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Design Science Middle College High School
United States Department of Education - National Blue Ribbon School (2024)
California Department of Education – California Distinguished Schools (2009, 2013, 2019, 2021)
California Department of Education – Gold Ribbon School & Title 1 Academic Achievement Award School (2017)
California Department of Education - Title 1 Academic Achievement Award School (2009, 2010, 2011)
Welcome to our new website for Design Science Middle College High School! This year, the United States Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recognized us as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. We are one of 30 elementary, middle, and high schools recognized. And we are one of 356 schools across the country to be recognized for our academic excellence.
We invite eighth grade students to apply to our school by December 1st every year, at https://www.fresnounified.org/departments/transfers. We will also host school tours during Thanksgiving week, please call us at 559-489-2270. The 2024 tours will be on Monday, 11/26, at 9:00 am or 1:30 pm.
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Our Mission
We nurture and cultivate the interests, intellect, and leadership of our students by providing an excellent, equitable education in a culturally proficient environment.
We Value
Learning
- We provide high quality teaching and learning that involves challenging and relevant experiences to produce critical, collaborative, and solution-oriented thinkers
- We create learning experiences that support a wide range of ability and are focused on improving every day with constructive and consistent feedback
- We emphasize learning is enjoyable, engaging, and interactive
- We know all individuals can learn and we demonstrate that by having high expectations and a growth mindset
We Value
Positive Behavior
- We promote all individuals to grow intellectually, emotionally, morally, socially, and culturally
- We demonstrate a passion for life rooted in respecting and understanding one another
- We prepare our students to play active roles in building positive communities
We Value
People & Community
- We create a welcoming place where diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of all our decisions to create a place where people are treated with respect and compassion
- We strive to ensure that all feel loved, valued, informed, and heard
We Value
Accountability
- We have a responsibility to action and own the consequences of our actions
- We measure and reflect on outcomes to improve the quality of work
- We use evidence-based methods and make data-informed decisions
- We own the intent and the impact of our actions at all levels of Fresno Unified
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