The I. B. Learner Profile : 
What Carver students strive to be.

"It is not
the style of clothes one wears,
neither
the kind of automobile one drives,
nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success."

George Washington Carver

Carver Expectations

A primary responsibility of Carver Middle School staff is to maintain a disciplined environment conducive to learning. Carver is a community. The rules and regulations of Carver are laws of that community. All those enjoying the rights of citizenship in the school community must accept the responsibility of obeying the laws of community. Students attend Carver Middle School because of the school's tradition of excellence which is maintained by high standards. Student behavior is expected to reflect these high standards.

Academic Expectations

The regulations for academic performance at Carver require that students work to achieve maximum potential. Students must maintain a letter grade of "C" in all classes. Students who do not meet the standards for academic performance may have their transfers revoked if they do not meet the terms of probation.

It is the mission of Carver Middle School to promote and maintain academic excellence in a threat-free environment, to encourage self-discipline, service to the community, and life-long learning by developing responsible citizens. Our tradition is excellence; our concept is diversity; our potential is unlimited; our future is global.

We believe that all middle school students can and will learn. Carver Magnet School is dedicated to the concept of a child-centered program which empowers the learner to expand his/her academic knowledge, to develop further potential to achieve, to experience success and to assume responsibility for social, emotional and intellectual behavior.

• Further develop and strengthen basic skills.

• Teach children to recognize learning styles and develop productive academic strategies.

• Continue to develop and maintain high academic expectations.

• Provide a variety of academic, exploratory, and physical experience.

• Promote cognitive development with instructional activities that move from concrete to formal as appropriate for the student's developmental stage.

• Provide opportunities to engage in individual and group decision making.

• Affirm and respect individual similarities and differences.

• Involve students in meaningful service which encourages them to make a difference in the world around them.

• I believe in honest work, generous comradeship, and in the courage of high convictions. 

• I believe in the inspiration that comes from contact with all that is truest and best in people, in books, and in life. 

• I believe in loyalty to mankind; I believe in loyalty to our school, and in those high ideals of life as were practiced by Dr. George Washington Carver. 

• And I pledge to Carver Middle School my allegiance in all her undertakings that will make her a stronger and nobler school.

We expect excellence from our students and for that excellence to be reflected in their grades.  However, if a student makes two or more grades below a "C" for any quarter, that student will be placed on academic probation. The student, parents, and Carver faculty will share the responsibility of improving that student's academic performance.  The Academic Probation Student/Parent Agreement identifies specific strategies to help the student improve his or her grades. The student must maintain a "C" grade in all classes for two consecutive quarters to be taken off academic probation.