English Language Development:<\/strong> Students develop literacy and proficiency in their native language of Spanish, while receiving support from English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers as they work toward fluency and literacy in their second language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn grades six through eight, bilingual students follow a departmentalized schedule. Traveling to different classrooms for science, math, and social studies lessons prepares them for high school. Whether students are working on reading proficiency in a monolingual or bilingual classroom, all children at Mitchell School are empowered to think of themselves as global citizens who can change the world.<\/p>\n
Math<\/h3>\n
Class sizes are small from K4 to third grade through the Achievement Gap Reduction program. Teachers provide individualized attention as students learn, practice, and apply critical math skills. City Year student success coaches provide one-on-one and small-group tutoring during the school day and in our after-school enrichment program.<\/p>\n
Our redeveloped schoolyard includes new outdoor classrooms for earth science lessons and other STEM activities. Educators combine standards-based lessons with walks and talks through school gardens and green infrastructure to teach students about biodiversity, conservation, and caring for animal and human habitats.<\/p>\n
Music<\/h3>\n
Music is part of our school culture, from weekly classes with our new music specialist in 2024-25 to live performances during our open house, talent show, and other family events.<\/p>\n
Physical Education<\/h3>\n
Physical education classes promote mind-body wellness and teach students to plan and play together. What happens in gym class might even find its way onto our redeveloped schoolyard. Popular activities at this new gathering space include soccer, relaxation, and imaginary play.<\/p>\n
Reading\/Language Arts<\/h3>\n
Class sizes are small from K4 to third grade through the Achievement Gap Reduction program. Teachers provide individualized attention as students learn, practice, and apply critical literacy skills. City Year student success coaches provide one-on-one and small-group tutoring during the school day and in our after-school enrichment program. In K4 through fifth grade, teachers provide 90 minutes of reading, writing, and oral language instruction daily. In grades six through eight, students receive one hour of daily literacy instruction.<\/p>\n
Social-Emotional Lessons<\/h2>\n
In the school\u2019s dedicated Peace Room, students learn to recognize and respond to emotions of all shapes and sizes, and build a community of care where every person at Mitchell School feels valued, welcomed, and respected.<\/p>\n
Special Education<\/h2>\n
MPS serves all children with disabilities, including cognitive, emotional, hearing, learning, physical, speech, and vision disabilities. The school\u2019s special education teachers, regular education teachers, school social worker, school psychologist, and administration work together to meet students\u2019 needs. Inclusion is an important part of this collaboration. As much as possible, teachers and staff bring all students together for classes and school-day events, so every student can contribute to school life and leadership.<\/p>\n
If you think your child has special education needs, ask your child\u2019s teacher or principal for an evaluation. For general questions about special education or specialized services<\/a>, please call (414) 874-8493.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every student receives personalized attention at Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School.During weekly academic meetings, teachers connect and collaborate across grade levels, subjects, and languages to learn what each student needs to succeed. Mitchell School scholars learn math, social studies, science, and other subjects through small-group lessons, student-led discussion, and other teaching practices that amplify the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"At Mitchell, we engage students in student-centered instruction. Our instruction includes student voice through questioning and including students\u2019 background knowledge into their learning. We also connect academic content areas so that learning is more meaningful and connected to students. Students reflect regularly on their knowledge and progress in order to grow toward their goals each day. We also integrate the arts into instruction by using art as a meaningful way to engage students in the content. Art is also used as a method for assessing students by having them show what they have learned through visual, movement, or oral forms of art.\n\nWhether online or in-person, we strive to support students\u2019 individual strengths, interests, and needs. It is important to us that students are engaged and feel ownership in their learning.\n\n
\n\nEn Mitchell, involucramos a los estudiantes en una instrucci\u00f3n centrada en el estudiante. Nuestra instrucci\u00f3n incluye la voz de los estudiantes a trav\u00e9s de preguntas e incluye el conocimiento previo de los estudiantes en su aprendizaje. Tambi\u00e9n conectamos \u00e1reas de contenido acad\u00e9mico para que el aprendizaje sea m\u00e1s significativo y est\u00e9 m\u00e1s conectado con los estudiantes. Los estudiantes reflexionan regularmente sobre su conocimiento y progreso para crecer hacia sus metas cada d\u00eda. Tambi\u00e9n integramos las artes en la instrucci\u00f3n utilizando el arte como una forma significativa de involucrar a los estudiantes en el contenido. El arte tambi\u00e9n se utiliza como un m\u00e9todo para evaluar a los estudiantes al hacer que muestren lo que han aprendido a trav\u00e9s de formas de arte visual, de movimiento u oral.<\/em>\n\nYa sea en l\u00ednea o en persona, nos esforzamos por apoyar las fortalezas, intereses y necesidades individuales de los estudiantes. Para nosotros es importante que los estudiantes se involucren y se sientan due\u00f1os de su aprendizaje.<\/em>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mitchell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mitchell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mitchell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mitchell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mitchell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mitchell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mitchell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}