Mabelle B. Avery  Middle School

2024 CAS Middle School of the Year Finalist  -  Portfolio

We are proud to invite you into our home to experience several of the opportunities we provide to our students and families in Somers, Connecticut.  Please utilize this website to further explore each of the CAS Best Practices and evidence from our school that show MBA to be qualified to be selected as the CAS Middle-Level School of the Year.

The MBA Vision

To prepare each student for their high school experience, MBA Middle School strives to provide a rigorous learning environment that inspires student engagement and motivation through a variety of curricular and extracurricular learning opportunities.   Collaboratively, we work toward creating a safe, welcoming, respectful, inclusive, and balanced learning environment that meets each individual student's needs.



Application for CAS Middle-Level School of the Year

Community Facing MBA Best Practices Document

MBA Middle School Orientation Video (for incoming 6th grade students)

Slideshow


Evidence of a safe and healthy school environment

Evidence that the school involves parents and the community in supporting student learning and healthy development

Evidence of student services that go beyond those that are part of a typical school

Evidence that the school's educational programs are consistently being reviewed and improved

Evidence of a research-based curriculum with appropriate assessment grounded in standards and instructional methods and strategies designed to prepare students to meet high standards

Evidence that the school uses collaborative leadership, professional learning communities, and teaming practices that drive instruction and school decision making

Evidence of the school's personalization of the school environment

Evidence the school promotes equity and inclusion among students, staff, and the broader school community