VISION
To be the middle school of choice where every child maximizes
his or her potential.
MISSION
STATEMENT
The mission of Lehigh Acres Middle School is to prepare all
students for academic success and responsible citizenship by
inculcating and encouraging in them a love for lifelong
learning; and build a commitment to positive, moral
decision-making. To achieve this, we will:
- Embrace
attitudes and values that respect self, others and property,
- Communicate
effectively
- Use a
variety of research-based teaching strategies and current
teaching materials that are aligned with the Sunshine State
Standards
- Use Sterling
Quality processes to implement data-driven decisions
- Foster
positive relationships among parents, staff, students, and
community
- Work
cooperatively with others
- Practice
creative, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to
make appropriate choices
- Hold
students accountable for their choices
- Maintain a
safe and secure environment
- Utilize
current technology
- Meet State
of Florida Goal 3 Standards
- Cultivate
active parent participation and volunteerism
- Provide
differentiated instruction to meet diverse needs of
individual learners
- Develop each
student academically, socially, physically, and emotionally
- Involve all
stakeholders in the educational process.
BELIEFS
We believe that:
- All students
are capable of learning
- Middle
School students have unique physical, social, emotional, and
intellectual needs
- Students
have a responsibility in their own education to come to
school with a ready mind and a willing attitude
- Students
must be respectful citizens who value themselves, others and
their environment
- Students
learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning
process
- It is the
responsibility of each student to come to school on time
every day and to be dressed in “Academic Attire” as defined
by the school’s dress code, because this creates a more
serious climate for learning
- High
expectations are necessary for high achievement
- Every person
at Lehigh Acres Middle, both students and adults, must treat
every other person on campus with kindness, dignity and
respect at all times
- All staff
should be positive and inspiring
- The
curriculum should prepare students for success at the next
level
- A
structured, safe and physically comfortable environment
promotes student learning
- A safe and
caring environment is critical to student success
- Education is
a shared responsibility of students, parents, staff and the
community
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Instructional practices should incorporate learning
activities that take into account differences in learning
styles
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