Mission Statement

Our mission at Washington Irving Middle School is to provide quality, rigorous, standards-based instruction that is data-driven to all our students in a safe, nurturing environment where students learn to become life-long learners who will thrive and contribute in a diverse global society.

Vision

• Maintain a collaborative, safe, and caring place where all students can achieve and succeed
• Cultivate a firm belief that all students are capable of high performance and that all students can learn with the appropriate differentiation and intervention
• Develop a Personalized Learning Environment with a culture of trust and collaboration focused on all students learning to become problem solvers, critical thinkers, and caring life-long learners that will "give back to the community" and compete in a global society
• Provide all learners with a College-Going Culture
• Focus on rigorous student learning and raising achievement through teacher collaboration; planning effective lessons based on data, scaffolding and differentiation
• Our Academic Performance Index goal is 800