Your Roadmap to Success:
The Profile of a Middle School Student
Middle school is a time of great excitement and some anxiety.
There will be many changes over the three years in the way you look, think and
act. Your growth will be dramatic socially, emotionally and physically. There
will be many challenges and hopefully many accomplishments. Middle schools are
designed to support you through these years of growth and help you to learn how
to become self-aware, so that you can successfully navigate through the many
challenges you will face.
A Program Focusing on the Whole Student:
The Profile of a Middle School Student reflects qualities that
all Shenendehowa Middle School students possess in varying degrees.
Participating in the process of collecting evidence, reflecting on that evidence
and goal setting related to each cultural attribute students will…
Know:
The eight critical attributes
Why a profile was created
How the profile connects to the values and beliefs of the Shenendehowa
School District
How to self-reflect
What evidence to collect and how to evaluate importance of the evidence
How to choose what forms evidence can take
Understand:
The success they experience will be related to their effort
Self-reflection is a positive way to support personal growth
Any feedback from peers or adults will be non-graded
The Profile is part of a larger process to be used throughout their lives
Do:
Collect evidence
Reflect on their evidence collected
Set goals for future experiences
Share their accomplishments with peers, parents, and community
On-going training
Throughout the year there will be opportunities to learn more
about each of the eight critical attributes and the process of collection of
evidence of each attribute.
Invitation for Involvement
The Middle School Vision Committee has a sub-committee that is
continuously looking for ways to improve the Profile of a Middle School Graduate
program. We are looking for dedicated and energetic students to be a part of
this committee. If you are interested in being a member of our team or need more
information, talk to your school guidance counselor.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Profile of a Middle School Student?
The Profile contains eight outcomes or goals called "critical attributes", we
believe are important to your success as a student and person. The critical
attributes are modeled after the Profile of a Shenendehowa Graduate, which you
will use as a high school student.
- When will I use the Profile of a Middle School Student
? You will use
the profile every day in and out of school as a guide for making decisions and
to collect evidence through the activities you are engaged in.
- Why should I participate if I don’t get a grade
? True, there are no
grades associated with the Profile, which we hope you will see as a positive.
Besides the long term benefits like better preparation for college or the work
world, you will have an opportunity to receive recognition for activities you
participate in outside of school or that are non-academic. Your peers,
parents, teachers and even you will get to know more about yourself as a
person. This is what the "whole child" is all about!