Academic Excellence

• Teachers meet in grade level teams every day to design a curriculum that includes cross-curricular, research-based project evaluations, use of interactive technology, and differentiation strategies.

•  Professional Learning Communities meet once a week to participate in job-embedded professional development, and student achievement.

• CMS teachers provide guidance, connectedness, and support in the areas of academics to students through an Advisory period each day.

• Teachers use the co-teaching model to tailor a personalized environment for students to increase their use of higher order thinking skills.

• Students participate in cross-curricular project-based assessments to increase 21st Century Skills and higher order thinking.

• 5t​ h​ Graders not completing work must report to Intensive Care Unit to complete all assignments.

• Project Lead the Way was implemented in Grade 5t​ h​-7t​ h​ to provide students opportunities to learning critic thinking and begin to explore career paths involving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Developmental Responsiveness

• Classroom environments support the needs of all students.

• Positive rapport exists between students and teachers.

• Students have a voice and participate through a leadership group in making decisions that affect them.

• Town Hall meetings are held once every nine weeks to celebrate academic, social, and community achievements.

Social Equity

• The school supports civility, service and citizenship.

• Differentiated instruction strategies are used to address various student learning styles.

• Students are respected and appreciated by staff and each other.

•  An abundance of club activities and school connection opportunities are available to students.

• The school continually seeks to improve methods for meeting the needs of all students.

• Staff members have high expectation for students as evidenced by work displays and student performances

• CMS partners with the community to set examples of determination, perseverance, commitment, kindness, and acceptance of others through the Kindness program.

Organizational Support

• The principal empowers staff by providing opportunities for collaborative problem-solving and decision making.

• Flexibility within the block schedule provides for meeting the needs of students.

• Families, community members and business partners are involved in many facets of the school.

• Teaming periods allow teachers to meet and collaborate with parents, students, and team teachers.

• Students are assigned to Advisory classes to meet the developmental needs of adolescents.