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Ruby
Sue Clifton Middle School
Clifton is a unique, transitional school designed to
help students move from elementary to secondary
education with maximum success and minimum
frustration. Special characteristics of Clifton
are listed below.
STUDENT - TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS - The teacher
is a guide and an advisor; he/she provides a wide
range of experiences and assists and supports students in their efforts
to learn.
TEACHER ORGANIZATION - Interdisciplinary
teams collaborate to prepare and to teach
thinking-based lessons that stimulate interest and
involvement.
CURRICULUM - Learning is facilitated by a
three-faceted, student-oriented curriculum: (1)
personal development (counseling, creativity,
health-physical growth through intramural sports);
(2) skills of continued learning (independent study,
problem solving, critical thinking); and (3) use of organized
knowledge (systematic instruction of English,
reading, mathematics, science, and social
studies).
SCHEDULE - Team scheduling meets
instructional needs and provides flexibility.
INSTRUCTION - A balance in directive and
self-directive activities is advocated, as are
independent study, inquiry-oriented investigation,
discussion, and varied cooperative group instruction
with diverse methods of presentation.
STUDY GROUPING
- Individuality is
continually encouraged in a guidance-oriented
setting. Special Education, English as a Second
Language (ESL), Gifted and Talented (GT), Pre
Advanced Placement (PreAP), and regular classes are
designed to meet the needs of all
students.
GUIDANCE SERVICES - Each student is a member
of a homebased group led by an assistant principal
and a professional counselor on his/her grade level.
TEACHER PREPARATION - Clifton teachers are
flexible, resourceful, and creative. Moreover, they
are able to apply learning theories to instructional
practices and to facilitate the student’s personal
growth.
BUILDING ORGANIZATION - Academic classrooms,
learning labs, and a learning theater provide
opportunities for a wide range of exploratory and/or
fundamental activities.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS - Programs to inform, to
entertain, to educate, and to understand the
community are a part of the basic operation of the
middle school.
RUBY SUE CLIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL offers programs in
which all students are important,
can succeed, and are involved.
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