The administration, faculty and staff at Indian Creek Middle School believe that our students need to be prepared to accept their future roles as independent and productive citizens by becoming life-long learners. One of our goals is to teach and promote academic success, individual responsibility, self-discipline, and a good work ethic.

Many strategies have been implemented to help your child be successful:
* Classroom teachers begin each week by posting the daily assignments for the entire week on the board. Students are given time to complete the Assignment Notebook; writing the quizzes or tests in red ink.
* Teachers inform the students on a daily basis when the expectations change. Students are expected to amend their Assignment Notebook.
* Parents are asked to sign the Assignment Notebook on Monday evening, discuss the “week ahead,” and help the child devise a plan for success.
* Organization skills are taught and reinforced.
* Students are encouraged to use the 9th hour instructional period to seek extra help and attend offered review sessions.
* Before and after school sessions may be arranged with individual teachers for extra help.

Despite our many supports and attempts to help organize, guide students and offer extra assistance, some will not perform at a satisfactory level in one or more academic areas.

You may ask, “Is my child on academic warning?” When a student’s grades begin to approach or fall below 70%, he/she will be placed on Academic Warning. Another way to figure this is to add the total percentage points across quarters. After two quarters they should be at 140 points or higher in each class.

Academic Warning is just that; it is a warning that the child is not performing at a level consistent with the District expectations and will not be ready for the demands of the next years’ expectations. When a student is placed on Academic Warning, the grade level team will begin the Pyramid of Intervention to assist the child. Because grades reflect performance, class participation, and presence in class, the team will evaluate the child and a plan will be set in place.

Parents will be notified when a child is in danger of Academic Warning, either in writing or by telephone.

By the end of the Fourth, the cumulative grade for all four quarters in each class must be a 70% or higher or you and your child will have two choices: You can choose to attend Summer School, a five week program of Individualized Remedial Instruction related to the identified academic concerns; or another remedial program recommended by the Team, such as retention. We cannot send a student on to the next grade without the needed skills and academic knowledge for success. Anything else is setting the child up for future struggles.

Parents are encouraged to call the school at any time with questions or concerns about their students. We want to work together for the student’s success.