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Chewning Year-Round Middle School
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Philosophy
Our rural setting in Northeast Durham, with over 20 acres of buildings and athletic fields, creates a perfect atmosphere for a safe and nurturing environment for middle-school students. Our diverse student body and faculty encourages an atmosphere of individuality and cultural pride.
The academic program focuses on an enriched and differentiated curriculum, higher-level thinking skills, student-generated products, social-emotional needs of adolescents, and a safe, orderly school.
OUR VISION
Chewning Middle School community is committed to a caring, tolerant, and enriching environment that encourages academic growth, clear and consistent communication between students, staff, and parents, high academic standards, and continuous professional growth.
Likewise, it is OUR MISSION to achieve a learning community of mutual pride and respect, foster a genuine interest in learning, focus the curriculum through the use of state-of the-art technology and recognized learning programs, and exceed prescribed expectations as established by the state accountability standards.
SCHOOL PRIORITIES
Students, parents, teachers, and administrators at Chewning are committed to:
- Achieving a learning community of mutual pride and respect;
- Fostering a genuine interest in learning;
- Focusing the curriculum through the use of state-of-the-art technology and recognized learning programs; and
- Exceeding prescribed expectations as established by State accountability standards
The faculty, staff and parents at Chewning Middle School take pride in providing students with a balanced academic, athletic, and extracurricular program that shows our "Cardinal Pride!"
Teaching
We place great emphasis on the use of student performance data to adjust instructional practices and learning activities. This will aid students in meeting performance expectations in reading, writing, and math. We are committed to incorporating and accessing technology across the curriculum in order to enhance student achievement in the core academic subjects. A standard set of instructional practices across the curriculum helps students develop and build on evaluation and critical analysis skills, as well as assessment practices which enable students to become accountable for achieving in elective courses.
Services for Academically/Intellectually Gifted Students
At Chewning Middle School, AIG students are served in Academically/Intellectually Gifted or enriched language arts classrooms where the curriculum is differentiated from the regular language arts classes through higher level thinking skills, flexible grouping, and independent studies. AIG math in sixth grade is Advanced Math. In seventh grade, students scoring at certain levels qualify for Algebra I. Other seventh-grade students are served through Advanced Math. Eighth-grade AIG math students receive either Algebra I or Geometry, dependent on their seventh-grade experience and placement test scores.
Community Involvement
The following businesses, programs, and community groups provide assistance by donating their time, expertise, materials, and financial resources:
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- AT&T
- Durham Bulls
- Durham Scholars
- Duke University
Scores
State ABC Rating :
- 2008-09: Did Not Meet Expectations, Low Performing (40.6%)
- 2007-08: Low Performing (34%)
- 2006-07: Priority (51%)
- 2005-06: Did Not Meet Expectations, Low Performing (46%)
End-of-Grade/End-of-Course Test Scores
School Scorecard
NC School Report Card
Directions
From I-40:
Exit I-40 at Hwy 55/Apex Road. Proceed North on Hwy 55/Apex Road. Proceed on S. Alston Avenue. Proceed on N. Alston Ave. Turn left onto Avondale Drive. Turn right onto I-85 North and take Red Mill Road exit. Turn Left onto Red Mill Road. Chewning is 2.4 miles on the left.
From I-85:
From I-85 North, exit at Red Mill Road. Turn left onto Red Mill Road. Chewning is 2.4 miles on the left.
