Mission Statement

East Cary Middle School will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.

Vision Statement

Together with all stakeholders, East Cary will promote equitable learning environments to ensure each student builds positive relationships and receives the skills and knowledge to become independent learners, global citizens, and caring leaders who make positive contributions to our society.

WCPSS Core Beliefs

• Every student is uniquely capable and deserves to be challenged and engaged in relevant, rigorous, and meaningful learning each day.
• Every student is expected to learn, grow, and succeed, while we will eliminate the ability to predict achievement based on socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity.
• Well-supported, highly effective, and dedicated principals, teachers, and staff are essential to success for all students.
• The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff, while sustaining best practices, will promote and support a culture of continuous improvement, risk-taking, and innovation that results in a high-performing organization focused on student achievement.
• The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff value a diverse school community that is inviting, respectful, inclusive, flexible, and supportive.
• The Wake County residents value a strong public school system and will partner to provide the support and resources to fully realize our shared vision, accomplish the mission, and sustain our core beliefs.

ECMMS Value Statement

The East Cary community values:

• • All teachers and parents will work together to set high expectations for all students to encourage them to have a voice, becoming self motivated, persistent, and confident in their ability to accomplish all goals.
  • All students will be in a supportive learning environment and will have access to rigorous and challenging curriculum that caters to their individual needs.
  • All students, staff and parents will be respectful, kind, and good listeners to build positive relationships.
  • All students will become critical thinkers, creative, effective communicators, and collaborators.
  • All students will be curious about the world around them to recognize the perspective of themselves and others; while making a positive contribution to their community.
  • All students will be culturally sensitive to the diversity within the school, community and world.
  • All students and staff will be caring leaders by showing empathy through listening, understanding, action and patience.