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Milan Middle School is thriving
William Brown
PUBLISHED: January 31, 2008
It's hard to believe that it is now 2008 and we are more than half way through the 2007-2008 academic year. Thus, I would like to give the community a progress report about the numerous initiatives and events occurring at Milan Middle School.
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We have had a lot of positive happenings at Milan Middle School. Our Six Pillar Club operated a food drive and adopt-a-family campaign during the holidays. The sixth-grade staff is finalizing plans for the outdoor education experience set in April and the counseling department is preparing course selection sheets for next year.
Seventh- and eighth-grade teachers are aligning instruction with new grade level content expectations, everyone is working on school improvement initiatives in the areas of reading and math, and we are all preparing to implement a new Web-based program called "Power School" that will allow parents to access grades and attendance in a real time manner.
The curriculum at Milan Middle School continues to grow stronger and become more refined to meet the ever changing needs of our students as we prepare them to enter their high school careers.
All middle school teachers have been working hard on their Web-based Rubicon Atlas Curriculum maps throughout the school year. These maps are open to the public so that parents and other community members may peruse the general content of Milan Area Schools' academic offerings. The Rubicon Atlas Web site may be accessed through the Milan Area Schools' Web site by following the "curriculum" link to the "Milan curriculum maps" hyperlink.
I am confident that everyone who looks at these documents will be impressed with the level of professionalism and care that went into aligning classroom instruction with the state-mandated curriculum.
The last topic I would like to address is the positive impact of parental and community involvement in the education of all children. There is a misconception that students don't need parental or community involvement past the elementary school level. Nothing could be further from the truth.
There are 10 good reasons why parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and community members should become involved in the education of children by volunteering at school:
1. Parents and grandparents of Milan Middle School students have the opportunity to observe their own children and see them growing and learning in the school setting.
2. Volunteers have an ability to understand and contribute to the culture and community of their schools.
3. Studies indicated that retirement age people who volunteer in schools have a larger social network, are healthier, and are more active.
4. Volunteers benefit from social interaction with enthusiastic adults who make a difference in our community.
5. Volunteers have opportunities to share and preserve interests and hobbies that will become a legacy.
6. Volunteers gain familiarity, understanding and optimism about the positive potential of your children in the community.
7. Volunteer hours, frequency and roles are completely flexible.
8. Volunteers gain a first hand view of community needs, opportunities and potential solutions.
9. A lot of people have gone further than they thought they ever could because someone else thought they could.
10. Volunteering is fun.
If you have any questions regarding Milan Middle School, please feel free to contact us at 439-5200. We welcome community involvement and thank you for your continued support.
William Brown is the principal at Milan Middle School. He can be reached at brownw@milan.k12.mi.us.
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