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Home	Update: November 19, 2008

2007 Conference

Mark your calendars! It's time to plan for the annual Utah Middle Level Conference! This year's conference will be held at Hillcrest Junior High School, located at 126 East 5300 South in Murray. The awards luncheon will be held on Friday, March 7, 2008. The main conference session will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Read more...

Driving and parking directions for Hillcrest Jr. High.

Driving Directions for Riverview Jr. High for the Awards Luncheon.

Conference schedule as of 2/22/08

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Message From The President

Greetings from the UMLA Board! With this newsletter we want to encourage you to mark Saturday, March 8th, on your calendars. It’s the annual UMLA conference, “Navigating the White Water Years, Strait Jacket or Life Jacket?” We are excited to welcome Patti Kinney, former President of the National Middle School Association, as our keynote speaker. We also have Theresa Hinkle, the current President of the National Middle School Association, attending as a featured breakout presenter.

We would like to update you on some legislation that is starting to take place in Washington. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) was joined by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in introducing the Senate version of "Success in the Middle" S. 2227, a bill that would authorize grants to states and school districts to help improve middle grades education and turnaround low-performing middle schools. Senator Obama will be urging other Senators to join him in cosponsoring the legislation. A companion bill HR 3406 was introduced in the House by Representative Grijalva (D-AZ) and currently has 15 cosponsors. Representative Grijalva will offer "Success in the Middle" as an amendment when the House Education and Workforce Committee mark up NCLB. Senator Obama will work to get the bill included in the Senate HELP Committee's NCLB proposal.