2016-2017 John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School Council
Are you interested in getting involved with your child’s education in another way besides PTA or fundraising?
Would you like to be more involved in the academic aspects and decision making of your child's education here at Nichols?
If you are, then seriously consider whether you would be interested in joining the Nichols Middle School Council (also called a School Improvement Council). By law, every school in the country has to have a School Council.
The law outlines four major areas of responsibility for councils. School councils are to assist principals in:
Over the past four years, our School Improvement Plan and School Council have been instrumental in helping us to change our bell schedule, adding back a second assistant principal, obtaining a consistent math program throughout the building, affecting change in all areas of our curricula, securing more technology to where we are now 1-to-1 with Chromebooks in every grade level, to just name a few.
The law outlines four major areas of responsibility for councils. School councils are to assist principals in:
- Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards;
- Identifying the educational needs of students attending the school;
- Reviewing the annual school building budget; and
- Formulating a school improvement plan.
Over the past four years, our School Improvement Plan and School Council have been instrumental in helping us to change our bell schedule, adding back a second assistant principal, obtaining a consistent math program throughout the building, affecting change in all areas of our curricula, securing more technology to where we are now 1-to-1 with Chromebooks in every grade level, to just name a few.
We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except where specified below – with our next meeting this Wednesday, January 25, for about an hour, beginning at 3:00 PM and ending around 4 PM, in the NMS Media Center to discuss such items as our School Improvement Plan, parent involvement, how we are working with MCAS/PARCC data, what we are doing to improve teaching and learning, different curricular ideas, courses, etc. In all, the group is not like the “PTA”; it is more a group of people who are looking into school improvement and how we can get the improvement we are looking for.
The group is made up of parents, teachers, and at least one community member. If you are interested or would just like to come and check it out, please come to our next meeting, Wednesday, January 25, at 3 PM, in the Media Center at NMS or email me at mgeoghegan@middleboro.k12.ma.us.
If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you.
2016 – 2017 NMS School Council Meetings
January 25, 2017
February 15, 2017**
March 29, 2017**
April 26, 2017
May 24, 2017
** All dates are the 4th Wednesday of each month – except where specified
