Cesar Chavez Middle School

Initial Designation: 2024

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School Details

  • Principal: Susan Riehle
  • District: Lynwood Unified School District
  • County: Los Angeles County
  • Community: Urban

Characteristics

  • Academic Excellence - Exemplars of high-quality work are shared with students
  • Developmental Responsiveness - Mechanisms to assists students and families in getting access to wide range of supports (e.g., counselor, nurse, parent education)
  • Organizational Structures and Processes - Professional learning is supported, ongoing, high quality, and relevant to middle-grades education and instructional practices
  • Social Equity - Faculty adapts curriculum, instruction, and assessments to meet diverse and changing student needs

Description

Cesar Chavez Middle School in Lynwood Unified School District prepares scholars for college, career, and life through a rigorous core program and a standout electives menu that helps students discover strengths. Students can take AVID to build organization, inquiry, and tutorial routines that support college readiness. STEM pathways include Project Lead the Way courses such as Design and Modeling, Robotics, and Environmental Science with hands on activity and problem based learning. Career Technical Education options like Flight and Space and Video Production add real world skills and creative production. Students can also stretch academically through Academic Pentathlon, Mock Trial, and MESA, and multilingual learners can grow through Spanish with pathways that support the Seal of Biliteracy. Esports and clubs build teamwork and belonging. Families can feel confident their child will be supported, challenged, and celebrated each day.
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