A.L. Corbett Middle School, a 6th – 8th grade school, is located in the rural farming community of Wagener, SC. Our student body consists of approximately 190 students and 40 faculty and staff members. We strive to provide a safe, nurturing, and academically challenging teaching and learning environment through the implementation of our school’s Purpose and Direction.
- Our Purpose is to become a learning community with a safe environment that fosters engaged learners, involved parents, and dedicated teachers.
- Our Direction is to establish a supportive environment and engage every scholar in educational experiences in preparation for his or her next grade level.
We demonstrate our Purpose and Direction by providing continuous support and professional development for our teachers, challenging all scholars to reach their full potential through the implementation of research-based best practices, and providing opportunities for parents to support scholar learning by becoming involved in our school.
Our school is helping all develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by creating a teaching and learning environment that is safe, caring, and academically challenging.
- To assist scholars in developing World Class Skills, we provide technology activities and project-based learning that promotes critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration.
- We are providing our scholars with World Class Knowledge, to support the development of World Class Skills, by providing opportunities in Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Exploratory courses. These offerings will help our scholars become college and career ready. World Class Knowledge is also developed through activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Exploratory courses.
- Life and Career Characteristics such as integrity, self-direction, and work ethics are developed through character development activities, leadership and mentoring opportunities, and school and community service activities. Development of these characteristics will aid scholars in the development of World Class Skills.
The programs and activities at A.L. Corbett support our scholars academically, behaviorally, socially, emotionally, and physically. Our 21st Century Afterschool Program, and other programs and activities throughout the school day provide opportunities for acceleration and remediation. We also offer interventions through Read 180, small groups, Edmentum, Study Island, USA Test Prep and other computer-assisted instruction. We provide additional support through our 21st Century Afterschool program and analyze data monthly through TEAM intervention for both academics and discipline. In addition, scholars are enrolled in Gifted and Talented and high school courses for content areas, foreign language, and business education. Scholars may also participate in Pro-Team to allow for the career exploration of teaching. Such exploration provides them with opportunities to collaborate with Teacher Cadets at our feeder high school, Wagener-Salley as well as mentor elementary peers at Busbee Elementary.
A. L. Corbett scholars participate in other activities such as Academic Team, Junior Beta Club, Student Council, Future City, Math Counts, Mock Trial, Science Fair, and Health and Wellness Fair. We offer multiple opportunities for scholars, parents and the community to participate in activities throughout the year. Such activities include Math Night, Literacy Night, and Alumni Luncheon, Pastries for Pastors, Parent Teacher Organization, School Improvement Council, and Open House. We collaborate with faith-based organizations and other organizations such as Harvest Hope and SCABSE. We provide a mentoring program, book clubs, Spirit Week, awards day programs, Honor Chorus and Band, Field Day, college field studies, other educational field studies, and a variety of sports offerings. We have multiple computer labs and offer technology integration throughout classrooms, labs and the media center.
We believe it is essential that each of our scholars learn the characteristics or traits necessary for development to be a productive citizen, scholar, and leader. A few of the characteristics we emphasize are respect, trustworthiness, kindness, collaboration, and responsibility. These skills will help to ensure our scholars’ success now and throughout their lives. We are a community of leaders who value relationships, recognize worth and potential and strive for effectiveness in all we do. We commit to modeling and living the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and the “Attributes of Premier Students”, defining and rising to expectations, and planning and executing with fidelity and being intentional.
A. L. Corbett Middle School continues to focus on increasing scholar achievement in all content areas, creating a safe and positive learning environment for all scholars and adults, and improving home-school communication and stakeholder satisfaction. A.L. Corbett will continue work to promote the academic growth and achievement for all scholars in all content areas.
A.L. Corbett believes it is vital to build a culturally responsive environment and positive relationships with our community, businesses, and churches. Program and activities such as our Veterans Day Program, our Black History Month Activities, the Wagener Tree Lighting and Parade, PTO family involvement activities, Doughnuts for Dads, Muffins for Moms, Grits for Grandparents, Adopt a Senior, and Alumni Day help us to build these relationships. Additionally, a number of our teachers presented throughout and beyond the district, educating and sharing their knowledge with others.
The faculty, staff, parents, and communities of A.L. Corbett continuously focus on improving instruction to better prepare our scholars academically, behaviorally, socially, emotionally, and physically. Our Core Values of Commitment, Curriculum, Character, Community, and being Culturally Responsive will continue to foster a lion’s spirit of engaged learners, involved parents, and dedicated teachers!
We sincerely appreciate the support we receive from our community and district as we work to ensure that our scholars develop the World Class Skills needed to become South Carolina high school graduates and life-long learners!
Mrs. Holly Murray, Chair of the School Improvement Council
Mrs. Michelle B. Kennedy, Interim Principal
