Tolland Middle School
Tolland Middle School is located in Tolland, Connecticut, and is part of the Tolland School District system. It educates students in grades 6 to 8 with an emphasis on academic achievement and critical thinking skills. As a leading public middle school in town, Tolland Middle School aims to provide a dedicated learning environment where students are imparted with positive attributes such as honesty, self-worth and creativity. The school?s mission is to foster learning and responsibility in students, and develop skills and literacy with which they strive for personal excellence.
Shifted in 2007 to its current location, Tolland Middle School has an interesting brick fa?ade with narrow hallways that depict the typical New England structure. Formally, the school was the premises of the Tolland High School. Now, it is a leading middle school in Connecticut with modern outdoor sports facilities and great educational programs and initiatives.
Through a teacher led Professional Learning Community teams, Tolland Middle School continues to improve the quality of its programs, assessments, interventions and strategies, based on research and data driven decisions, for helping students out in overcoming their deficiencies and weak areas. A standards based report card system has also been devised and incorporated in the school?s educational curriculum to have better academic benchmarks set for the students, and develop improved assessment criteria. The school is well equipped with modern facilities, and the use of technology is included in all relevant areas.
A range of student support programs are also available in Tolland Middle School. Programs such as the Read Naturally Fluency program and an after school reading enrichment program are developed for students who need help to improve their reading fluency. Similar programs are provided with an aim to aid students in their writing and academic related endeavors. The school also pays much attention to the needs of special students, and in conjunction with special education teachers, paraprofessionals and the coordinators provide special services to them.
In addition to academics, Tolland Middle School also encourages its students to take part in a number of sports, language and arts related activities. The school has an active record of participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, both locally and at state levels.
With all this, Tolland Middle School continues to be a cost effective solution for parents in Tolland to provide quality education to their children. It has shown deep commitment to ensure the positive growth of its students, its academic culture and its outreach and community involvement. This all makes Tolland Middle School a strong educational institution.
