Middletown City School District

Designing instructional excellence for every student, every day #MiddieRising

DEEP DIVES

In-depth examinations of innovation

Creating supports for student wellness, at school and at home

Investing in a school-based wellness center to help our community thrive

Middletown City School District is a proud urban district of 6,200 students located in Southwest Ohio. We are a high-poverty district working to deliver innovative urban opportunities and practices to our district to meet the diverse needs of all students. Through unique supports centered on stud...

SNAPSHOTS

Short overviews of innovation

Bringing STEAM learning to all K-8 students

Guiding STEAM initiatives for students and teachers, using our own design framework

The Middie Maker Design Framework developed by the Middletown City School District Curriculum Department focuses on teaching the design process, utilizing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), incorporating the ISTE standards, designing projects with a focus on computational thinking, and...

Opening our schools up to the community to see innovation first-hand

The Middie XL symposium brings Middletown’s Living Quality Profile to life

Middie XL, our district-wide, innovative symposium, provides an exciting and informative opportunity for our community to see, hear, and experience the Middie Modernization Movement and our Living Quality Profile in person.

Our Living Quality Profile was developed to flip the idea of a stat...

Recruiting and developing urban educators to make students’ dreams come true

Seeking educators passionate about helping students in urban settings succeed

To increase educator talent in the district, our Human Resources department developed a profile of the ideal urban educator, including attributes like trust, high expectations, flexibility, and empathy. Each year, we market our district's urban profile with local higher education institutions to ...