Terra Cotta Middle School
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Mission Statement
AT TCM, our purpose is to create a safe, positive and effective learning environment which will empower and prepare all students to become lifelong learners who are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to achieve success in a rapidly changing world.
Vision Statement
UNDER CONSTRUCTION-COMING SOON
Expectations
Students will be:
- Engaged in the learning process
- Prepared to meet the challenges of each day
- Respectful
- Responsible contributors to the school culture
- Motivated and confident
- Caring
Teachers will be:
- Professional and prepared in their conduct with students and other staff
- Respectful and fair in their dealings with students
- In control of domain and knowledgeable in subject matter
- Willing to collaborate
Administrators will be:
- Leaders
- Supportive of teachers and staff
- Able to communicate with honesty and fairness
- Reasonable, respectful and approachable
- Visible
- Knowledgeable and experienced in the classroom
Support staff will be:
- Willing to take initiative
- Focused on teamwork
- Able to communicate
- Respectful and maintain a positive attitude
- Willing to accept tasks to support student learning
Collaboration will focus on:
- Communication
- Common goals
- Common prep time with early release days sacred to subject/grade level
- Common discipline
- Common assessments
- Sharing materials, planning, and teaching strategies
- Training
School Climate
Behavior will be:
- Responsible, respectful, and professional
- All stakeholders will be accountable, with consistent follow through
- Based on consistent expectations
- Self-disciplined whenever possible
- Focused on positive rewards, not just negative consequences
Communication will be:
- Facilitated between teachers, administrators, and support staff
- Improved between parents, teachers, administrators, and support staff
- Framed in a positive fashion
Curriculum and Instruction
Grading will be:
- Consistent
- Meaningful to guide student learning
- More collaborative between subject areas and grade levels
Assessment will be:
- Standards and curriculum appropriate
- Common and coordinated
- Provided with timely results
- Standardized
Interventions will:
- Systematically address student learning gaps
- Provide competent math tutorial support
- Engage parental support
- Utilize more technology
- Provide alternative intervention for behavior problems
