TATC 2019 | Money for Magnets | In the News
Two Weeks until #TATC2019!
We are putting the final touches on the Magnet Schools of America 2019 Technical Assistance & Training Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico: October 28-30, 2019.

Will you be there? Four school tours. Dozens of great sessions including top notch panels focused on MSAP grants, Merit Awards, Magnet Leadership and so much more. And great speakers including Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Raquel Reedy and Maree Sneed, Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells. Participants will truly learn from the best.

Do not miss out!
Merit Applications Due Soon!
Have you started your Merit Application? Applications are due November 5, 2019!

Award categories include:
  • School of Excellence – Whole School Magnet
  • School of Excellence – Program Within-a-School
  • School of Excellence – New & Emerging
  • School of Distinction – Whole School Magnet
  • School of Distinction – Program Within-a-School
  • School of Distinction – New & Emerging

Miss the Sept. 24th informational webinar?
Earlier Deadline Dates!
Click on the program below to view the 2019-2020 application packet:
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MSA In the News
‘A decade of work’ Richland Two school wins nationwide grant to bring robotics to the classroom

By Jacob Reynolds, WLTX 19 CBS

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Students at a Richland Two School District middle school will have new opportunities to use robots in many of its classes after the school won a nationwide grant.

For two years, Kelly Mill Med Pro Middle School in Blythewood has been transitioning to STEAM education with an added medical focus, technically making it STEAMM.
Sixth grade teacher Warren Wise says bringing robots to class will teach kids about everyday life and future jobs. (WLTX 19)
Sixth grade teacher Warren Wise took the focus on STEAMM a step further, urging the school to apply for a UBTECH robotics grant this summer.

Wise was named this year’s STEM Educator of the Year in South Carolina and attended a conference in Florida, where he learned about the grant. Along with the help of the District and curriculum specialist Ezetta Washington Myers, the school applied for the grant.

In October, the District was named one of 22 winners in the United States and the school is the only one in South Carolina to receive the grant.

Wise said bringing robots to class will teach kids about everyday life and future jobs. ( Watch Coverage Here )
Money for Magnets
Sanford Programs  is awarding 51 truly inspirational teachers across the nation -- one from each U.S. state and Washington, D.C -- with the Sanford Teacher Award. It will choose one winner to receive the $50,000 grand prize and 50 remaining finalists to receive an award of $10,000 each. Nominate an inspiring teacher now! The application deadline is November 20, 2019.

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