DVMS Friday Focus

Welcome to the Diamond Mind 9/13/19

Friday Focus Video

Student Highlight

Help us in celebrating 8th grader Isaac Tercero for auditioning and making it into the Inland Valley Youth Orchestra! He was selected as one of the top musicians in the Valley to be a part of this Youth Orchestra. He will have the opportunity to work with some of the best instructors in the area as well as perform concerts with the MSJC Orchestra.

Student Led Conferences

You are invited to

Diamond Valley Middle School’s First Annual

Student Led Conferences

Thursday, September 19, 2019

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Dear (Parent/Guardian):

We are pleased to announce that this year we will be doing student-led conferences. For those of you who may be new to this procedure, the student-led conference process empowers the student to direct and report on his/her progress at school. It is a research-based practice used in many exemplary middle schools. Our teachers have been trained to assist, direct, and support our students throughout the preparation process. They have coached, critiqued, and evaluated their students in order to have them ready to present to their parents and guardians. In short, the students will be running the show.

During the conference process students will report on academic progress, articulate goals, report on assessment data when appropriate, and share examples of their course work. They will present samples of schoolwork from all of their classes.

The student-led conference process is much different from the traditional parent teacher conferences in which the teacher does most of the talking and the parent does the listening. Often in such conferences, the student is not even present. The role of the teacher in a student-led conference is one of coach, mentor, and advocate. Often several conferences will be taking place at one time within the same room. The teacher will circulate and be present for specific questions on issues that the students may not be able to answer. Of course if a parent wants a parent teacher conference with any particular teacher, they may request one at any time.

We believe that the student-led conference process puts the responsibility for reporting learning where it needs to be and that is with the student. We are pleased with the learning that is happening at Diamond Valley Middle School and know that our students are eager to present their progress to their parents. We thank you for working with them in this journey.

If we may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Thank you,

Diamond Valley Staff

Diamond Valley Middle School Goals

This year Diamond Valley Middle School has three primary goals. Listed below are the current goals, and in the following section are graphs and data that show our current progress for the year. Feel free to call or e-mail Mr. Workman if you have any questions at jworkman@hemetusd.org.

Goal 1 - High Quality Teaching & Learning

"Diamond Valley Middle School will increase math performance by 18 points, as measured by the state test."

Goal 2 - Create a system of support for kids academically, socially and behaviorally.

"Diamond Valley Middle School will reduce:

Academic performance gap for African-American Students

The percentage of students suspended

The percentage of students chronically absent

Goal 3 - Create a culture and climate that engages all students and families.

"Diamond Valley Middle School will increase students attendance by 2% this year, from 93% to 95%."