2024-2025 Application Deadline: August 30, 2024
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Applications for 2024-25 must be postmarked no later than Aug. 30, 2024. Contact Leti Menchaca with questions: 512-443-2100 ext 8506 Submission of Applications: One electronic copy should be e-mailed to [email protected] and if you choose to, you can mail an additional copy to: Texas Schools to Watch |
Schools to Watch - Texas:
When a school fills out the form, they will need to save a copy. This will allow them to save their own application as their own and make changes as needed prior to submitting it. National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades: www.middlegradesforum.org |
Overview
The Schools to Watch® program, offered by the National Forum, seeks to identify and honor schools with middle-level grades (enrolling any combination of young adolescents aged 10-15) that are academically excellent, developmentally responsive, socially equitable, organized and structured for continuous improvement, and exemplars of the Schools to Watch criteria.
While many schools meet the minimum eligibility criteria, not all schools that apply will be selected for visitation and/or designation. However, all applicants are invited to network with STW schools, with the goal of one day being named a model school.
Schools that are designated as Schools to Watch participate fully in the Schools to Watch network. They attend the National Schools to Watch Conference in the summer, tour other STWs, and host visiting educators who want to see their programs in action (it is expected that Schools to Watch will serve as models and mentors). There is a tremendous energy around the program.
We believe that all young adolescent students deserve middle-grade schools and programs that are academically excellent, developmentally appropriate, socially equitable, and organized to sustain continuous improvement. Thank you for applying to the program.