Middle School Updates

MIDDLE SCHOOL EVALUATION

This year we’ve begun a full evaluation of the Middle School at LCCS to make sure that it is most effectively providing an education that serves the students’ needs and the school charter. The  faculty, the LCCS Board of Trustees, James Laster and I have carefully evaluated the LCCS program.  Together, we have identified our successes as well as areas where we could improve and enhance the overall program so that it works specifically for our community and our students.

ADJUSTMENTS TO BATHROOM RULE

Based on that evaluation, many decisions were made in the interest of improving the learning and social environment for all of our students. A recent rule regarding student bathroom use have caused some concern among our families. We appreciate all the parents who took the time to speak out and voice your concerns.  Please know are listening. We made two key adjustments, specifically based on your feedback:

Students will no longer be limited in terms of the number of times they may leave a class during a month for the bathroom.  We will return to a system of students signing a bathroom log sheet. Teachers will work with a student and his or her family if there is a concern about a student visiting a bathroom too often during a specific class.

CREATING A MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

LCCS is a community of teachers, administrators, students and parents, and as we continue to evaluate our middle school, we’d like to include more families in that process. We’re expanding our Middle School Evaluation Committee and our goal is to have one parent from each of the nine middle school homerooms join us.  The committee will meet periodically to discuss the middle school's progress in terms of academics and overall school climate, as well as make suggestions for improvement.

The first meeting will be May, 8th at 6:00 pm in the school library.  If you have a student in 4th-7th grade and would like to participate, please email me by April 25th. We hope that involving more families in this evaluation will insure that our middle school meets the needs of all of our students and grows in line with the values that we all hold as important here at LCCS.

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