Mission Statement: East Middle School will provide a safe, supportive environment as students progress from childhood dependence to adult independence. The staff, in partnership with students, parents, and the community, accepts the responsibility to educate all students. We value our diversity, as well as the individuality and unique potential of each student. We will engage students in a learning process that challenges them to achieve their highest level of performance, and assists them to emerge as confident, caring citizens, committed to lifelong learning.
The next task of the restructuring team will be to write target area goal statements for learner outcomes. Subcommittees for each target area will be established. Baseline data will be gathered for each target area to determine the current level of student performance. Discrepancies between actual and desired student performance will be reviewed. Student subgroups will be identified to track the quality of the programs assuring that equity to all student groups is monitored carefully.
The School Restructuring Team will continue to plan appropriate staff activities
to assure successful implementation of all newly created student learner
outcomes. School based decision making will continue through regular meetings
of the Parent Teacher Association and the school restructuring and focus
group teams. These team committees and councils will measure program success
through long range activities such as surveys for students, parents and
staff.
A wide variety of ways that measure and report student progress and achievement
are utilized. Developmental progress is recorded through writing samples,
records of books read, and special projects. Seventh and eighth grade students
collect their best efforts in a personal portfolio. Report cards, teacher
observations, district tests, and teacher prepared tests are examples of
assessment measures used.
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