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the staff to engage in extensive professional development activities which
drive project based learning and higher order thinking skills through technology.
The criteria for receiving the grant was twofold: testament of student
achievement based on the Connecticut Mastery Test and demonstrating a school
wide focus on project based learning.
New England League of Middle Schools, Providence, RI. A panel of staff members presented on the ìReading, Writing, and Reference Connection.î 7th National Quality Education Conference (formerly National Governorís Conference on Quality Education), Atlantic City, 1999, and Goals 2001, Hawaii 2001. A panel of staff members were invited to present ìA Tale of Two Schools,î a plan for exemplary school leadership and achievement. The invitation was based on standardized test scores and a connected school structure which fosters achievement and quality for students and staff. National Association of Middle Schools Annual Conference, Orlando, 1999, A major partnerships with two inner city schools provided evidence of our commitment to teaching the merits of diversity. A panel was invited to present the outcomes of these two partnerships which include Anti-Defamation League training strategies and respect-building activities. National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Journal Article, 1998. ìEricís Journey, A Restructured Schoolís Inclusion Program and a Student with Disabilitiesî The NASSP interest in our unique inclusion program allowed our staff to share innovative strategies through this national publication. The program is presented through the eyes of a mother and a son with Fragile X Syndrome. Safe Schools Coalition National Conference on Alternatives to Expulsion, Suspension, and Dropping Out of School, Orlando, 2000. A priority concern for safety includes the premise that we make the commitment to insure that no student will ever be alienated. Our belief that all children can succeed is evident in our plan for a ìschool within a school.î The concept received attention from the Safe Schools Coalition which resulted in an invitation for three staff members to present the benefits of alternative schooling. City-Wide Achievement Grants, 1996-1999. Exceptional growth in student achievement, resulting in outstanding Connecticut Mastery Test scores, is the criteria for this school district grant. Achieving excellence consistently during the past three years in all area of reading, writing and math has become a source of pride to our community. National and Regional Staff Awards - 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999. An eighth grade Social Studies teacher, and Team Leader, received the 1994 Daughters of American Revolution History Teacher Award. Teachers were named to Whoís Who Among Americaís Teachers in 1996 and 1998. Our health teacher was selected as the 1998 Connecticut and National Health Teacher of the Year Award. In 1999, two staff members earned ìNational Trainerî status from Project CRISS (Creating Independence through Student-Owned Strategies). A current sixth grade teacher is the recipient of the Milford Teacher of the Year Award and on the state level, was one of twelve semi-finalists selected from a field of 101 entries for the 1999 Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award. Local and Regional Student Awards 1997 - 1999. We
are the only public middle school in our immediate area participating in
the annual Connecticut State Science Fair where our students have received
recognition. In 1997, our first place winner received two awards
on the state level: a medal in Physical Science and the Connecticut
College Chemistry Award. Other student awards include first place
winners in the regional Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest,
a Northeast Young Poets Contest winner, and a winner in the Environmental
Awards sponsored by the Connecticut State Department of Health. Several
of our students have participated as student ambassadors abroad in the
People to People program.
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