San Marcos Middle School

Initial Designation: 2018

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School Details

  • Principal: Nicole Scott
  • District: San Marcos Unified School District
  • County: San Diego County
  • Community: Suburban

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 - School leadership fosters and implements collaborative decision-making and a spirit of continuous quality improvement
  • Social Equity - Fluid approach to addressing student needs with short and longer-term intervention support

Description

San Marcos Middle School offers a rigorous curriculum aligned with high school and college expectations while giving students meaningful opportunities to explore technology, media, arts, and leadership. Career Technical Education courses include Technology, Applied Technology, Graphic Arts and Design, Digital Photography, and Broadcast Television and Film Production. Through Project Lead The Way, students study engineering, robotics, computer science, and advanced coding. AVID develops organization, collaboration, Socratic learning, leadership, and college and career planning. Additional experiences include studio art, band, Spanish, ASB, CJSF, clubs, yearbook, and the student produced Lions News program. Character education and social emotional supports help students strengthen responsibility, perseverance, and positive relationships. San Marcos is a dynamic learning community where students discover their talents and prepare confidently for future opportunities.
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