Drew Middle School is an excellent place for learners. Our mission
involves the community, parents, students, and staff members working together
to meet the developmental needs and diversity of young adolescents.
Approximately 20 staff members from our school participated in 15 hours of telecommunications training during 1995. The telecommunications training guided teachers and staff members to locate resources on the Internet about middle level curriculua related to interdisciplinary units, advisory programs, and flexible scheduling. Teachers also collaboratively developed lesson plans by using e-mail.
The instructional staff practices telecomputing skills in the teacher computer lab that was installed in 1995, through funds from the Michigan Schools In the Middle: Restructuring Project. Teachers also received computer applications training about ClarisWorks and Grade Machine, a grading and attendance reporting program.
The Mission of the Drew Middle School Advisor/Advisee Program is to develop students with insight into themselves, who are aware of their own uniqueness, who recognize and trust caring adults and peers, who strive toward academic success and set futuristic goals.The goals for 1996-1997 are the following: