Michigan Schools to Watch is a state-level partnership that seeks to identify and recognize high-performing middle-grades schools. Through a set of criteria, MSTW provides guidance to classroom teachers, administrators, parents, and community members as they evaluate and improve school programs.

Visit Designated Michigan Schools to Watch

• Oakview Middle School

• Saline Middle School

• White Pine Middle School

Tour schools to watch in other states by visiting the national Schools to Watch. Virtual tours of Michigan Schools to Watch are being developed.

Is Your School a School to Watch?
See if your school meets the Michigan Schools to Watch application’s minimum requirements.

Or gain valuable insight into the perceptions of your faculty, the strengths and weaknesses of your programs, and your school’s facilities, safety, vision, support, and outreach, through our School Self-Rating Survey.

Partnership
The Michigan Schools to Watch partnership, in association with the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, includes

• Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
• Michigan Coalition of Essential Schools
• Michigan Department of Education
• Michigan Federation of Teachers
• Michigan Middle Start
• Michigan Schools in the Middle
• Walden University