Academic teams are a unique part of the middle school experience at OKMS. They strive to provide students opportunities to grow physically and mature academically under the caring and watchful eyes of not just one teacher-as in the elementary school experience- but under the professional eyes of a team of several teachers.
Other elements of the teaming experience include the following:
- Gives students the feeling of belonging to a small support group with common goals.
- Allows the group of teachers to share a common planning time every other day.
- Ensures departmental balance and consistency across the curriculum and in instructional programs.
- Results in a more productive environment and serves as an effective method for dealing with issues such as human relations, responsibility, and citizenship.
Sixth Grade Academic Teams
Team - Illuminators
Sandra Pascucci
Arlene Daniels
Jennifer Allen
Margaret Moberg
Eleanor Janek
Linda Fielding
Team - Visionaries
Ashley Neal
Amanda Williams
Donna Smith
Jamie Brown
Lisa Mason
Tina Petzer
Chante Barner
Team - Ingenuity
Nena Pritchard
Kathy Upton
Michelle Carr
Yvonne Pfluger
Haley Saine
Seventh Grade Academic Teams
Team - Perception
Jamie Sudol
Laura Severns
Delores Donahue
Sarah Ensign
Steve Walton
Ron Balderson
Deb Clinton
Team - Progressives
Erin Edmonds
Maria Finkle
Ella Dillard
Meredith Driggs
Carrie Kountz
Terri Cadavid
Team - Knight Lights
Christi Bacon
Julia Niedermaier
Andrea O'Connor
Olivia Doyle
Pam Cross
Richard Huggins
Sarah Carney
Eighth Grade Academic Teams
Team - Hawkeyes
Jessica Lyszyk
Michael Tewksbury
Justin Blunt
Jennifer Galderise
Jessica Moore
Ashley Molloy
Team - Insightful Knights
Rachelle Jones
Jaime Hinson
Cyndie Pettit
Ashley Unger
Anthony Crews
Kelsey Thompson
C. Patrick Stantial
Erin Murphy
Team - Brilliance
Andi Metzler
Lisa Brown
Elise Boyd
Fabiola Hall
Kelly Freundt
Jason Butler
Laurent Body