2026–27 Academic Priorities

Priority 1: Student Belonging and Engagement

• Kirk Middle School is more than just a building, we are a family.  
• Our staff is committed to lifting the East Cleveland community and ensuring the success of the Whole Child.
• Here at Kirk, your child will have the chance to be exposed to all facets of a well rounded education.
• We dedicate time to academic achievement with remediation and enrichment and teacher advisory groups.
• We offer small class sizes under 20 scholars
• We offer Performing Arts
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Athletics (Football, volleyball, basketball, track, and cheerleading)
  • STEM with  robotics and coding,
  • After school offerings (Art club, 21st century, and intramurals)
• We pride ourselves on building healthy relationships with every child.
• We are family
• We are community.
• We are EC

Priority 2: Academics

• We will improve the performance of All Students in grades 5- 8 at W.H. Kirk Middle School showing growth by 7%.
• We will increase reading/Literacy using State Report Card and District Short Cycle & Formative Assessments Data.
• We offer Reading Intervention and Math Foundations to all scholars  increasing grade level growth and proficiency.
• We will monitor data and provide feedback to every scholar and every teacher in real time
• We have an Intervention Specialist assigned to each grade level providing academic supports in both Reading and Math.
• We have collaborative supports from our two Title 1 teachers

Priority 3: Attendance

• Understanding Chronic Absenteesim, All Students in grades fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth, attending W.H. Kirk Middle School will increase attendance rates by attending school daily and on time.
• Teacher Attendance Teams meet daily and make daily calls to families
• Attendance Team meets weekly to review and create plans for scholars who are chronically absent from school.
• Attendance Team makes daily calls, sends out letters, and conducts home visits in an attempt to increase attendance rates.
• Attendance Data of All Students is monitored by the Attendance Team, with a goal to decrease Chronic Absenteesim by 7.00 %.

Priority 4: School Climate and Supports

• Customer Service meets you at the front door here at Kirk Middle School
• We are inclusive to parents and families keeping them informed through Blackboard messaging.
• We are a PBIS school (Positive Interventions and Supports)
• We offer tier one supports to all scholars
• We track data to make informed decisions on what our scholars need
• We provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports and resources
• We offer incentives for positive behaviors
• Our team meets monthly to analyze, review, and strategically plan