Dean Morgan Middle School

 

 

Dean Morgan School uses the “Eight Keys of Excellence” to support character education with the goal of empowering all learners and addressing the needs of the whole child. The school has maintained a long tradition of excellence while focusing on preparing students to be successful citizens. Families, students, and staff members are encouraged to actively participate in the operation of the school through the Comet Parent Group and through participation in school events. Dean Morgan’s schedule is an alternating block schedule, with "Red Days" and "Black Days", creating more opportunities for students to enroll in different courses each semester with longer instructional blocks of learning time. Dean Morgan commits time daily to school-wide systems of intervention and enrichment, meeting the needs of students in a targeted, timely and data-driven manner through our ASPIRE time. Visible and accessible staff, a variety of counseling services, academic intervention and enrichment, and character education principles create a sense of purpose and unity within our learning community. Furthermore, Dean Morgan builds an environment conducive to meaningful learning, school-wide diversity, safety, proactive communication, and healthy lifestyles.

 

 

(Required Core-Required Electives – Tutoring Courses – Advanced Courses – Dual Language Immersion)

 

At Dean Morgan, students are required to enroll in core subjects including math, reading, language arts, and social studies. Additionally required electives include physical education. Differentiated levels of classes support students performing below, at, and above grade level in core subjects. Depending on student need, students may have tutoring support in math and reading or they may enroll in advanced courses in math, English-Language Arts (ELA), science, and social studies. Placement in advanced courses is dependent upon assessment results and historical academic success in one or more areas. Our Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program is also available for student enrichment.

 

Students may enroll in a variety of elective courses including, but not limited to: American Sign Language (ASL), Art, Band, Choir, Cultural Studies, Digital Photography, Drafting, Family and Consumer Science, Guitar, Healthy Choices, Leadership, Manufacturing, Orchestra, Piano, Robotics, Spanish, Technology, Videography, and Woodshop.