Welcome to the Middle School

MISSION:  Our mission is to ensure high levels of academic and social/emotional learning for all Mount Horeb Middle School students and staff.

VISION:  The preparation and practices of our middle school reflect our commitment to successfully develop students’ skills for high school.  

900 East Garfield Street  Mount Horeb, WI 53572
 Main Phone: 608- 437-7306 / Attendance: 608-437-7200 (Option 2) 

Summer Office Hours:
Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

608-437-7306

COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS (OUR HOW): In an effort to reach our mission, we as a middle school aspire towards a culture of learning, a positive climate, collaborative professional learning communities, the social/emotional development of students, and relationships with middle school families through the following collective commitments:

• Culture of Learning
  • We will hold high academic and behavioral expectations for all students.
  • We will explicitly teach a challenging and developmentally appropriate curriculum, where we address student needs and focus on learning.
  • We will explicitly teach students to make responsible, respectful, and ready decisions for their learning and behaviors.
  • We will provide a wide variety of educational opportunities and experiences to support the development of well-rounded individuals.
• Positive climate
  • We will come to school each day with a positive mindset.
  • We will foster positive relationships with students and each other.
  • We will share and acknowledge our successes, and those of our students.
• PLC model around collaboration
  • We will work collaboratively to grow as professionals.
  • We will create and administer common assessments as teams, and use the results to improve our individual and collective practices.
  • We will monitor student achievement, through the use of data, to drive instruction and develop interventions.
  • We will use data to learn, not to judge.
• Social/Emotional development of students
  • We will honor the whole child by treating them with respect and care, and attend to their social/emotional needs.
  • We will address the cultural, linguistic, artistic, and physical needs of our students.
  • We will help students learn strategies to cope with the stressors of middle school.
• Relationships with families
  • We will listen to the concerns of our students’ families, address their needs to the best extent possible, and make them feel welcome in the middle school.
  • We will provide parents and guardians with resources, strategies, and information to help all students find success in middle school.