Outstanding Practice - Keren Kreitzer, NCSP, Howard County Public Schools
Outstanding Educator - Dale R. Rauenzahn, Executive Director, Department of Student Services, Baltimore County Public Schools

President-Elect - Stephanie Livesay
Secretary - Virginia Gordillo
Parliamentarian - Judith Amick
Treasurer - Michael Nuth

At its March, 2010 Board meeting, the MSPA Executive Board awarded several professional training grants to local school districts.
Sommerset County - Building Infrastructure to Support RTI
Allegany County - Anger Management for School-Aged Children
Anne Arundel County - Bullying, Bordeom, Other Bad Habits: Brain-inspired Approaches to Problem Behavior
Frederick County - Assessing and Preventing Youth Violence
Bowie State University - Understanding and Addressing Issues Related to School Refusal

The grant program was designed to promote professional development and to address pertinent issues at the local level. MSPA continues to look for ways to better serve the interest of all Maryland School Psychologists. If you have questions regarding the grants, contact: Ann Hammond, Supervisor of Psychological Services, FCPS, Chair, Committee for Professional Development, 103 Prospect Street, Middletown, MD 21769, Ann.Hammond a-t FCPS d-o-t org, telephone 240-236-1208

Sandy Steingart, longtime MSPA Webmaster has completely updated The Web-Connected School Psychologist.The book lists hundreds of reviewed and annotated Web sites that can make your job easier. It also includes a section on Internet basics such as mailing lists, newsgroups, netiquette, virus protection, and Web searches. The book is published by Sopris West and can be ordered online directly from the publisher. See Sopris West for more information on the book and online ordering. If you prefer, you can call the publisher at 1-800-547-6747 and place an order by telephone.

The Maryland School Psychologist's Association, (MSPA), became aware of the need for a more aggressive approach in relieving some of the financial pressures that are faced by our minority students pursuing school psychology training in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Consequently, MSPA has established the Multicultural Affairs Committee as a means toward addressing this concern. The Multicultural Affairs Committee established a corporation, the School Psychologist Advancement of Minorities, Inc., (SPAM), to help in this process. SPAM has in turn established a scholarship program to provide financial support to minority students in school psychology training programs in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Minority is defined as any person who is a member of a recognized racial minority group in the United States. These awards were developed in response to our professional commitment to encourage promising graduate minority students to enter the profession of school psychology in the state of Maryland.

Download the Minority Scholarship Application for more information.