Gilbert H. Hood Middle School Guide

 

2012-2013

 

Motto

A Great Place to Learn and Work

 

Mission

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School, in partnership with students, families, and the community, provides a challenging and enriching academic program in a safe and supportive learning environment, to meet the unique needs of early adolescents, so they will reach or exceed all of our middle school learning expectations, and become responsible and productive members of the community.

 

Vision

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School strives to become a community where:

● LEARNING is paramount

● Success is measured by RESULTS

● Purposeful COLLABORATION shapes decisions

● Positive RELATIONSHIPS demonstrate our commitment to all learners

 

Values

We will clearly identify and communicate what students need to know and be able to do for mastery

We will provide safe, engaging, and inviting classrooms with clear academic and behavioral expectations

We will monitor the learning of individual students and respond when students do not reach mastery

We will evaluate the success of instruction, interventions, and initiatives on the basis of measurable outcomes

We will communicate clearly, appropriately, and in a timely manner with students, parents, and staff members.

We will collaborate with one another and our students so that we can achieve our collective goals more effectively

We will promote an environment that values the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of early adolescents

We will model the characteristics and qualities we hope to develop in students