The Middle School Committee meets after school as needed to provide a forum for monitoring the change from a Junior High to a Middle School and to ensure that the goals of the Middle School are met. The middle school retains the student-centeredness of the elementary school ensuring that the students, not the subjects taught, are the focus of the teaching and the curriculum. Care is taken to make sure each student has a home base with a team of teachers whose task it is to guide the students in their transition from children to young adults. Unlike the elementary school where one teacher is responsible for a class of students, the middle school becomes a school where a team of teachers share this responsibility. Teachers continue to work with students in separate classrooms, however, they work in teams for planning, evaluation, and for occasional sessions with combined groups of students.
All students have a home room for the purpose of guidance and counseling.
Home room period takes place at the beginning of the school day as well as the last period in the afternoon. When possible, some of the curriculum is organized around units in which the team of teachers teach their own subjects while focusing on a common theme or concept developed in their team meetings. The middle school offers students many opportunities to explore new areas of learning. Courses of short duration are offered to all students so they become aware of many different subjects. Since research indicates that participation in activities is a good predictor of future success, an activity period is built into the school day.