Boston Public Schools school psychologist, Robyn Bryant Farmer, received MSPA’s award for School Psychologist of the Year. Robyn is an Ambassador for Recruitment of School Psychologists who are of diverse backgrounds for NASP. Robyn is also a field supervisor for Tufts University. Members will find more about Robyn on the Members Only website.

Sara-Fay Tarlin received MSPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Her years of dedication to the advancement of the profession of school psychology and to the support of school psychologists, have allowed all of us to benefit from her efforts.

Debbie Anderson received MSPA’s Friend of Children award. In her current position as Head of Lower School, Pike School, a fellow administrator wrote, “Her leadership has been exemplary and transformative. Debbie has been able to look at what Pike has done over the years and use the best from that tradition while being always open to new possibilities if they help children learn.” The Members Only website has more information.

Representative Sciortino is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving on the house Committee on Ways and Means and Joint Committee on Health Care Finance. Representative Sciortino is also a strong advocate for improving public schools. He has been an advocate for increased funding for public education and initiatives that focus on: early childhood education; lowering class size; increasing teacher salaries; tutoring services for students at risk of failing the MCAS; full-day kindergarten; and alternative education programs. He is well deserving of Legislator of the Year Award.

Our annual spring conference, Best Practices in Math and Writing Interventions, with presenter Jim Wright, was quite a success! Close to two hundred people attended. MSPA President Susanne Toomajian acknowledges and thanks the Conference Chair Andria Amador and committee members Bob Babigian and Sheila Desai for their hours of work on our behalf.