Academic Performance Standards

Connecticut Public Act Section 10-223a states that “each local and regional board of education shall specify the basic skills necessary for graduation, and include a process to assess a student’s level of competency in such skills.”  

• Students will think critically and inquisitively

• Students will communicate effectively and creatively

• Students will access, evaluate, and use information for a variety of tasks and purposes

• Students will master appropriate content and skills from a variety of disciplines

Academic Program

All students will take four core content classes—Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies—along with Physical Education for the full academic year. Additionally, students will take four Unified Arts classes each semester and are required to complete one semester of Health each year. The remaining Unified Arts options available to fill the schedule include Art, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Music (with multiple options at SMS), Library Media, and World Language courses.

SMS Academic Information Links

• Advanced Math and World Language Requirements

• Arrival and Dismissal

• Bell Schedules

• Books, Chromebooks, & School Property

• Field Trips

• Homework

• Honor Roll

• Internet Use

• Library Media Center

• Music Course Selection

• Parent Conferences

• Promotion Regulations

  • Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony Participation

• School Hours

• Student Lockers

• Water Bottles

• Withdrawal & Transfer