ABOUT US
"GROWING TOGETHER"
Cultivating Excellence... The Kettering Way!
Kettering Middle School is a Comprehensive and Spanish Immersion school that provides exceptional learning experiences for all students. We encourage high levels of academic excellence and bilingual proficiency through multiple, rigorous pathways of learning.
VISION:
Our vision is to promote a nurturing, student-centered learning community that empowers students to achieve academic excellence, embrace unique talents, and succeed in a diverse and rapidly changing world.
MISSION:
Our mission is to provide inclusive and innovative practices that foster the necessary skills of being Responsible, On-task, Accountable, Respectful, and Successful students, who positively contribute to their community.
CORE VALUES:
Mutual Respect - We will cultivate an atmosphere of empathy, understanding, and inclusivity, where everyone feels valued, heard, and appreciated.
Academic Excellence - We will provide rigorous and innovative teaching practices that provide a stimulating and inclusive learning environment that ensures our students achieve their highest academic potential.
Equity - We value personalized learning experiences that meet the specific needs and abilities of each student, accommodates different learning styles, and allow students to reach their full potential.
Cultural Competence - We value the exploration and appreciation of all cultures. By fostering cultural understanding, empathy, and respect, we prepare our students to be culturally competent global citizens.
Bilingual Proficiency - We value the acquisition of fluency in Spanish as a cornerstone of our student's education. We provide immersive and challenging language instruction to ensure our students become bilingual and bi-literate, opening doors to diverse opportunities.
PBIS:
Our students will learn to demonstrate school pride through Responsibility, On-Task, Accountability, Respect, and Success. R.O.A.R.S
PROGRAMS/SUPPORTS
Spanish Immersion Multiple Pathways Program
Students learn Spanish, while learning the same grade level material as other PGCPS students. Immersion Programs schools prepare students for bilingual, bi-literate, and bi-cultural. Many of our graduates have earned the Maryland State Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma.
Community Referenced Instruction Program (CRI)
PGCPS provides specially designed instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities who require specialized instruction based on alternate academic achievement standards and assessments. Within PGCPS, students with significant cognitive disabilities are educated in the Least Restrictive Environment, which may be a Community Referenced Instruction (CRI) Program. Programs are located in a variety of comprehensive schools. Students participate in all core academic subjects ( English/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science)and functional life skills that are embedded during their school day. Students participate in community-based instruction both in their school building and in the community based on their specific needs. Teachers utilize an alternate curriculum framework aligned with essential elements that are linked to the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards for the student's grade.
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
AVID is Advancement Via Individual Determination, a College and Career Readiness System for secondary students in grades 6 - 12. For additional information, please visit https://www.avid.org. AVID is an academically challenging college readiness system that prepares students for success in college and life beyond. AVID trains educators to use proven teaching practices in order to prepare students for success in high school, college, and a career, especially students traditionally underrepresented in higher education. The foundation for instruction in AVID is driven by the WICOR strategies. WICOR stands for Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading.
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
PBIS is a broad range of systemic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes while preventing problem behavior. PBIS is the integration of valued outcomes, the science of human behavior validated procedures and systems change. PBIS addresses "best practices" and current research about the issues of prevention and early behavioral intervention in schools. This unique approach to changing behaviors in schools emphasizes prevention and capacity building at the school level with a focus on concrete activities and strategies to support safe, non-violent environments that optimize the potential for learning. The goal of PBIS is to create a positive school culture in which pro-social behaviors are explicitly taught and reinforced, and all adults respond to the occurrence of problem behaviors in a consistent manner.