In
the mid-1990s, the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform
translated its beliefs about the characteristics of a high-performing
middle-grades school into a set of evaluation criteria.
The purpose of the criteria was to provide guidance to classroom
teachers, administrators, parents, and community members as they
evaluate school programs to determine the need for further school
improvement.
Each section is complementary to, and interdependent with, the others.
Though each section of the criteria is presented separately, a high-performing
middle-grades school would find it difficult to succeed without
significant success in each of the four areas.
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