"Moving from the Subjunctive to the Declarative” Leaving No Child behind by any means necessary!

Congratulations! This fall your son or daughter became a member of the Class of 2013/2014! You, as parents, and we, as teachers, have a mutual obligation to assist the seventh and eighth grade students of Charles Carroll Middle School (CCMS) by preparing them for a successful future.  As new principal to CCMS, one of my primary goals as instructional leader is to improve the quality of your child’s middle school education, especially in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science.

 Recent trends indicate that today’s workforce will demand even higher levels of competence. Students entering the job market after high school will find that in today’s technological society, only the most highly qualified graduates are hired. A carefully planned academic program is essential to future success in the world of work.

 At CCMS, we will provide your child with a comprehensive academic program that contains the flexibility needed to meet your student’s individual needs. Please know, we cannot do it alone. Your interest, involvement support, and parental guidance have never been more important than they will be over the next two years as your child makes the transition from adolescence to young adult.

 The rigors of high school and high stakes testing, coupled with the demands of the twenty-first century workforce, make the task of preparing our children for life daunting, but we can do it!  With commitment and resolve, teaching and learning can be an endless journey upon which the students of CCMS triumphantly travel.