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MICDS has an ongoing commitment to engaging an excellent faculty. MICDS is one of the nation's leaders in supporting faculty development, making more than $240,000 available annually for professional development.
The Lower School
Teachers, parents, students and administrators work together to create the best possible learning environment–one marked by caring, inquiry, and a strong sense of community. Faculty create a Beasley environment in which all children feel cared for – and, in turn, where they learn to care about others. As a result, our children feel safe and encouraged to inquire into their world: to pose compelling questions, to craft unexpected solutions, to build knowledge, and to discover new passions.
The Middle School
The faculty is engaged in an ongoing curriculum project to design courses and activities which capitalize on the curiosity, energy and diversity typical of this age group. Hands-on activities and interdisciplinary themes are prominent features of the curriculum. Teachers also serve as advisors and work with students in small groups to establish an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.
The Upper School
The dedicated, well-educated, and enthusiastic faculty serves as instructors, advisors, coaches and sponsors. As advisors, they meet with small groups of students throughout the Upper School years. The advisory system allows faculty to get to know individual students well, enabling them to be an effective link between parents, students and the School. Each student will also work with one of four deans for the four years of the Upper School. The dean works with the advisors and college counselor to provide a four-year support team for each student. Upper School students begin working with college counselors in the ninth grade, thus developing a close and supportive relationship. These counselors work with students and parents throughout the entire college selection process. |
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It takes a highly educated, enthusiastic and compassionate person to make one.
How can you accurately capture faculty who change lives, mold minds, remain positive influences in the lives of students long after the day has ended and long after their school careers are over? MICDS teachers are involved with you not only in the classroom but also during advisory, athletics and activities. MICDS prides itself on the infinite number of life-enhancing teaching moments that occur every single day, from the classroom discovery to the conversation in the lunch line.
MICDS faculty members are —educationally and experience-wise — among the tops in the nation. Our 173 teachers, which include part-time faculty and teaching assistants, instructional support staff and learning specialists and librarians, hold 119 advanced degrees.
Some 70 percent of our full-time faculty hold advanced degrees, and nearly six percent of the School's faculty are underrepresented minorities. A majority of MICDS faculty have years of teaching experience, and nearly half of the School's current faculty have spent over a decade teaching here. That says a lot about the way teachers feel about the School. |
Faculty Discussion of Summer Reading
8/26/2011
Continuing our tradition of ongoing professional development, when faculty returned to campus last week they spent time discussing their summer reading choices with colleagues in cross-divisional groupings based on book title and theme...click title to read more
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