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The Metropolitan School
Study Council is a 63-year-old organization that
represents a network of 22 tri-state area
school districts and Teachers
College and is dedicated to current analysis of educational
issues, curriculum innovation, and school improvement. MSSC strives
to link theory with practice by promoting and creating forums
for dialogue between the College and the schools in which so many
of our graduates are teachers and leaders. MSSC is an activist
network, providing professional development to teachers and administrators
to improve their schools. The superintendents, principals, and
teachers of our member districts are committed to the network
and recognize the possibilities that exist for us all in creating
a professional collaborative community. The work of the Council
focuses on staff development in areas of interest to our member
districts. MSSC is supported by Teachers College and by member
school districts dues.
MSSC was organized in 1941 by Professor Paul Mort.
Although it grew out of a superintendents’ workshop, the
needs of the war years led the organization to turn its attention
to the broader school problems. From there it grew in terms of
numbers of member districts, participation of the staff in these
districts, and the nature of the issues studied. One of the primary
purposes of MSSC is the nurturing and support of member districts
committed to initiating strong educational programs. The member
districts maintain high standards of excellence and are actively
involved in curriculum innovation and school improvement.
The regional school study council pioneered by MSSC
has become a model for more than 50 such councils throughout the
United States. It provides, in a single agency, the structure
for deliberate efforts to address contemporary issues on a cooperative
basis. Doctoral students at Teachers College have obtained field
experience in their graduate work through serving the needs to
member school districts. A collaboration between a major research
university and practitioners in the field, MSSC provides a forum
for the interrelationship of the world of theory and the world
of practice.
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