Miss Southern University - Shreveport, Jonshonique Taylor, visited our school on Friday, January 20, 2012.  She spoke at the 7th and 8th Grade awards ceremonies.  She was inspirational in telling Mansfield Middle School Students that anyone can wear a crown.  She spoke about "Defining Yourself" and making your dreams come true. 

Career Highlights

4th Highest Jump Ever (7'10.5")
American Indoor Record Holder
Two-time Olympic Medalist
Ranked Number 1 US 7 Consecutive Years
Ranked Top 4 World 6 Straight Years
Ranked Number 1 World 2 Straight Years
76 Jumps over 7'6.5"
29 Jumps over 7'8"
3 Jumps over 7'10"

On February 18, 2012, MMS was visited by Hollis Conway, a two-time olympic medalist for high jumping.  He spoke to our students in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club.  He motivated our students to want to work hard and become friends with others who work hard.  He also allowed our students to hold and even wear his Olympic Medals.

Mansfield Middle School is entering another school year with great anticipation of academic excellence for all students.  As with any academic institution, there are adjustments that are necessary for the promotion of excellence.  There are also challenges to overcome with respects to student achievement.  Our administrative and instructional staff is committed to the academic success of all of our students.

The Mansfield Middle School faculty and staff will continue to implement and sustain academic programs that will produce the highest quality instruction possible.  We pledge to continue to help students “Reach High Academic Standards through Personal Excellence”.

Our goal this year is to effectively implement year two of the Teacher Advancement Program or TAP.  TAP offers multiple levels of opportunity for teachers to advance professionally through job-embedded professional development. This year, administration, master, mentor, and career teachers will work collaboratively to ensure strict fidelity to the TAP model.

As always, we will couple the instructional system with a high quality behavioral system (PBIS).  We will offer student services through dedicated and effective professionals who understand the need to provide solutions that eliminate extraneous factors influencing low student achievement.  Also, each grade level will represent a “House” at MMS.   The House will function as an academic, attendance, behavioral, and core curriculum support to students in their respective grade levels.

Finally, our commitment to our community still remains our focus.  It is imperative that the school and community work in cooperation to provide a safe and highly rigorous academic environment for our future citizens.  I am honored to serve as principal of Mansfield Middle School.  Please call or come by with any questions you may have about our school year.

Grayson E. Collins

Principal

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Dates and Times

April 19, 2011             4:00 - 5:30 PM

Mansfield Middle School Parent Meeting

Monday, January 30, 2012 @ 5:30 PM

MMS Library

You're invited to come out to a meeting designed to  help all of us to help our students to be more succesful.  Items to be adddressed: 

• Failing Grades
• Poor Performance on Benchmark Tests
• Behavior that Interferes with Learning
• Excessive Class Time Missed
• Poor Study Habits

Join us for this meeting if your child is dealing with ANY of the above situations.  Please be on time because the meeting will be brief (no more than one hour) and will provide a framework for beginning to deal with obstacles to your child's success.

TOPS:   SHIRTS:  NO VISIBLE BRAND OR LOGO. Hunter Green, White, or Black  3 or 4 button Polo Style Shirt with collar, standard short or long sleeves.  Must be tucked in at all times and appropriately sized.
     T-Shirts:  A hunter green, gray, black, or white undershirt/turtleneck may be worn under the uniform shirt. (The undershirts must not have designs.) No emblems or logos are allowed, except the optional school approved logo.  Top must be tucked in at all times.   BOTTOMS:  (Bottoms may include pants, shorts, capris, skirts, skorts, and jumpers) NO DESIGN, BRAND OR LOGO, STRIPES, or CONTRASTING THREAD COLOR, ETC. All bottoms shall be khaki cotton twill, standard brown khaki color, black, or sand color.  No suspenders, cargo pants, or khaki color JEANS will be allowed.  Slacks and shorts must have a waistband with belt loops.
     All skirts, walking shorts, and skorts can be no more than four (2) inchesabove the knee when measured from the floor with the student in kneeling position.

Please Note - a belt must be worn with pants and shorts.

For further details please refer to the student handbook

The 2009-2010 School Report Card    for Parents for Mansfield Middle School.

A daily block of academic time built into the master schedule. It is a multi-level instructional system which has three tier levels of instruction. Tier I - allows students to have an opportunity to build on their grade level success through accelerated and enriched programs. Tier 2 - students grouped by specific skill deficit and will be targeted to receive supplemental instruction in those skills. Tier 3 - students will be provided specific, targeted, intensive intervention in small group settings. This WIN Time will allow instructional opportunities that will best serve the academic needs of all students.

Parents Make The Difference!