Parchment School District's curriculum is based on meeting or exceeding the standards set by the State of Michigan Department of Education. Parchment focuses on creating an environment that fosters competent, responsible and collaborative students to take forward-thinking attitudes into the community. This curriculum is continually monitored by school improvement teams, a curriculum committee, and community members.

We employ the Teaming concept as a foundation for our instruction. Teaming is when a group of teachers from different subject areas plan and work together and share the same students for a significant portion of the school day. Interdisciplinary teaming is intended to create a context that enables students and teachers to know one another better and allows teachers to better support and understand the educational needs of students. These smaller teams generally focus on creating coordinated lesson plans, sharing and discussing student progress, problems and issues, and integrating subjects around a central theme or issue when the curriculum permits.

View the Middle School Course Book for detailed descriptions of the classes offered for the 2018-2019 school year. Confused about what classes to take? Our counseling office will help guide your decision-making process.

Parchment Middle School students may utilize the Virtual Academy through Kalamazoo RESA, a tuition-free 6-8 virtual public school. Learn more about KRESA Virtual Academy.

Student access to any time and any place learning options has expanded under a new law in Michigan. Section 21f of the State School Aid Act allows students in grades 6 through 12 who are enrolled in a Michigan public local district or public school academy (not including full-time cyber schools) to take up to two online courses per academic term with consent from their parent or guardian. Consent of the parent or legal guardian is not required if the student is at least age 18 or is an emancipated minor.

Online learning challenges students who want to learn in a different way, using the latest in technology to explore math, science, social studies, world languages and language arts in a flexible, personalized environment. Online high school and middle school courses are taught by highly-qualified, Michigan-certified teachers.

Michigan's Online Course Catalog allows visitors to search through online course offerings without needing to register for an account. The sites are intended to be a general source of information for parents, students, and schools to provide them with the information needed to make enrollment decisions. Enrollment in online courses does not occur through the website. Instead, each course syllabus includes the contact information for enrolling in the online course.Two different search options are provided:

• Local District Catalog Search - Use this search functionality to browse the available online course titles for the Parchment School District.

• Statewide Catalog - Use this search functionality to browse the online course titles available to students attending any qualifying Michigan public school.

Parents and students can use Michigan's Online Course Catalog to locate courses, but should not enroll students into course themselves. In order to ensure the online courses are paid for and recognized by the local school district, please contact your student's school.