Masonic Model Student Assistance Program
Investing in Stronger Teachers Through Knowledge-Based Training

Today, more than ever, children need help in becoming responsible adults as they face countless social economic challenges. The Masonic Model Student Assistance Program trains educators in setting up in-school Core Teams to observe and take action to provide help to at-risk children.

The intensive three-day training session and one-day refresher course are offered to any school in Michigan and offer practice sessions designed to simulate real events. Presentations are also given on subjects including Characteristics of an Addictive Family, Pharmacological Effects of Drugs, and Creating a Crisis Response Team.

“Research has shown that for every one teacher trained [in the program], they will impact eight students,” explained Don Baugher, Past Grand Master, Coloma Lodge No. 162. “We typically have 45 to 65 teachers attend each session. And we average two or three sessions a year, so this is a lot of kids that we’re helping.”

The objective is early and effective intervention with students demonstrating patterns of behavior that could threaten their success at school and could be indicators of problems associated with internal or external abuse.

Thanks to the volunteer efforts, organizational work, and financial support of our foundation, this program has had a dramatic impact on improving the lives of our nation’s young people.

To date, 1,500 school administrators have been trained in the Masonic Model Student Assistance Program. As a result, these teachers have impacted the lives of over 10,000 students in Michigan alone.

For more information on this important program, visit http://mmmsap.org or the National Masonic Foundation for Children at www.masonicmodel.org.