Mission:
Focus on Learning, Every Student,
Every Adult, Every Day, Achievement for all!
Vision:
Madison Middle School is a cooperative partnership of students, parents,
staff, and community members who have a vision of our school as a challenging
and fun place to learn. Our school will provide memorable learning experiences
for all students so that they can grow to be successful adults.
In order to make this happen, we will:
• create a safe, clean, caring community
• take pride in the many races and backgrounds of the people who make up our school, honoring those things that make us different from each other
• find daring and exciting ways to teach, so students will work hard to learn as much as they can
• increase the use of the arts and modern technology in our teaching and learning
• learn how to take better care of the world’s resources
We accept the challenges facing us today, and dedicate ourselves, individually and together, to the fulfillment of this vision.
Vision Principles:
Madison’s programs are centered around “Turning Points”
or “Best Practices for Middle Schools” that say that a middle
school should:
1. Teach a curriculum grounded in rigorous, public academic standards for what students should know and be able to do, relevant to the concerns of adolescents and based on how students learn best.
2. Use instructional methods designed to prepare all students to achieve higher standards and become lifelong learners.
3. Staff middle grades schools with teachers who are expert at teaching young adolescents, and engage teachers in ongoing, targeted professional development opportunities.
4. Organize relationships for learning to create a climate of intellectual development and a caring community of shared educational purpose.
5. Govern democratically, through direct or representative participation by all school staff members, the adults who know the students best.
6. Provide a safe and healthy school environment as part of improving academic performance and developing caring and ethical citizens.
7. Involve parents and communities in supporting
student learning and healthy development.