Building success in school AND in life
“Why do we have to learn this?” is the question posed to teachers several times a year. Students who lack the trust or patience to [...]
W. F. West will train its own baristas and open shop March 15
Educational options for career pathways have recently increased at W. F. West thanks to new Business and Marketing teacher Kristin Ciolli. Students in Ms. Ciolli’s [...]
Building thinking classrooms
Thinking happens mostly in our heads, invisible to others and even to ourselves. However, in math classrooms at Chehalis Middle School, students make their thinking [...]
Two-tiered transportation schedule likely to continue
Nearly three years have passed since schools across the country sent students and staff home and closed their doors. The pandemic caused a major disruption [...]
Using discourse to remember math concepts
If called upon to create a graph of a linear function such as y=2x, how many adults would successfully recall instruction in their high school [...]
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Building Thinking Classrooms at CMS
Very Proud of our Staff!
The Chehalis School District believes that motivated students, enthusiastic instruction, along with involved parents and community make a winning combination to produce well-educated young people. We are dramatically raising the expectations of future successes for our students by improving & modernizing our instructional practices and creating a school culture that prepares students for careers and post-secondary education after high school. We achieve to:
IMPROVE
Improve
Improve student achievement by increasing the quality of instructional practice, classroom organization, professional development and teaching effectiveness
MODERNIZE
Modernize
Modernize instructional practice, improve modeling for students of the power and leverage of technology, improve internal and external communications, and enhance overall district efficiency through the use of technology.
PREPARE
Prepare
Students exit the Chehalis School District genuinely prepared to succeed in college or a meaningful career by earning a diploma acknowledging this preparedness.