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What is TEAMING?
In the years prior to 1989, Pulaski Heights
Junior High was organized and operated like a mini-high school.
The curriculum was departmentalized: Math and Social Studies departments were
located on the fourth floor, English and Foreign Languages on the third floor,
while Science classes met on the first and second floors. Almost all teachers
were assigned to teach more than one grade level. Teachers worked independently
of each other. In some cases teachers working in the same building for a number
of years did not even know each other.
In the spring of 1989,
The seventh grade faculty voted to become part of the program beginning with the
1989-1990 school year.
The original seventh grade teams were named the 4th Floor Cluster and the 3rd
Floor Cluster. Teams met at 7:30 each Friday to plan activities for the next
week. Incentive and reward programs were implemented in an attempt to reach and
motivate at risk students.
The 1990-1991 school year marked the first year that
The Superstars and A-Team
comprised the 9th grade teams, Wings and Somebody represented the 8th grade
teams, while WOW and Skyriders were the two 7th grade teams.Today, teaming
remains strong and viable at
Champions and Allstars (6th grade)
Teaming has placed Pulaski Heights Junior High
on the cutting edge of a fresh, new, child-centered middle level education
curriculum, which will prepare students for the exciting challenges of the
twenty-first century.