Prairie Wind Middle School

(Summary from Scott Bjerke, Prairie Wind Middle School) Prairie Wind Middle School serves approximately 430 students in grades 5-8. The school’s team of over 50 teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, food service workers and administrative staff all work with students to achieve high academic and social standards as well as personal and community responsibility. Working together as a team the school’s mission each school year is to create a nurturing, disciplined, and challenging environment in which all students can learn at optimum levels and become responsible members of society.

We feel that personal and academic growth as well as building skills in self advocacy during the middle school years prepares students for high school and beyond. Our learning approach is to offer a balanced instructional program in a team setting that emphasizes academic integrity while making an emotional connection with the students as they continue to develop social skills. In order to succeed, we wholeheartedly believe that students, families and staff must work together. We are committed to supporting the whole child and invite you to join in this effort to ensure innovation, creative thinking, intellectual curiosity, academic excellence, thoughtful change, and good citizenship.

We have a lot to be proud of at Prairie Wind Middle School. Here are some recent highlights:

1- Bob Tangen, Spanish instructor, was named ISD 549 Teacher of the Year for the 2010-11 school year!

2- PWMS ranked highest among area middle schools on MCA scores in Reading, Math, and Science during the 2009-10 school year.

3- PE/Health department wrote and received a $10,000 grant from the Statewide Health Improvement Program for physical education and health equipment such as heart monitors, balance balls, curriculum, etc……….

4- Over the last 3 years, the PWMS community & families have raised over $20,000.00 for the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society.

School data as of 2012 School Population: 430 Grades at school Site: 5-8