Message From the Principal

Greetings West Middle Families,

I am so happy to welcome you to the 2024-25 school year. My name is Joshua Scherer, Principal, at West Middle Community School. I have been in education for over 20 years. I taught 12 years in New Britain as a special education teacher and social studies teacher. Prior to starting at West Middle, I was an assistant principal at Kinsella Magnet School for 9 years.

This year, we will continue to support your children academically and emotionally. Our teachers will be delivering high quality instruction that includes Fundations, Heggerty, and Wit and Wisdom for ELA. While students receive instruction from the Eureka Squared Math Series for math. Students also receive social emotional learning using the Second Step Program.

Lastly, as part of the community school model, WMCS has within the building, access to a dental clinic, clinicians from the Village for mental health support, and we are planning a medical health clinic for this coming year. We also have a partnership with Hartford Public Library.

We are looking forward to seeing you,

Josh

West Middle School