School and Community Expectations
All stakeholders will be respectful, responsible, and resourceful.
All stakeholders will be held to a high level of accountability.
All stakeholders will have a willingness to learn.
All stakeholders will be active and productive members of the school giving 100% effort.
All stakeholders will be dedicated, disciplined, and determined.
All stakeholders will have a positive outlook while maintaining a high level of motivation.
All stakeholders will raise the bar by having HIGH EXPECTATIONS!
“We tend to live up to our expectations.”
Earl Nightingale
GMS Instructional Framework
Daily Elements
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- Lesson Plans Posted - Learning Outcomes Posted - Before, During, & After Strategies - Students talking / student collaboration / learning pods - Student writing - Student listening - Modeling lessons (I do, we do, y’all do) - Formative assessments - Reviewing of the lesson - Previewing the lesson - Student / teacher use of technology - CHAMPS - Adherence to rules and regulations - Learning goals - Differentiation of Instruction - Standards Driven / Standards Posted - Adequate Pace / Transitions - Providing Feedback to Students |
Occasionally Used Elements
- Homework Reinforcement
- Academic Games
- Rubrics and Scales
- Students seated in straight rows
- Summative Assessments
- Writing Prompts and CRQ's
- Document Based Questions
- Graphic Organizers
- Implementation of the codified note-taking styles
- Student research /student presentations student projects
Absolute No-Go's
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- Students sleeping / head down on desk - The humiliation of students - Students being disrespectful - Non purposeful work / excessive busy work or handouts - Showing entire films / should be chunked - Teachers seated excessively - Eating and drinking in class - Cell phone use in class - Academic Free Days - Violation of the Internet Policy |