Acronyms
The official name for this collective body of leaders assembled in the media center
What is ILT
This staff member from fought hard not to follow in her family's foot steps in becoming an educator
Who is Ms. Oyedele
The official address of Newport Mill has the school located in this city.
Where is Kensington
It is the role and responsibility of this school leader to implement student recognition and award ceremonies.
What is a team leader?
The Newport Mill Mascot
What are Tigers
This countywide policy measures a schools level of proficiency utilizing school, district and external assessments.
What is EOL, or Evidence of Learning
This staff member was an interpreter for the US Congress.
Who is Ms. Amador
This is the number of principals Newport has had since its reopening
What is three
This initiative focuses on the shift from a punitive approach to discipline to a relationship-centered and accountability approach based on the building, sustaining, and repairing of communities through circles
What is Restorative Justice
These are the official colors of Newport Mill
What is Blue and White
Newport Mill Middle School is part of this consortium
What is the DCC or Down County Consortium
This staff member said she could teach better than some of the teachers she observed
Who is Ms. Wright.
When this nearby middle school's enrollment exceeded its capacity, the Montgomery County Board of Education decided to renovate and reopen Newport Mill MS as a public school for the 2002–2003 school year.
What is Sligo Middle School
The active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies and practices and attitudes, so that power is redistributed and shared equitably.
What is Anti-Racism
This is the number of sport teams Newport offers to students
What is four
This document outlines steps and goals of the schools progress towards student proficiency
What is SIP or the School Improvement Plan
This staff member was a 4X4 relay state champion
Who is Ms.Summers
Newport Mill Junior High School originally opened in September of this year when President Dwight D. Eisenhower was in his second term.
What is 1958
This culture centers on a set of characteristics that commonly include paternalism, sense of urgency, quantity over quality, only one right way, and either/or thinking.
What is White Dominant Culture
This is the original mascot/nickname of Newport Mill when it opened?
What is Navajo
Define the acronyms PROSPER
What is
Putting students first
Renewing Relationships
Opening 5 days a week
Supporting staff to meet student needs
Preparing for our future
Educating for equity
Reestablishing a culture of respect
These two staff member participated in Semester at Sea
Who is Ms. Belcher and Mr. Genner
Newport Mill was named after a gristmill named Newport Mill that had been built nearby in 1756. The gristmill had been used to grind flour for American soldiers during this war.
What is the American Revolutionary
These are the components of our Skinny School Improvement Plan.
What is Equity, Data Review, Student and Leader learning, and Well-Being and Climate
This former NBA player and 6th pick in the 2000 draft was a student at Newport when it was a private school and brought national prominence to the small private school.
Who is DerMarr Johnson