Upcoming Events
- Monday, January 20
- Thursday, February 13
- Friday, March 7
- Thursday, March 13
- Monday, March 24
MMS, where together WE make a difference!
Join the PTSO!
2024-25 PTSO Membership Registration
We encourage all families to become members of the MMS PTSO! Members will be kept in-the-know with access to newsletters, volunteer opportunities, student directory, event calendar, and yearbook snapshot slideshows. Membership dues are $25 per family, and will go directly back into developing new programs and supporting our students and staff.
STEP 1: REGISTER YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
STEP 2: PAY YOUR $25 MEMBERSHIP FEE & BECOME A MEMBER!
PLEASE NOTE: If you already have a Membership Toolkit account login with another organization, you can use the same log-in here.
Congratulations MMS!
Marshall Middle School has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Don Eichhorn Schools: School to Watch for the 2024-2025 school year. This announcement, made through the Pennsylvania Association of Middle Education, places Marshall Middle School among an elite group. MMS is one of only 38 schools currently on the Schools To Watch list in Pennsylvania and one of just over 700 schools recognized nationwide.
PA STW State leaders select schools for the STW program based on their Academic Excellence, Developmental Responsiveness, Social Equity and Organizational Structures and Processes. In addition, each school has strong leadership, teachers who work together to improve curriculum and instruction, and a commitment to assessment and accountability to bring about continuous improvement.
The Schools to Watch selection process is based on a written application that required schools to show how they met criteria developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. Schools that appeared to meet the criteria were then visited by a state team, which observed classrooms, interviewed administrators, teachers, students, and parents, and looked at achievement data, suspension rates, quality of lessons, and student work.
Schools are recognized for a three-year period, and at the end of three years they need to re-apply to continue to be recognized as a STW school. They must also demonstrate progress on specific goals in order to be re-designated. Unlike the Blue Ribbon recognition program, “Schools to Watch” requires schools to not just identify strengths, but to also focus on areas for continuous improvement; thus the three year re-designation. The re-designation process is based on the schools continued growth since their last STW recognition.
Congratulations to the students, teachers, staff, parents, and administrators on this remarkable achievement!
Next Meeting - Thursday, March 13th at 9:30am
There will not be a PTSO meeting on February 13th, as that time slot will be used by the administration to discuss 7th and 8th grade scheduling for next year. So, please mark your calendars for Thursday, March 13th at 9:30am when we will reconvene for our next PTSO meeting. As always, everyone is welcome to attend!
In the meantime, if you have any thoughts, ideas, concerns or questions for the PTSO, please reach out! marshallmiddle.ptso@gmail.com
If you missed a meeting, please check out our meeting minutes here.
School pictures are ready!
Purchase Your 2024-25 MMS Yearbook!
Yearbooks go on sale beginning Sept. 1st. Order by Oct. 31st and receive a 10% discount! Remember that once you create an account and purchase a book, you may customize the first 2 pages of your student's yearbook for free. Please take advantage of this unique opportunity!
For more information and to purchase, click here.
Save your Chick-Fil-A Receipts and Support our PBIS Program!
Please support our new receipt rewards program at the Wexford & Cranberry Chick-Fil-A, to benefit our PBIS/Spark the Difference Program! Click here.
For more information on our PBIS / Spark the Difference Program, Click here.
MMS Yearbook Snapshots Page
Check out our Yearbook Snapshots page where we post slideshows of our students from events and activities throughout the year. Please note that you must be a paid PTSO member to view.
