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Dear Middlebrook Parents and Friends,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Middlebrook School for the 2009-10 school year! We currently serve 481students in our K-5 program. Middlebrook School is a special place where the school community takes pride in addressing the needs of our students in a diverse and rich atmosphere. The diversity of our school population is a strength that helps promote understanding and respect for the differences in our cultural backgrounds.

This year we continue to use the three guiding questions to help us improve student learning. What do we want our students to learn? How do we know they learned it? What do we do if the students did not learn it? Our core program supports student improvement through curriculum, instruction, professional development and assessments. The curriculum, which is aligned to the state standards, enables our teachers to plan the correct instructions for our students and to continually monitor the student’s progress through assessment and planning based on data gathered from assessments.

Our professional development activities support the delivery of the curriculum. Our Reading Consultants, Math Specialist, Resource Teachers and Library Media Specialist provide ongoing support to our teachers by providing model lessons, demonstrations, workshops and direct assistance with planning. Together we are striving to develop our students into independent readers who are critical thinkers, can solve problems and express their thinking.

Another indispensible support to improve student learning is the parent community. Parent involvement is valued and encouraged. We are very fortunate to have a very active PTA and Father’s Club, which provide the students, staff and parents support in many ways. Please visit their link to find out more about all the different ways they help our children

The staff and I have high expectations for our students. These expectations are based on the principle that student performance of the past is an indicator of future success. We look forward to another healthy and productive school year.

Sincerely,

Patricia Colello

Principal