Beginning of the year information

Welcome to all of our new and returning families.

• The First Day of School is Tuesday, September 7th. The schedule is as follows:
  • 6th Grade: 11:15 - 2:35
  • 7th Grade: 8:25 - 9:30
  • 8th Grade: 8:25 - 9:30
• Busing questions should be referred to the Transportation Department's website.
• Is King Your School? Visit the Transportation Department's website.
• Please Update Your Contact Information:
  If you are a returning King family with new contact information, please send an email with changes to Carline Dahms at dahmsc@portlandschools.org, or call 874-8140.

McCarthy named finalist for National Principal of the Year July 2

Michael McCarthy, principal of King Middle School, is a finalist for the 2011 National Principal of the Year award. Presented by MetLife and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the award is given annually to one middle school principal and one high school principal. More

Mike McCarthy named 2010 Maine Principal of the Year
Read the Portland Press Herald article.

The Maine Principals' Association has named King principal, Mike McCarthy, Middle Level Principal of the Year for "his outstanding leadership and his unequivocal commitment to excellence in educating all students." This is the second time Mr. McCarthy has received this recognition. He was first recognized in 1996.

Students and staff welcomed over 100 educators to our national Site Seminar

More than 100 educators from 14 states attended King's 13th National Site Seminar. The seminar was sponsored by Expeditionary Learning Schools and gave educators from around the country a chance to find out what makes King a great place to learn and work.

See King Middle School through the lens of Edutopia

In December 2009, a crew from the George Lucas Education Foundation (GLEF) spent a week at King. The videos included in this collection are all featured on GLEF's Edutopia website, as part of their series Schools that Work.

KingTV features student-produced media about our expeditions

KingTV features student-produced media and expedition documentaries dating back to 2000.

Expeditionary Learning features King Middle School in its national video
In video, President Obama highlights EL as a national model

Expeditionary Learning Schools' most recent promotional and informational video features King, among several EL schools. President Obama also appears in the video, describing EL schools as models for education reform.

The King expedition featured in the video is Riverworks. Both the EL video and King's own documentary of Riverworks are available on KingTV.

Windsor 8 expedition, Truth or Consequences, turns the spotlight back on the media Oct 22, 2007

Windsor 8 students discuss the media's coverage of King's Health Clinic with Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz and principal Mike McCarthy.

In a panel discussion with principal Mike McCarthy, and Portland Press columnist Bill Nemitz, students in Windsor 8 were given the chance to ask questions about changes at the health clinic, and how the media reports, and sometimes distorts, the truth.

The conversation became the source of Mr. Nemitz column in the Saturday edition of the Press Herald. Read the whole story here.

Learn about King's banner; meet the artists

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