Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School: Banishing Anonymity

Titel	Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School: Banishing Anonymity
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 10 (2010) 9, S.20-25 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Educational Quality; Educational Environment; School Personnel; Consolidated Schools; Administrators; Academic Achievement; Evaluation; Active Learning; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schulpersonal; Consolidated school; Mittelpunktschule; Zentralschule; Schulleistung; Evaluierung; Aktives Lernen; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08
Abstract	It is no accident that the staff at Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School adopted a central tenet of "Breaking Ranks in the Middle"--to banish anonymity by creating a personalized learning environment for all of its students. The school was created six years ago when the four middle schools in Henry County, VA, were consolidated into two middle schools. The consolidation left the students, the staff members, and the community angry and disjointed. The board of education, supported by the community, recognized that an effort had to be made to provide a quality education for every student. After a challenging first year of consolidation, the staff, led by principal Moriah Dollarhite, embraced the idea of grade-level teams, breaking the school into small groups to create camaraderie and school spirit. The respect and trust that the staff members have in one another and their students serves as a model for everyone else in the school. This article discusses how the principal and the teachers removed the anonymity that was initially present at the school's inception. Today, the school stands as a shining example of the power of a personalized learning environment for all students. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10