Grade 6, Grade 7, two Grade 8 teams, and the Unified Arts Team. The teams are interdisciplinary, and the teachers on each team share a common planning time. As a school, we are focusing on reading and writing across the content areas of math, science, social students, and language arts. The challenge we face is preparing incoming students to exit three years later ready to perform at the expected high school level. To that end, we are consistently raising the bar of excellence for all students.
Staff development is a key component to enable teachers to meet the diverse needs of our students.
We make a strong effort to engage students in all aspects of the learning process. Cooperative groups, independent research, teacher directed lecture, and student presentations are a part of the weekly school environment for all students. We also believe that a strong discipline code is essential to allow teachers to do their jobs without disruption and to provide students a comfortable and safe environment in which to concentrate on the learning process.