HOUSES Common Teachers with Common Students Marston Middle School’s master schedule has been constructed so that there are two HOUSES at each grade level. A HOUSE is defined as a set of core teachers (English, Mathematics, Science, and History) who share the same group of students. Advisory, SLIC, ESL, Physical Education and Elective teachers are not assigned to a HOUSE. HOUSE teachers share a common preparation period in order to accommodate collaborative planning and conferencing about student needs or planning common activities. At the beginning of the school year, each HOUSE will publish for parents and students how they will function this school year. Each HOUSE will act as a learning community that agrees to interact with students and parents in common ways which may include:
parents should experience much more consistency from one class to another in the expectations for academic and social behavior. |