Thomas Hart Middle School

Initial Designation: 2020

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School Details

  • Principal: Caroline Fields
  • District: Pleasanton Unified School District
  • County: Alameda County
  • Community: Urban-Suburban

Characteristics

  • Academic Excellence - Exemplars of high-quality work are shared with students
  • Developmental Responsiveness - Faculty uses effective strategies for developing student social skills, including wide variety of co-curricular activities
  • Organizational Structures and Processes - Our school intentionally connects with other schools in our district and with community partners to ensure integration in our community
  • Social Equity - Every student has an adult advocate at our school

Description

Thomas S. Hart Middle School is a Schools to Watch campus where culture craft and essential standards shape daily learning and student support. An eight period schedule with an optional zero period helps students access intervention lab classes and electives, and daily student broadcasts build a strong sense of community. Teachers work in a Professional Learning Community, using weekly collaboration and common assessments to plan ACCESS time twice a week for reteach retest guided study and enrichment. A clear MTSS system includes COST meetings, an Intervention Team process, and Tier 3 supports like Math Skills Reading Skills Academic Support and AVID tutorials. Students learn through Writer Workshop in ELA, GO MATH placement pathways, Amplify Science labs, and history thinking using GRAPES and primary sources. Electives include foreign language culinary skills drama music and PLTW robotics and engineering. Families can count on one pack many voices and steady care for every learner.
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