• DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1933
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    94.4
    student Enrollment
    744
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American....................... 7.8
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander.......................... -
    White.............................. 68.8
    Multiracial...................... 7.1
    Hispanic......................... 15.9
    American Indian/AK....................... -
    Asian.............................. --
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................ 51.9 
    Female........................... 49.1
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS........................... 31.7
    504.................................. 9.9
    Special Ed..................... 9.5
    LEP................................. 4
    Title 1............................. No

     **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details - 2010 - Added a new wing

Southern Middle School

Strategic Plan Indicators

  • After each school leadership team reflected on its school culture, community, and the key contributing factors to student growth, they used this information to select the Strategic Plan Indicators that would have the greatest positive impact for their students.  Each school was directed to select two to six indicators on which to focus during the 2018-19 school year.  Certainly, we all know that if we focus narrowly and deeply, we are more likely to realize positive results.  The indicators that this school’s leadership team selected are noted below.
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  • Strategic Plan Indicator(s) Chosen by the School - 1, 2, 6, 11, 12 (expand to view details)

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    Indicator 1. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF, AND PARTNERS WHO REPORT FEELING LIKE A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL SYSTEM COMMUNITY

    Indicator 2. iNCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO REPORT THAT AACPS STAFF CARE FOR AND SUPPORT THEM

    Indicator 6. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-8 WHO MEET OR EXCEED EXPECTATIONS ON STANDARDIZED READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS

    Indicator 11. INCREASE INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE MULTIPLE CULTURAL AND ETHNIC PERSPECTIVES.

    Indicator 12. INCREASEDIVERSITY WITHIN AND ACROSS ALL WORKFORCE UNITS IN THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY  PUBLI SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Strategic Journey

  • Throughout the next 3 years, schools will focus on their chosen Strategic Plan Indicators as the drivers to increase student engagement and achievement within their schools.  They will choose strategies to help them grow or increase within each indicator and will monitor and evaluate the student and school changes that take place along the journey.  Below you will see what this school imagines their students and school to look like in 2021 after having focused and worked on their chosen indicators for three years.

Our Vision of Success: 2021

  • We plan on offering a growing number of programs to support the "whole " child. Also due to very limited resources we are having to be very efficient in the delivery of supports. However we expect to see an increase in participation in these events.

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    It is my belief that students and staff will report that the school culture has improved in upcoming surveys allowing us to succeed in many ways.

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    They will see the work being done on behalf of students. They will report that others care about them as individuals and that they have a voice in the school.
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    All students should see a consistency of practices and strategies used in all math classes. Our effective collaborative planning will be data based measuring student progress while providing remediation for those in need.

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    It is our hope that students will understand not just the kills needed in mathematics but the concepts and logic involved. This is necessary for future growth. Our hope is that they will also report being well prepared for the more challenging HS courses.

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    The simple goal is that SMS students will perform well on future standardized math  assessments.