MMS families,

We are incredibly excited to share that Meridian Middle School has been named a 2026 Washington School on the Rise by the Association of Washington Student Leaders and the Association of Washington School Principals! On Friday afternoon, a representative from AWSP/AWSL joined us at our welcome back assembly to present the award and celebrate with our students and staff.

This award recognizes schools where students and adults work together to build an exceptional school culture, elevate student voice, and create meaningful opportunities for shared leadership. MMS was recognized for the intentional ways we include students in shaping our school—from Student Advisory, WIN, and climate surveys, to the many student-adult partnerships happening across our building. Student feedback has even helped shape our staff professional learning and how we work to strengthen connections between students and adults.

We are incredibly proud and grateful for this recognition. It reflects the work of an amazing staff who care deeply about our students and students who continue to share their voices, step into leadership, and help us make MMS better. This is a pretty special school community, and it was wonderful to celebrate what we are building together!

As always, let us know what questions you have!

Go Trojans!

Robert Kratzig, Principal

Jill Hammack, Assistant Principal

What Is My Student Learning?

At MMS, we want families to have a clear window into what is happening in classrooms. We have two tools to help.

For our 6th-grade families, students use their agendas each day to record a brief description of the day’s learning or focus. Checking the agenda can be a great way to turn “What did you do today?” into a more specific conversation.

For all MMS families, we provide Family Guides throughout the year. These guides show the standards and skills students are learning and being assessed on in each class. They also provide important context for the letter grade you see in Skyward: What has my student been expected to learn, and how are they doing with that learning?

Our hope is that these tools make learning more transparent, help you ask more specific questions, and give you opportunities to celebrate progress and support growth along the way. Keeping families informed about what students are learning is one more way we can strengthen the partnership between school and home.

Below, you’ll find links to our Quarter 1 Family Guides, covering student learning during September and October. We encourage you to take a look and use them as a conversation starter with your student about what they’re learning in each class.