High-performing schools with middle grades are socially equitable, democratic, and fair. They provide every student with high-quality teachers, resources, learning opportunities, and support. They keep positive options open for all students.
- Faculty and administrators
expect high-quality work from all students and are committed to helping
each student produce it. Evidence of this commitment includes tutoring,
mentoring, special
adaptations, and other supports.
- Students may use
many and varied approaches to achieve and demonstrate competence and
mastery of standards.
- The school continually
adapts curriculum, instruction, assessment, and scheduling to meet its
students' diverse and changing needs.
- All students have
equal access to valued knowledge in all school classes and activities.
- Students have
ongoing opportunities to learn about and appreciate their own and others'
cultures. The school values knowledge from the diverse cultures represented
in the school and our nation.
- Each child's voice
is heard, acknowledged, and respected.
- The school welcomes
and encourages the active participation of all its families.
- The school's reward
system demonstrates that it values diversity, civility, service, and
democratic citizenship.
- The faculty is
culturally and linguistically diverse.
- The school's suspension rate is low and reflects the diversity of the student population.
