EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MIDDLE SCHOOL DESIGN TEAM

Focus groups have been held with parents, middle school teachers, current high school students, current middle school students, and representatives of community organizations that are connected to our middle schools through tutoring, mentoring or other programming. Summaries of those focus groups are attached.

The design team has set one additional all day meeting to draft the recommendations. This meeting will be held on December 20. The report will go to the Superintendent and will also be made available to the original parent focus group for their feedback and suggestions.

Throughout this process, information, questionnaires and summaries of input have consistently been made available on the district website.

The design is going to focus on specific, consistent recommendations regarding length and duration of classes in middle school in the areas of FiFine Arts, Life Skills, Mathematics, Wellness, Student Services, and World Languages.

Posted by Ruth Robarts at February 13, 2006 1:24 PM
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