AMS Mission and Vision

Mission

Arbutus Middle School embraces the challenge of ensuring success for all. We strive to involve the entire school community in creating opportunities for all students to experience academic, personal, civic, social, and vocational growth. We enthusiastically work together to provide a visibly safe, disciplined, inviting, and nurturing, yet challenging environment where teachers can successfully teach and students can learn to think creatively and critically - all empowered by PRIDE (Students are Prepared, Responsible, have Integrity, are Diligent, and give and Earn respect).

Vision

The Arbutus Middle School vision is to build upon the students’ foundation of integrity, responsibility, and respect.

Our Students
Arbutus Middle School students understand that they were created in a special manner. They value their life and the lives of those around them. Arbutus Middle School students are intentional about what they do and how they do it. Our students set high personal goals and are committed to academic success. Our students exemplify Preparedness, Responsibility, Integrity, Diligence, and Respect. They understand that learning is a life long journey. Our students are preparing for a technological society through hard work. As adults they will serve as community and world leaders. They will be compassionate and kind. The sky is the limit for Arbutus Eagles as they pursue excellence in every field of human endeavor.

Our Staff
Arbutus Middle School teachers maximize instructional time so that every minute of every period of every day is used for the betterment of the students. Our teachers plan and deliver quality instruction that is engaging, meaningful, and rigorous.

Every staff member within the school is responsible for every child within the school. As a result, respect within the school is reciprocal. Our staff is professional, kind and engaging. They respect differences while demanding the best from every student. Our staff will serve as role models to improve students’ mental and physical dispositions, modeling the way for students to become vital and active participants in our society.

Our Parents
Arbutus Middle School Parents are critical members of the educational process. They are communicative, participatory and supportive of their child’s learning. They monitor and take an active interest in their child’s progress by monitoring homework, notebooks, agenda books, interim reports, and report cards.

All Arbutus Middle School parents are PTA members. One hundred percent of our parents volunteer within the school or community. All parents attend Back to School night and attend conference nights when needed. Arbutus Middle School parents are respectful of staff members’ established classroom expectations and routines.

Education is of monumental importance to our parents. They demand rigorous and valuable instruction that will prepare their children to be productive and influential members of society. Our parents support the educational process by raising their children to be respectful, insightful, reflective, inquisitive, and kind.

Our Community
Arbutus Middle School is the pride and joy of the community. Effective and open communication is evident between parents, teachers, administrators, students, and community members. People are respected and valued regardless of race, gender, culture, or academic ability level. Arbutus Middle School is a school community where students and staff feel safe. Students attend Arbutus Middle School to pursue the American Dream of academic excellence.