Grade 6 students are divided into four academic clusters with two clusters having three teachers each and two clusters having two teachers. Grade 7 is served by ten teachers with one cluster being comprised of four teachers and two clusters having three teachers each. Ten related arts teachers provide instruction for the students in exploratory courses such as physical education, art, chorus, band, career education, and foreign language. One of these teachers is only at Northside for two periods each, and two others are at Northside for three periods for one semester.
Most students have two related arts' classes per day.
Two teachers are designated to teach the students with identified learning needs which classify them as resource. An inclusion model is used to allow these students to remain in the regular classrooms while being helped with their specific needs in a team teaching situation. Students identified as educable mentally handicapped and learning disabled who need to be served in a self-contained classroom are taught by five teachers. Curriculum The middle school curriculum provides unique experiences for students in transition between childhood and adolescence. The curriculum is designed to meet the unique needs of the middle school age child and provide a bridge between elementary and high school.