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Saxe Middle School
School Vision
A Learning Community Celebrating Caring, Communication, and Commitment
Celebrating Our Learning Community
Through
Caring, Communication and Commitment
All Saxe students strive to:
Care for one’s self, for others and for all property,
Communicate with peers/adults at school and at home,
Commit to doing one’s very best at school, at home, and with peers
Learning Community Growth School-Wide Focus:
• Parents will understand that Higher Order Thinking/Complex Problem Solving can become more than 50%
of our student’s classwork
• Teachers and Administrators will communicate and demonstrate to parents that higher order thinking in order to solve complex problems or create a product anew, is occurring, as shown by
evidence of teacher lesson design and student work samples
evidence from lesson and unit homework assignments
evidence from open houses and parent conferences
evidence from classroom-based formative and summative assessments
evidence from standardized assessments
Whole School Student Learning School-Wide Focus:
• Student Growth will occur, over time, in Higher Order Thinking/Complex Problem Solving
• Students will be able to perform higher order thinking in order to solve complex problems or create a product anew, as shown by
evidence of student work samples
evidence from lesson observations
evidence from classroom walk-throughs’
evidence from NCPS Perf-based Assessments
evidence from standardized assessments
Saxe Middle School
School Vision
A Learning Community Celebrating Caring, Communication, and Commitment
Celebrating Our Learning Community
Through
Caring, Communication and Commitment
All Saxe students strive to:
Care for one’s self, for others and for all property,
Communicate with peers/adults at school and at home,
Commit to doing one’s very best at school, at home, and with peers
Learning Community Growth School-Wide Focus:
• Parents will understand that Higher Order Thinking/Complex Problem Solving can become more than 50%
of our student’s classwork
• Teachers and Administrators will communicate and demonstrate to parents that higher order thinking in order to solve complex problems or create a product anew, is occurring, as shown by
evidence of teacher lesson design and student work samples
evidence from lesson and unit homework assignments
evidence from open houses and parent conferences
evidence from classroom-based formative and summative assessments
evidence from standardized assessments
Whole School Student Learning School-Wide Focus:
• Student Growth will occur, over time, in Higher Order Thinking/Complex Problem Solving
• Students will be able to perform higher order thinking in order to solve complex problems or create a product anew, as shown by
evidence of student work samples
evidence from lesson observations
evidence from classroom walk-throughs’
evidence from NCPS Perf-based Assessments
evidence from standardized assessments