About NCMSA What is our Purpose? The purpose of the Association is to foster excellence in education for emerging adolescents. Our membership includes elementary, intermediate, junior high, and middle schools representing 22 different grade configurations. Our organization focuses on developing unique and transitional programs for young adolescents rather than on grade configurations of individual schools. What do we Believe? We believe that young adolescents are undergoing unique intellectual, physical, social and emotional changes which affect schooling. Consequently, we have committed ourselves to the task of better understanding these needs, sharing knowledge with our membership, and drawing upon the vast experience of middle level educators in North Carolina in assisting us in developing workable organizational programs to bring about successful schools. We are committed to serve as an advocacy group to recognize the middle level as a legitimate third level of education as it relates to state licensure, teacher training, and school organization. Want to keep up with the latest information on middle level education? Subscribe below and stay informed! Subscribe to ncmiddleschoolassociation Powered by groups.yahoo.com until the 2009 conference!   Click on the conference link above to learn more.   North Carolina Middle School Association PO Box 5216 Pinehurst, NC 28374 (910) 235-3761 (910) 215-5567 (fax) E-Mail Last Updated April 11, 2008 © 1999-2008 North Carolina Middle School Association National Forum logo, graphics, and criteria used with permission.