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Pine Grove Middle

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For the past thirty-eight years, Pine Grove Middle School has enjoyed a tradition of high academic standards and excellence. We are committed to enriching the academic, social, and emotional well being of our students. Our school currently services a wide spectrum of students which includes those in our Autism, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Gifted and Talented, regular, and special education programs. Our staff members are dedicated to continuously improving the quality of their instructional programs so as to elicit optimum results from their time with students. They challenge all of our young adults to think critically, creatively, and consistently.

As a recently-recognized exemplar PBIS school, our mission is to teach, reinforce, and encourage students’ respectful and responsible decision-making. We are proud to be a green school and to have the ability to offer a wide array of academic, athletic, and social activities that tap into students’ interests throughout the year.

PINE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

OUR VISION

BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS

We believe in the mission statement of the school. Enjoy the challenge of becoming the best we can be. Understand that decisions will always reflect what is in the best interest of our students.

We believe that managing by results and diagnostic instruction, while maintaining the quality of instruction on a daily basis, will result in improved academic instruction for all students.

We believe and help implement the National Middle School Association's position that "the overall climate of the school is itself a 'teacher'." A true middle school will evidence warmth, caring, and respect. This needed positive attitude is not possible if it is not rooted in a sense of harmony and togetherness on the part of the professional staff.

Instruction (Student Achievement)

WE ENVISION A SCHOOL WHERE:

Every student is a capable learner.
Parents, students, teachers, and administrators work together toward improved student achievement.
No less than 85% of ALL students will achieve a satisfactory level on MSA or alt-MSA.
The gap between the achievement of African-American students and white students will be less than 10%.
The gap between the achievement of students with IEPs will be commensurate with the achievement of ALL students.
The School Improvement Plan is an evolving and living document.

Differentiated instruction and regrouping of students during lessons will be essential key strategies. Lessons will be child centered, meaningful, motivating, and will reflect current strategies, which promote student interaction, thinking, problem solving, and learning by doing. We will look for interdisciplinary instructional opportunities that are natural and appropriate for middle school youngsters. Effective teachers create a climate for success.

Positive and Safe School Climate

WE ENVISION A SCHOOL WHERE:

There is an orderly and safe learning environment.
School rules are clearly communicated and consistently enforced.
Parents, students, teachers, and administrators work together to ensure a safe and orderly school.
We nurture the existing environment of mutual respect, trust, and genuine appreciation of each other.

Understand that teachers are keys to effective school wide discipline. Consistent standards of discipline, applicable to all students, will be maintained. However, understand that different approaches can and should be used. We will promote responsible behavior through wisdom, not power. Emphasis will be placed on building relationships with students based on respect, understanding and trust.

Think Respect and Responsibility

Updated September 2008

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