leaders from schools across New Hampshire at the 2nd annual New Hampshire Extended Learning Opportunities Summer Institute. Student Leaders engaged in MSA’s change simulation game, specifically tailored towards developing ELOs in schools. The group then discussed the challenges and successes that they or their schools have faced in developing and participating in ELOs. Bill, Larry and Katie helped these students prepare a presentation to the entire group of educators on the importance of these opportunities for engaging many different students and their commitment to helping their schools develop ELOs.

Fourth Annual APEX II Summer Leadership Institute
(August 18th & 19th, 2009, Attitash, NH)
MSA has worked with schools across New Hampshire as part of the APEX, New Hampshire’s Dropout Prevention Program. At this institute, students from the Student Leadership Team that MSA helped to create at Raymond High School presented the work that they have done over the past two years and the importance of their role in improving their school and helping students to stay engaged. Bill Preble also worked with a large group of student leaders from across the state to understand the change process and how students can take the lead in changing their schools. Students engaged in MSA’s change simulation game which had been specifically tailored towards the APEX efforts.

2009 New Hampshire Conference on Bullying
(June 24th-25th, Meridith, NH)
Bill Preble, Katie Knowles and Rachael Frost presented two workshops at this conference which was attended by 130 educators from across the state. In these sessions, participants learned about the SafeMeasures process and how this process empowers students, improves school climate and ultimately improves academic achievement for all.

MSA Webinar Series 2008-2009: Pillars of a Respectful School:
Strategies for Student Engagement to Improve School Climate and Learning
Rick Gordon, founder of the Compass School in Westminster, VT, presented the first webinar in MSA’s 2008-2009 series. Drawing on the experiences of teachers and students at his school, this webinar discussed innovative ways to engage students in the learning process and in their school community. The webinar includes discussion points and activities for school leaders wanting to explore how use these strategies at their own schools.

Utilizing Diverse Student Leaders as Partners in School Improvement
Bill Preble and Larry Taylor of New England College and Main Street Academix presented this webinar using examples from student leadership projects in Maine, Florida and Tennessee. This webinar shows how empowering diverse groups of students as partners with adults in school improvement efforts can spark engagement, enthusiasm, and vitality to your schools’ work.

Effective Student Discipline: Assessing, Preventing and Responding Using Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Support (PBIS)
In this webinar, Howard Muscot, Director of the NH Center for Effective Behavioral Interventions and Supports discusses the PBIS program and alternative approaches to school discipline through positive school climate.

Please see the Resources page for lists of resources related to the topics presented in these webinars.

All of MSA’s webinars can be purchased at anytime in their recorded version. See the Events page to learn more about upcoming webinars or to register to receive the recorded or live versions of all of the webinars in this series.