 School Contacts
Principal: Mr. David Muench
Assistant Principal: Mr.
Jay Johnson
About Our School
Independence Middle School houses 781 students in grades 7 and 8. We are committed to providing opportunities for all students to grow intellectually, physically and socially. Developmentally responsive activities and community experiences are combined to meet the diverse needs of our learners. To that end, IMS utilizes a team approach that fosters a smaller school within a school concept, allowing students to be nurtured by caring and supportive adults who work closely with families to ensure success in these transitional years.
The curriculum is challenging, integrated and exploratory in nature, while meeting the high expectations of state and national standards.
IMS is proud of its two National Blue Ribbons of Excellence, which reflect the outstanding staff and their dedication to children.
Latest News
• PTSO to Host
TGIFriday's Charity Card Event--The
IMS PTSO is sponsoring a Charity Card Event
at the Bethel Park TGIFriday's (2800 Oxford
Drive) on Monday, May 5 only.
TGIFriday's will donate 20% from your
purchases (lunch, dinner or take out) to the
IMS PTSO. You MUST
have a
Charity Card to participate. The card
is FREE
and you can get one by clicking
here.
Thanks so much for your help!
• BPHS PTSO to
Hold Campus Tour for Parents of New
Students--The
Bethel Park High School PTSO will hold a
Campus Tour for all parents of students who
will be new to the high school in the fall
on Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 PM. The tour
begins in the Media Center, where there will
be a question and answer session before
Bethel Park High School students conduct the
tours. Please contact Debbie
Sammel at
412-854-4839 with any questions. See
you at the tour!
• Cafeteria
Earns Seven Awards from Health Department--After
its most recent inspection, the Allegheny
County Health Department has awarded the IMS
Cafeteria with seven Black Diamonds, the
highest award the ACHD bestows.
Congratulations to the IMS cafeteria staff
for a job well done!
•
IMS Earns Keystone Achievement Award! For the third
consecutive year, Independence Middle School
has been awarded the Keystone Achievement
Award by the Pennsylvania Department of
Education for making Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) on the PSSA Exams for two
consecutive years. This year's award
is for PSSA Scores in 2005-2006 and
2006-2007. Congratulations to our
seventh and eighth graders and their
teachers for their outstanding work on these
tests and keep up the good work! To
see the district's PSSA scores for
2006-2007, please click
here.
•
Edline Now Available for Independence
Parents—Parents
whose children attend Independence
Middle School now have electronic access
to their child’s academic progress
through Edline. In September all
parents received an Edline Activation
Code via U.S. Mail. Parents are
encouraged to go to
www.edline.net and activate their
child’s account. The website will guide
you through the process. Once an
account is activated, parents can see
their child’s interim grades posted for
the 2nd, 4th, 6th
and 8th weeks of each quarter
for assignments, tests and quizzes, as
well as attendance and final report card
grades. Parents who have difficulty
accessing Edline can contact
Cindy
Stalder (412-854-8677) or
Ann Ball
(412-854-8678). We encourage all
parents to stay up to date with their
child’s progress via Edline. Parents
who do not have access to the Internet
can do so at the Bethel Park Library.
Librarians are available to assist.
• Help Us Purchase A
Multimedia Projector!
If you shop at
Giant Eagle and use an Advantage Card, we would
appreciate you registering the card to benefit
IMS. Click
here to see
how easy it is to start earning points for IMS!
For 1,100 points, we can purchase a multimedia
projector. We're already 401 points on the
way, so please help us out!
• Did you
know that many textbooks used at IMS can now be
accessed on-line?
Click
here
to see how!
• Visitor Sign-In Procedures Revised for
ALL Bethel Park Schools--The following sign-in
procedures have been adopted for ALL
visitors to Bethel Park schools. We
appreciate your cooperation as we continue
to provide a safe environment for our
students and staff.
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ALL
visitors to Bethel Park schools will
report directly to the main office upon
entry into the building.
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Visitors will log-in their name, date,
time and reason for visit on a
standardized log-in sheet in each school
office.
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The building secretary will verify the
information is complete and will obtain
photo identification from the visitor,
which will be held in the office for the
duration of the visitor’s time in the
building.
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Visitors will be issued visitor’s tag
that must be worn visibly during the
time of the visit.
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At the conclusion of the visit, the
visitor will return the visitor’s tag to
the office, log out and their photo
identification will be returned to the
visitor.
Read more about the latest IMS news here....
Calendar of Events
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Monday-Friday, April 28-May 1 -- PSSA
Eighth Grade Science Test to be administered
on that day week
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Monday-Friday, May 5-9 -- Staff
Appreciation Week
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Monday, May 12 -- Kennywood Ticket
Sales at 8 AM--$19 cash only (or money
order)
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Monday-Friday, May 19-23 -- Half
Price Book Fair
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Monday, May 26 -- Memorial Day--NO
SCHOOL
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Wednesday, May 28 -- Seventh Grade
Concert at 7 PM
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Thursday, May 29 -- Eighth Grade
Concert at 7 PM
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