At Avonworth Middle School, our approach to education is
guided by four key qualities that will best prepare our students
to thrive in today’s world:

*Knowledge & Thinking:

Developed using the college readiness assessment research of

Stanford University's S.C.A.L.E division, this outcome expresses 

the key knowledge and thinking skills needed to move all students 

toward college readiness in each core discipline. 
    

*Written Communication:

Substantial evidence suggests that writing is not only a key skill that 

students need in nearly any career or college pathway, but the act of

writing can also help students develop important and transferable thinking

skills such as analysis, inference, logic, and rhetoric.

 

*Oral Communication:  

Students not only need to be able to communicate and defend their ideas

orally, but also develop confidence as public speakers. 

 

*Agency:

To have agency is to have ownership over one's own learning, using a growth 

mindset to improve in any area through effort, feedback, and practice.

Influenced heavily by the research of Carol Dweck and Camille Farrington,

the agency outcome reflects the skills needed to effectively navigate the world

as a lifelong learner.  

 

*Collaboration 

Students need to know how to work well with others, whether it's in

partnership, as a small team or a large group setting. 

 

Our school’s curriculum cultivates these qualities by focusing
on deeper learning experiences that challenge students to
build on basics of literacy and numeracy and apply what
they’ve learned. This approach allows us to meet and exceed
the standards of middle school education.

 

Grading
Students at Avonworth Middle School are graded based on
core learning outcomes related to the qualities we seek to
develop in every student.

Meeting standards and covering content are still the most
important part of a student’s grade, while other outcomes
allow for a more well-rounded assessment of learning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule
The school day begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 2:55 PM.
The schedule includes nine modules, called “mods” for short.

 

Some core subjects like English Language Arts/World Cultures are
integratated and taught in “double mods” that allow more time for
learning and personalized attention for every student.

Specials are short courses that rotate every six weeks, exposing students

to a greater variety of subjects and opportunities to pursue learning
that appeals to their interests. 

 

Echo  (LINK)
Avonworth Middle School uses a learning management system (LMS) called Echo.

Teachers use Echo to organize classroom instruction, track student progress, and share
documents and resources with both students and families.

Parents use Echo to stay up to date on what’s happening in school, check in on their

student’s progress, and view grades and assessments over the course of the school year.