Our School

Our instructional hours are from 9:20 AM to 3:50 PM. Students may be dropped off beginning at 8:55 AM.

For dismissal, we prioritize student safety with a staggered process. Students being picked up by car or riding the bus are dismissed first. Walkers are dismissed last to ensure their safety, especially those crossing the main intersection at the end of the school entrance.

Vision: To create a caring, uplifting learning environment that supports all learners’ academic, social, and emotional needs by respecting diversity and encouraging new opportunities through a growth mindset.

Mission: Gayle Middle School strives to prepare all students to be productive citizens of our school community and society by providing an innovative and challenging learning environment that partners with students, families, staff, and the community.

Quality Profile

T. Benton Gayle Middle School is committed to transparency and providing our community with clear information about our performance and progress. We encourage you to explore our official school profile, which offers comprehensive data on academics, student success, and more.

Access our full VDOE School Quality Profile here: https://schoolquality.virginia.gov/schools/t-benton-gayle-middle

Goal 1:  By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, Gayle Middle will achieve the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) annual target of a 72% pass rate for students with disabilities on the Reading Performance Assessment, currently 48.69%.

• Strategy 1:  Teachers will understand and show evidence of the use of scaffolds for students with disabilities as detailed in student SOUL sheets and as detailed in the High-Quality Instructional Strategies to Support Student Learning division resource.
• Strategy 2:  PLCs will create and deliver standards-aligned CFAs and progress monitor all students, with a specific focus on gap groups, to develop and deliver Tier 2 instruction in the Tier 1 setting. 
• Strategy 3: Teachers will work with their PLCs to intentionally plan a lesson inclusive of the cognitive engagement look-fors from the Framework
• Strategy 4: Reward students with PRIDE slips in the classroom for academic achievement/milestones and provide individual student goal setting for growth on MAP test.

Goal 2:  By the end of the  2025-2026 school year, all Gayle instructional staff will engage in monthly professional development.

• Strategy 1:  Administer a professional development needs assessment survey to instructional staff during the workweek. And, professional development will be delivered to all staff monthly and will be based on a needs assessment. 
• Strategy 2:  All PLCs will participate in at least one informal walk-through per semester and reflect on how it will inform their future practices.
• Strategy 3:  Ignite Program: 1:1 online tutoring program
• Strategy 4:  Teachers structure time in class to help students identify and understand growth goals.  
• Strategy 5:  Flexible Grouping of all 6th grade Tier 2 Students: Using data, English Language Arts (ELA) teachers will create flexible groups for Tier 2 instruction occurring 20% of total instructional time.