'24 MSAA Summer Institute

Educationally based school athletic programs play a valuable role in preparing young people for the world. These programs help students develop social and emotional skills including team-work, dedication, goal orientation, and resilience; just to name a few. Increasingly, however, school athletic programs are facing challenges. These challenges include poor sportsmanship, hazing, and a win-first perspective not compatible with educationally based programs. Join our panel that will include Bob Baldwin, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, John Cabral, superintendent of the Taunton Public Schools, and George Edwards, Chief Accreditation Officer at NEASC as they discuss how Standards can be used to support school leaderships in developing and maintaining quality school athletic programs.