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Come Join Our Family
Nestled into the midst of the historic Riverside neighborhood, the Marshall Middle School community and faculty regard the students as their family. We are a true neighborhood school.
Since the opening of the school in 1939, community members, alumni, parents, and staff have preserved a belief that it is important to maintain a neighborhood school that is safe, orderly, diverse, and where our students' learning is of the utmost importance.
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Achievement Highlights
Why Choose Marshall?
Academic Programs
To meet the needs of our diverse student population, Marshall strives to provide an array of academic programs. Instruction is standards-based, and we strive to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all our students.
America's Choice
We use the America's Choice curriculum to enhance instruction and student learning in all classrooms. The America's Choice model organizes classes using the workshop model with a clear opening, a middle (work period) and a closing (reflection on learning). The idea is to have students be actively engaged in their learning opportunities.
AVID Program
AVID stands for Achievement Via Individual Determination. It is a program designed to increase school-wide learning and performance. The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students, and most especially, the least served students in the middle, are capable of completing a college preparatory path. AVID students are enrolled in Advanced Placement classes with the emphasis of preparing students for success throughout secondary education and for entrance into four-year colleges. AVID students also attend an AVID Elective class within the school day taught by a trained AVID teacher. This class provides students with the support they need to succeed in their other classes.
ESOL Programs
Marshall has levels 2 and 3 ESL. ESL students are placed in Language Arts classes taught by Highly Qualified teachers who are also certified in the area of ESL. Students in ESL are also provided additional support in their academic classes. All teachers at Marshall either have their ESL endorsement or are working towards their endorsement. Teachers learn ESL strategies to help all learners, but particularly provide additional learning support for our second language learners.
Building-Wide Literacy
We believe that literacy is the foundation of learning, that is why literacy is Marshall's primary focus. All teachers plan and implement learning activities that integrate all four language skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking into every lesson in every class. Language Arts classes are differentiated to meet the individual needs of each student. Advanced Skills Language Arts, Ramp-up Reading and Math, ESOL, and Special Ed Language Arts classes are available to meet the diverse needs of our students.
Smaller Class Size
Being primarily a neighborhood school, Marshall is smaller in size compared to the majority of middle schools in USD 259. With a student population of approximately 530, average class size is at or around 20 students. Smaller class sizes allow teachers to provide more one-on-one support to our students. Having a smaller building also creates more of a community feeling where students feel more secure and safe.
Technology
Marshall has one of the best student-to-computer ratios allowing students to have daily interactions with technology as a learning tool. These opportunities increase our students' understanding of how technology will help prepare them to be 21st Century thinkers and learners. Teachers use clickers, smartboards and airliner technology to enhance their instruction and improve student learning. Marshall provides technology classes such as 21st century technology for 6th graders, video production, robotics, graphic design and our new Project Lead the Way curriculum. Project Lead the Way is a pre-engineering program that promotes students interested in the basic principles of engineering. Top
Directions
Exit I-135 at 13th St. Go west on 13th St. to Payne. Go north on Payne two blocks to Marshall. See Maps for all USD 259 locations.
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Mission
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Marshall Middle School is to produce 21st Century learners through innovative instruction that incorporates:
- Technology
- Collaborative Teaming
- Global Perspective
- Inquiry-based learning
Vision Statement
Marshall Middle School will produce 21st Century learners that are:
- Innovative Thinkers
- Effective Communicators
- Skilled in digital-age-literacy
Our focus is to create an educational environment that will prepare our students for their future.
Thunderbird Code of Conduct
Be in the right place at the right time.
Treat others with courtesy and respect.
All students will take responsibility for their own actions and learning.
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Campus Improvement Program
Reading
- Workshop Model
- Rituals & Routines
- 25 Books Campaign - Principal's Book of the Month
- Read Aloud - Think Aloud
- Before, During, & After Reading Strategies
- AVID WICR Strategies
- Kagan Structures - Student Engagement & Collaboration
- Vocabulary - Word Walls, Graphic Organizers
- Technology - Integrating technology into lessons as measured by LOTI
- Differentiated Instruction
Writing
- Workshop Model
- AVID WICR Strategies
- Writing Process & 6-Trait Writing Rubrics
- Genre Studies/Text Types
- Differentiated Instruction
Mathematics
- Workshop Model
- Rituals & Routines
- AVID WICR Strategies
- Kagan Structures - Student Engagement & Collaboration
- Vocabulary - Word Walls, Graphic Organizers
- Technology - Integrating technology into lessons as measured by LOTI
- Problem-Solving Strategies
- Differentiated Instruction
- Holistic Rubric
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Site Council Information
Each school has a site council, which is a group of parents, community members, business representatives, teachers and other school staff. Site councils identify, consider and discuss educational problems and issues at the school. Councils provide advice and counsel for evaluating state, school district and school site performance goals and objectives. Councils may also recommend methods that may be employed at the school site to meet these goals and objectives.
Meeting Day: First Monday of each month
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: John Marshall Library
Chairperson: Diane Evans, cuedee@lycos.com
Parent Involvement Worker: Marty Kemp, mkemp@usd259.net, 973-9015
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Programs
Support & Interventions
Marshall teachers and staff strive to provide instruction that reaches all learners. The following interventions are also in place to support students and learning:
- Title I Funding and Support
- Tiered Interventions
- Special Education Classes
- ESOL Classes/Adult English Classes
- Parent Involvement Team
- Instructional Coaches
- Reading & Math Paraprofessionals
- AmeriCorp Volunteers
- WSU Co-op Students
- Foster Grandparents
- On-Site School Resource Officer (SRO)
- Peer Coaching
- Student Mentoring
- Before & After School Tutoring
- Communities In Schools (CIS)
- America's Choice
- BIGS in Schools (Big Brothers/Sisters)
- Community Resource Referrals (Medical, Educational, Social)
- Lunch Groups:
- Steppin' Up
Men of Destiny
Girl Power
Start Something
- Renaissance Academic Celebrations
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Student Activities
- Celebrations - At Marshall we believe that positive reinforcement molds the beliefs of our school into our students. We encourage our students through honor roll assemblies, honor roll breakfasts, goal setting assemblies, athletic pep rallies, academic pep rallies, and good behavior dances. Students are motivated to reach their goals by wearing school-provided t-shirts and bracelets with identifying school goals. A huge Cinco de Mayo/Assessment Celebration Carnival ended our year to celebrate the hard work of our students. Marshall is an exciting place to be!
- The 25 Book Campaign is a program which promotes reading for everyone at Marshall. There are celebrations throughout the year as students reach their reading goals. Different activities include a field day, dance, prizes and other activities to celebrate students reading at Marshall.
- YMCA/After School Recreation Program - Marshall students participate in an after-school recreation program that runs from Monday through Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Students first engage in an academic enrichment program for forty minutes, then spend the remaining time participating in the following activities: physical education activities, craftmaking, cooking, attend a variety of clubs, and go on various field trips. A late bus is provided.
- Music Programs - Students have the opportunity to participate in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choir, band and orchestra.
- Academic League - If students like to compete and enjoy sharing their knowledge about various topics, this is for them. Working as a team, students develop their expertise and hone their competition skills in a meeting of the minds about various topics.
- Competitive Sports - Seventh- and eighth-grade boys and girls are given the opportunity to compete with other District teams in volleyball, cross-country, track and field, and basketball.
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School History
John Marshall School was completed in 1939 and dedicated January 9, 1940. The school was named in honor of John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
The builder was Armagost and Son Construction Company in cooperation with the Public Works Administration. There were nine classrooms, an auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria, art room, music room, shop and two home economics rooms. A small library was located on the first floor with a part-time librarian provided by the City Library.
C.E. Strange was the first principal. The staff included 15 teachers, a part-time librarian, a visiting teacher who spent part time at Wichita High School North, and one secretary. The nurse came once a week. The school was built for 425 students; however, it opened with 325. As the school continued to grow, the suggestion was made that the Board of Education acquire more land to prepare for expansion. However, this was not deemed necessary, so no land was purchased.
In 1952, twelve rooms were added including a library with a full-time librarian, an additional art room, an instructional music room, shop, a language laboratory, four science rooms and four classrooms. This gave the school a capacity of 650 students. Subsequently, six portable classrooms were added as enrollment increased. Enrollment peaked at approximately 1,000 in 1969-70. After that date, there was a steady decrease to around 500.
It has been said that Marshall was built on the south side of the site because the area to the north was so undeveloped. Now the area is filled with neat homes and a stately church, and the school is the center of a stable community.
In the fall of 1988, all ninth graders were moved to high schools leaving seventh and eighth graders. In the fall of 1989, all junior high schools became middle schools (6-8).
In 2000, a school Bond was passed by the city of Wichita. The 2000 Bond allowed for the expansion of Marshall. Marshall received a much needed new cafeteria located on the first floor of the building as opposed to the second floor like the old cafeteria. Land was also purchased to the east of the school for faculty parking. The 2000 Bond saw the addition of a new band room, four new science classrooms, four regular classrooms, air conditioning throughout the building and an elevator to the second floor. Construction for the new additions was complete in 2005.
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