2023 Kolb Middle School Rialto Unified School District San Bernardino County Armando Urteaga, Principal Enrollment: 900. Grade Levels: 6-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Grade-level common preps and minimum-day collaboration time School rebrand: improved appearance, new entry and exit, fine-tuned discipline MTSS/SEL/PBIS for students’ academic, behavioral, SEL needs Interactive monitor and innovative software for each classroom School-wide literacy: PQA, CER, CAASPP word of the month

2023 William Mendenhall Middle School Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Alameda County Tammy Rankin, Principal Enrollment: 882. Grade Levels: 6-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Strong shared leadership between administrators and instructional leadership team High expectations to meet the needs of all students PBIS program guides students daily Counselor creates weekly SEL videos taught by teachers Inclusive student leadership activities where all students participate

Scott Steele STW State Director Scott Steele is the California Schools to Watch Director at California League of Schools. CLS produces multi-day professional development events for educators throughout California, guides the California Schools to Watch model schools program, and is involved in several federal grants. Scott is also involved in the California Middle-Grade Alliance and heads the CLS Educator of the Year program. Before joining CLS, Scott spent 33 years in the Clovis Unified School District as a middle school teacher, elementary principal, middle school principal (and former Schools to Watch principal) and Director of Educational Services. Scott is from Fresno, California and attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. < Back

2023 Riverview School Kings Canyon Unified School District Fresno County Josh Darnell, Principal Enrollment: 460. Grade Levels: K-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Flexible intervention program Successful, focused reading program PBIS implementation SEL lessons for staff and students Writing across the curriculum

Become a member of the National Forum. Available to all Schools to Watch and potential STWs. 2023 Schools to Watch New Schools to Watch Share the Press Release Arkansas Alma Middle School Indiana Plainfield Community Middle School Thomas Jefferson Middle School North Carolina Smithfield Middle School New York Cuba-Rushford Middle School Marlboro Middle School Wantagh Middle School Pennsylvania Chartiers Valley Middle School Deer Lakes Middle School Wendover Middle School South Carolina Blue Ridge Middle School Carolina Springs Middle School Leavelle McCampbell Middle School North Central Middle School Texas Lincoln Middle School Marshall Kendrick Middle School Salvador H. Sanchez Middle School Virginia Brambleton Middle School Willard Middle School California Adams Middle School Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory Alta Loma Junior High School Amino Florence-Firestone Middle School Bernice Harrell Chipman Junior High Coalinga Middle School College Preparatory Middle School Don Juan Avila Middle School E.O. Green Jr. High School East Avenue Middle School El Rancho Charter School Ellen Fletcher Middle School Hollencrest Middle School Hosler Middle School ICEF Vista Middle Academy James Workman Middle School Jefferson Middle School Kolb Middle School March Middle School Melva Davis Academy of Excellence Nellie Coffman Middle School Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County Palm Desert Charter Middle Pleasant View West School Portola Middle School Prairie Vista Middle School Riverview School Robert C. Fisler School Shoreline Middle School The STEAM Academy @ Burke Thomas Law Reed School Vineyard Junior High School Vista View Middle School William Mendenhall Middle School Yorba Middle School Redesignating Schools to Watch Arkansas Cabot Middle School North - R5 Greenbrier Middle School - R2 Holt Middle School - R2 J.O. Kelly Middle School - R4 Woodland Junior High School - R2 C olorado Centennial Middle School - R2 Corwin International Magnet School - R3 Westview Middle School - R2 Georgia Lee Middle School - R3 Upson-Lee Middle School - R6 Illinois Century Junior High - R1 Evergreen Academy Middle School - R4 Hadley Junior High - R1 Libby Elementary and Middle School - R4 Little Village Academy - R4 London Middle School - R4 Westmont Junior High - R1 Indiana Ben Franklin Middle School - R1 IPS Center for Inquiry 84 - R1 Northridge Middle School - R2 Rochester Middle School - R3 Tri-West Middle School - R5 Kentucky Mayfield Middle School - R2 Olmstead School - R6 North Carolina Carmel Middle School - R6 Harold E. Winkler Middle School - R1 Hendersonville Middle School - R4 Jay M. Robinson Middle School - R6 Piedmont Open IB Middle School - R4 Rogers-Herr Middle School - R5 West Pine Middle School - R5 New Jersey Belhaven Middle School - R3 Black River Middle School - R4 Byram Middle School - R1 Randolph Middle School - R1 New York A.D. Oliver Middle School - R1 Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School - R4 Cosgrove Middle School - R2 Garden City Middle School - R4 Island Trees Memorial Middle School - R1 Jonas E. Salk Middle School - R1 Memorial Junior High School - R2 Plainedge Middle School - R1 Ohio Bellbrook Middle School - R3 George G. Dodge Intermediate School - R1 Pennsylv ania Boyce Middle School - R5 Fort Couch Middle School - R5 Garnet Valley Middle Sch ool - R2 Northley Middle School - R3 Ryan Gloyer Middle School - R4 Schuylkill Valley Middle School - R3 Springton Lake Middle School - R2 California Alondra Middle School - R3 Alta Sierra Intermediate School - R5 Alvarado Intermediate School - R6 Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle School - R1 Carmenita Middle School - R3 Chaparral Middle School - R2 Clifton Middle School - R2 Creekview Ranch School K-8 - R1 Dartmouth Middle School - R4 El Segundo Middle School - R1 Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School - R3 General Grant Middle School - R1 Hall Middle School - R1 Haskell STEM Academy - R2 Hawthorne Middle School - R2 Heber School - R3 Huron Middle School - R2 John F. Kennedy Middle School - R6 Kastner Intermediate School - R5 La Canada Middle School (7-12) - R3 La Paz Intermediate School - R4 Landmark Middle School - R2 Leona Jackson Middle School - R3 Los Alisos STEM Magnet Middle School - R1 Louis D. Armstrong Middle School - R5 Mountain View Middle School (Beaumont) - R1 Rancho Milpitas Middle School - R6 Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School - R2 Ray Wiltsey Middle School - R1 Ross Academy of Creative and Media Arts - R2 San Gorgonio Middle School - R2 Silverado Middle School - R6 South Pointe Middle School - R2 Sunnymead Middle School - R2 Suzanne Middle School - R2 Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy - R3 Thomas Hart Middle School - R1 Torch Middle School - R3 Twin Rivers Charter School - R1 Vista Verde Middle School - R4 Washington Academic Middle School - R4 South Carolina Batesburg-Leesville Middle School - R1 Beck International Academy - R1 Blythewood Middle School - R5 Campobello Gramling School - R3 Castle Heights Middle School - R4 Chapin Middle - R2 Crayton Middle School - R2 H.E. McCracken Middle School - R2 League Academy for Communication Arts - R4 Mid-Carolina Middle School - R2 Muller Road Middle - R1 Palmetto Middle School - R5 Riverside Middle School - R1 Sevier Middle School - R1 Texas Atlanta Middle School - R1 Beverly Hills Intermediate School - R3 Colleyville Middle School - R1 Ft. Settlement Middle School - R1 Haltom Middle School - R1 Harwood Junior High School - R2 Lone Oak Middle School - R4 Melillo Middle School - R2 Ricardo Estrada Middle School - R1 Roberts Middle School - R1 Rogers Middle School - R1 Sharyland North Junior High School - R2 Utah Kearns Junior High - R4 Milford High School - R1 Virgi nia Eagle Ridgle Middle School - R5 Elizabeth Davis Middle School - R1 Elkton Middle School - R2 Farmwell Station Middle School - R5 Harper Park Middle School - R4 Hidden Valley Middle School - R4 J. Lupton Simpson Middle School - R2 Midlothian Middle School - R2 Montevideo Middle School - R2 River Bend Middle School - R4 St. Clare-Walker Middle School - R4 Sterling Middle School - R3 Tomahawk Creek Middle School - R2 Become a STW Mission The mission of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform is to unite key stakeholders to speak with a common voice to leverage research, policy, leadership, and replicable practices to drive middle grades reform. Vision In order to prepare students to be lifelong learners ready for college, career, and citizenship, the National Forum seeks to make every middle-grades school academically excellent, responsive to the developmental needs and interests of young adolescents, and socially equitable. Membership The National Forum Membership is open to individuals and individuals approved by an organization. Three membership levels are offered with benefits, responsibilities and annual dues for each level. Join Today! Frequently asked questions What types of membership are available? There are three types of membership: • Advocating Member (Individual) : $39 • Contributing Member (Individual) : $69 • Institutional Member (School) : $99/year or $275/3-years What is the renewal schedule for Memberships? Membership renewals occur on the date of the initial enrollment. For Institutional Memberships, schools have the option of selecting a one-year ($99) or a three-year ($275) Institutional Membership. What is Institutional Membership in the National Forum? Institutional Membership with the Forum is a whole-school designation available to schools that believe in and support the mission and vision of the Forum and that include one or more of the following grades – 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. Why must a school have one or more of the following grades – 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 to apply for Institutional Membership? Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 comprise the middle grades, and the vast majority of young adolescents (those students aged 10-15) are in these grades. Since the middle grades and young adolescents are the foci of the Forum’s work, it made sense that the Forum should limit (at least initially) Institutional Membership to those schools with one or more of the middle grades. Can schools that are not Schools to Watch be granted Institutional Membership? Yes, but they must believe in and support the Mission and Vision of the Forum and include one or more of the following grades – 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. Can schools that are not eligible to be designated as Schools to Watch be granted Institutional Membership? Yes, but they must believe in and support the Mission and Vision of the Forum and include one or more of the following grades – 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. How is the Forum’s Institutional Membership different from its other memberships? Institutional Membership differs in several ways from currently existing memberships (Contributing Memberships and Advocating Memberships): • First, Institutional Membership is a whole-school membership while the Forum’s two other memberships are for individuals only. • Second, the Institutional Membership targets schools that believe in the Forum’s Mission and Vision and have one or more of the following grades – 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9; Contributing and Advocating Memberships are for individuals who may or may not be in a School to Watch but who wish to be more active and involved in the Forum’s effort to “accelerate middle grades reform”. • Third, the Institutional Membership category provides the Forum with a mechanism to engage and communicate with a broader constituency of middle-level practitioners (nationally and internationally) than do the existing membership classifications. What are the benefits of being an Institutional Member? The benefits of being an Institutional Member include: • The personal satisfaction of supporting the Forum in its efforts to speak with a common voice to leverage research, policy, leadership, and replicable practices to drive middle grades reform (being part of a “movement”) • Opportunities to give back to the profession (paying it forward) • Periodic reports on Forum projects to accelerate middle-grades reform • Special rates for Forum-sponsored activities • Access to all Forum publications, reports, and white papers • Access to a national network of middle-level schools that shares a common philosophy, mission, and vision. Is it possible for one person to have both a Contributing Membership and an Institutional Membership? Technically no, since Institutional Membership is available only to an eligible school and not to an individual. That being said, a person could be both a Contributing Member and a member of a school with an Institutional Membership. Must a School to Watch become an Institutional Member? Not at this time, but given the benefits of membership it is highly recommended that every School to Watch be an Institutional Member of the Forum. Can other than public schools be Institutional Members? Yes, as long as they believe in and support the Mission and Vision of the Forum and that include one or more of the following grades – 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. Can an organization other than a school (e.g., philanthropic organization and state organization) have an Institutional Membership? No. Institutional Memberships are only for schools that believe in and support the Mission and Vision of the Forum and include one or more of the following grades – 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. Become a member today! Join

South Carolina Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky | Michigan | New Jersey New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Texas | Utah | Virginia State Director David McDonald, Ph.D. dmcdonald@greenville.k12.sc.us Participating Organizations South Carolina Association for Middle-Level Education 225 Gardenwalk Drive West Columbia, SC 29170 Phone: 803-261-6117 E-mail: tina.jamison@scamle.org State Website: www.scamle.org Joined National STW Program in 2006 Schools to Watch Application 2026 Application Instructions South Carolina Schools to Watch Batesburg-Leesville Middle School (2020, 2023) Beck International Academy (2020, 2023) Blue Ridge Middle School (2023) Blythewood Middle School (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Camden Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) Campobello Gramling School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Carolina Springs Middle School (2023) Castle Heights Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) CE Williams Middle School (2018) Chapin Middle (2017, 2020, 2023) College Park Middle School (2011, 2015, 2017, 2020) Crayton Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) Cyril B Busbee Middle School (2021, 2024) Dent Middle School (2021, 2024) Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School (2022, 2025) Dutchman Creek Middle School (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Greenville Middle Academy (2024) H.E. McCracken Middle School (2015, 2018, 2023) Hand Middle School (2024) Landrum Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) League Academy for Communication Arts (2011, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023) Leavelle McCampbell Middle School (2023) Leslie M. Stover Middle School (2022, 2025) Lugoff-Elgin Middle School (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Mabry Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2024) Mid-Carolina Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) Muller Road Middle (2020, 2023) New Ellenton STEAM Middle School (2024) North Central Middle School (2023) Northwest Middle School (2021, 2024) Northwood Middle School (2022, 2025) Palmetto Middle School (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) R. H. Fulmer Middle School (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Ralph Chandler Middle (2021, 2024) Riverside Middle School (2019, 2023) Royal Live Oaks Middle School (2025) Sevier Middle School (2020, 2023) South Middle School (2013, 2017, 2019) Springfield Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) St. James Middle School (2015, 2018, 2022, 2024) Summit Parkways Middle School (2025) Woodmont Middle School (2024) School Profiles Coming Soon

Texas Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky | Michigan | New Jersey New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Texas | Utah | Virginia State Director Leticia Menchaca leti@tassp.org Participating Organizations TASSP 1833 South IH-35 Austin, TX 78741 512.443.2100 ext. 8505 Fax: 512.442.3343 Website: tassp.org Joined National STW Program in 2010 Schools to Watch Application 2026 Application Instructions Texas Schools to Watch Acton Middle School (2017, 2021) Angleton Junior High (2025) Ann M.Garcia-Enriquez Middle School (2024) Armando Chapa Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2021) Atlanta Middle School (2020, 2023) Austin Middle School Stem Magnet (2020, 2023) B.L. Gray Junior High School (2019, 2022, 2025) Bernarda Jaime Jr. High (2024) Berry Miller Junior High School (2019, 2022, 2025) Beverly Hills Intermediate School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Bill Sybert School (2022) C.W. Worthington Middle School (2025) Capt. Mark T. Voss Middle School (2022) Central Heights Middle School (2024) Chisholm Trail Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2021) Clint Jr. High (2024) Cockrill Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Col. John Ensor Middle School (2021, 2024) Colleyville Middle School (2020, 2023) Danny Jones Middle School (2019, 2022) De Zavala Middle School (2025) Decker Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) Earnesteen Milstead Middle School (2021, 2024) El Campo Middle School (2025) Elmer G. Bondy Intermediate School (2021, 2024) Freeport Intermediate School (2020, 2023) Ft. Settlement Middle School (2020, 2023) Gene Pike Middle School (2012, 2015, 2018, 2022) Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy (2024) Grandbury Middle School (2024) Haltom Middle School (2020, 2023) Harwood Junior High School (2017, 2020, 2023) Hillwood Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Horizon Middle School (2024) Hudson Bend Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Hurshel Antwine Middle School (2025) Hurst Junior High School (2019, 2022) Judson STEAM Academy (2021, 2024) Kenneth White Jr. High (2025) Liberty Hill Intermediate School (2020, 2023) Lincoln Middle School (2023) Lone Oak Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020) Lonnie B. Keller Middle School (2015, 2018, 2022) Marshall Kendrick Middle School (2023) McMeans Junior High School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Melillo Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) Melissa Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Midway Middle School (2020, 2023) Montwood Middle School (2024) Morris Middle School (2022) Murphy Middle School (2014, 2017, 2021) New Boston Middle School (2024) Park View Intermediate (2024) Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School (2022) R. O'Hara Lanier Middle School (2021, 2024) Ricardo Estrada Middle School (2020, 2023) Roberts Middle School (2020, 2023) Rogers Middle School (2020, 2023) Sabine Middle School (2024) Salvador H. Sanchez Middle School (2023) San Jacinto Intermediate School (2022) Schimelpfenig Middle School (2019, 2022) Scoggins Middle School (2017, 2021) Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School (2016, 2020, 2023) Seven Lakes Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Sharyland North Junior High School (2016, 2020, 2023) Simon Middle School (2014, 2017, 2021) Socorro Middle School (2021, 2024) South Texas ISD Prep Academy (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) South TX Rising Scholars Academy (2024) Specialist Rafael Hernando III Middle School (2017, 2021, 2024) SSG Manuel R. Puentes Middle School (2025) Sycamore Springs Middle School (2021, 2024) Thompson Intermediate (2025) Timberview Middle School (2017, 2020, 2024) Trautmann Middle School (2019, 2023) Trent Middle School (2020, 2023) Trinity Springs Middle School (2020, 2023) Valley View Early College (2019, 2023) Wayside Middle School (2024) William D. Slider Middle School (2021, 2024) Woodgate Intermediate School (2020, 2023) School Profiles Coming Soon

2023 Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County Oxford Prep SOC Orange County Kerry Velez, Principal Enrollment: 870. Grade Levels: TK-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices MTSS addresses students’ individual academic, behavioral, social-emotional needs Champion profile defines student skills/competencies to cultivate Parent ambassador program supports parent leadership, education, voice Weekly professional learning planning on data, assessment, pacing, vertical planning Data-informed, six-week intervention program support literacy and math skills

Michigan Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky | Michigan | New Jersey New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Texas | Utah | Virginia State Director Kathryn Brown kbrown@excellenceined.org Participating Organizations Joined National STW Program in 2005 Schools to Watch Application 2026 Application Instructions Michigan Schools to Watch Boyd W. Arthurs Middle School (2012) Chatfield School (2016) Clague Middle School (2020) Discovery Middle School (2018, 2021) E.F. Rittmueller Middle School (2006) East Middle School (2018, 2021) Grant Middle School (2019) Marshall Greene Middle School (2006, 2020) Mt. Morris Middle School (2014, 2021) Oakview Middle School (2022) Reese Middle School (2021) Richfield Public School Academy - Middle School (2021, 2020) Slauson Middle School (2020, 2022) Tappan Middle School (2021, 2025) White Pine Middle School (2020, 2025, 2022) Whitehall Middle School (2020) School Profiles Coming Soon

2023 El Rancho Charter School Orange Unified School District Orange County Michele Walker, Principal Enrollment: 1,109. Grade Levels: 7-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices 0-7 period bell schedule with flexible options for families in the school day Twice-weekly, 30-minute tutorial for all students with embedded support Two therapy dogs support students and put smiles on everyone’s faces Psychologist-made wellness center for students to reset/decompress Consistent communication: Social media, weekly newsletter, Google Classroom

2023 Thomas Law Reed School Kings Canyon Unified School District Fresno County Rick McCollum, Principal Enrollment: 554. Grade Levels: K-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Monthly discipline data review with classroom/grade level representatives School-wide system for staff to recognize students’ positive behavior Students participate in community service and volunteer work Certificated, classified, management staff serve on behavior team Weekly teacher collaboration time for learning and team meetings

2023 Hosler Middle School Lynwood Unified School District Los Angeles County John Terry, Principal Enrollment: 938. Grade Levels: 7-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Common ELA & math assessments with data reflection to support student learning Support summits: relationship/self-care skills, personal data reviews Health collaborative with 37 outside agencies supports students/families 15 electives: Art, AVID, band, anatomy, entomology, robotics, medical detectives Parent activities: monthly workshops, technology, data chats with English learners