Gompers Charter Middle School

GCMS Culture

Welcome to Gompers Charter Middle School! At GCMS we believe in providing a college preparatory learning environment in which every minute of the school day is focused on preparing our students for entering the college of his/her choice. In a college bound environment we believe in having high expectations for not only academics but also for dress and behavior. To achieve such an environment GCMS has a school wide behavior plan built for student success, called "The GCMS Way." This plan is critical to creating a safe and caring environment and will be the responsibility of all GCMS staff members, students and families to follow the policies and procedures set forth.

School/Campus Expectations
GCMS faculty and stafff hold students to high standards as a college preparatory school. Students will be expected to adhere to academic talk, take responsibility for their scool community, and to do their best to achieve academic success. For these reasons, students must honor GCMS REACH values, the Non-Negotiables, and school expectations such as:

Follow directions
Walk at all times
No profanity
Low noise level
No food or drink other than lunchtime
No gum chewing on campus
Wear uniform with pride at all times
Respect GCMS property
Refrain from gang signs and behavior
Show respect to staff, parents, community members, visitors, and peers at all time.

Expectations For Student Materials
All students are required to bring a backpack. Unacceptable backpacks include: sack packs with drawstrings, small/mini - zippered backpacks, etc. GCMS requires that the backpack have zippered compartments and is large enough to fit the following materials:

At least one 3 inch viewfinder binder
3 textbooks
An independent reading book
Other necessary school supplies, as requested be classroom teachers

The GCMS Binder Standard
The front of a GCMS binder wil remain blank or display the student's GCMS schedule. Photographs, cutouts from magazines are newspapers will not be in or on any binder. Only GCMS schol phrases and student name are allowed on the cover of the binder.
Binders will have:

Seven dividers
Lined college rule paper
Pencils/pens
Pouches (required so students can organize their writing utensils)
Student GCMS planner

Independent Reading Book
"GCMS" is a college preparatory schol" and all students must have an idependent reading book(s) at all times.

Highlighters/Markers
Students are encouraged to bring highlighters to school in their binder pencil/pen pouch for note taking (Cornell) in class. ABSOLUTELY no permanent markers (i.e. Marks-A-Lot, Sharpies, etc.) will be allowed at GCMS.