• Middle Grades 6-8 Core Academics

    Our Mission

    • To prepare young adolescent advocates, teachers who are knowledgeable about the developmental stage of early adolescence, aware of the educational implications of that knowledge, and committed to knowing, supporting, nurturing, and challenging all students;
    • To prepare subject matter experts, teachers strongly grounded in their content and equipped with multiple methodologies for teaching young adolescents in two subject matter areas;
    • To prepare facilitators of learning, teachers who can facilitate the learning of all students, who understand the philosophical, historical, social, psychological, and pedagogical principles that guide instructional decisions, and who successfully construct, implement and evaluate instruction;
    • To prepare collaborative professionals, teachers who are skilled in teamwork, who participate in professional growth opportunities, and are models of professional behavior.

Contacts

Joanna Tobin
Senior Director, Middle Grades Core Academics & Redesign and Instructional Resources
503-916-2000 x74947
Richard Smith
Director, Middle Grades Redesign
503-916-2000 x79303
Anjene Bryant
Assistant Director, Middle Grades English Language Arts & Social Sciences
503-916-3847
Thu-Tam Doan
Assistant Director, Middle Grades Math & Science
503-916-5386
Courtney Garside
Student Success Program Manager, Middle School Redesign
Marcus Waughfield
Student Success Program Manager, IRA
503-916-2000 x74203
Teresa Taylor
Business Operations Analyst, Middle Grades Core Academics
971-425-5499
Dianne Robb
Administrative Assistant, K-5 & 6-8 Core Academics
503-916-3130
Eric Tong
Administrative Assistant, K-5 & 6-8 Core Academics
503-916-3023