These slides were shared at the CASE Annual Conference for school executives on July 28, 2011.

1. Expecting Excellence
in the Middle Grades

2. Altona Middle
Joe Mehsling
Hotchkiss K-8
Carrie Coats
Jenkins Middle
Jason Ter Horst
Mead Middle
Josh Barnett
Russell Middle
Julie Williams

3. CAMLE.com
coloradoschoolstowatch.com
!
!

4. “Schools to Watch”
• Signature program of CAMLE
• CAMLE has identified 12 Colorado “Schools to
Watch” since 2004.
• “Schools to Watch” are nationally recognized
by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle
Grades Reform
• There are 300 “Schools to Watch” across the
nation: www.schoolstowatch.org
• Applications available at
coloradoschoolstowatch.com

5. Replicable Practices

6. Altona Middle
• Teaching
Teachers to
“Teach Like
Champions”

7. Hotchkiss K-8
• Personal
Relationships
• Flexible
Scheduling
• Dynamic
School
Culture

8. Jenkins Middle
• Highly
Engaging
Core
Instruction
• Embedded
Staff
Development
• Leading by

9. Mead Middle
• Team
Teaching
• Extra-
Curricular
Engagement
• Whole School
Literacy
Focus

10. Russell Middle
• Rti + PBiS +
Character Ed
• Academic
Rigor