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The
National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform
in collaboration with the
Virginia Middle School
Association
and the
Virginia Department of
Education...
invites your school to
demonstrate its progress in becoming a high-performing
middle level school by applying for this prestigious
recognition.
Schools that apply for Virginia Schools to Watch
must include grade seven plus at least one other, and be
fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education.
Schools must also be members of VMSA and retain
VMSA membership throughout their tenure with Schools to
Watch.
Follow directions for all aspects of the application. Both data and narrative materials are needed as well as signatures as stated.
Call 703-361-3515 or 703-906-7154 or e-mail Karen Poindexter at vmsaed1@verizon.net if you have any questions.
The application process has several parts:
| 1. | Download the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform STW chart. This .pdf file lists criteria for each aspect of a STW, provides "evidence" a school should possess in meeting the criteria, followed by self rating column a school can use to check each criteria as it exists at the school. |
| 2. | Download the STW criteria. This .pdf file is a school self study and rating rubric. A school team can use this document in the development of the STW application. |
| 3. | Download the Schools to Watch narrative application. The first part of the application includes the school's name and address along with directions on completing a narrative describing how your school is making its way toward becoming a high-performance middle grades school. This portion of the application also requires a school to include basic school characteristics, any special recognition the school has received and the DOE School Report Card data.(*See note above regarding SOL information.) |
| 4. | The second part of the application seeks data on the school's students and faculty and requests for references for the school. Data Information, primarily SOL, can be submitted after September 15 deadline. |
| 5. | Download the Schools to Watch Signature Page. The last part of the application provides a sheet for signatures of the principal, the superintendent and members of the team involved in production of the STW application. |
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Call Karen Poindexter at 703-361-3515 or 703-906-7154 or e-mail her at vmsaed1@verizon.net if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!