Middle School Behavior Expectation Program:  As the result of a collaborative effort with the middle school faculty/staff, middle school students and school administrators, a Behavior Expectation Program has been initiated this year.  Using the ideas and efforts that existed in the Elementary School, an expanded program based on middle school aged students' developmental needs is in place.  See the link to the right for the chart outlining expectations and consequences.   

Middle School Character Education:   Middle school character education has focused on self and group awareness in an age appropriate, theme oriented format.  Topics teach and reinforce (in role playing, small group and reflective exercises) social, ethical, academic and career education.  Within these topics students examine critical and creative thinking, learning styles, relationships, self-esteem, citizenship and personal fitness.

Bullying Prevention Activities:   In conjunction with the Berkshire Violence Prevention Center, and their Education for Action Group, we are again offering a bullying prevention program in our 7th grade classes.  Each homeroom has a one week program that although is similar in content for each homeroom, the program takes a different shape to meet the needs of each group and match the strengths of its participants.  Each of the homerooms have completed their programs and each has a different culminating activity that is shared with the middle school or elementary community. 

Using the District Goal of increasing transitional programs for students leaving the elementary school and entering the middle school, one homeroom chose to go to the 3rd through 6th grades at the elementary school to begin the discussion of bullying preventiousing th knowledge and activities that the 7th grade learned during their classroom activities with the Berkshire Center for Violence Prevention.  These activities were focused on hurtful language and strategies for bystanders to use when seeing acts of bullying.  This initiative was based on and used the existing efforts of the elementary school teachers and students and their cooperation made this possible.

We are proud of our students and their decision to address the issue of bullying and providing solutions based on their experiences.

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Behavioral Chart (pdf)

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