Welcome to Tappan Middle School!      

Welcome to Tappan Middle School!  We are a school commUNITY that is dedicated to enriching the lives of our students.  We believe our students are capable of academic success.  The staff and faculty work diligently in an effort to provide a rigorous curriculum in a safe learning environment.

The middle years can be fun and challenging for many students.  We pride ourselves in building authentic academic relationships with our students, while helping them to reach their greatest potential as they journey through their middle years.

We pride ourselves in our diverse student population.  Students are ultimately enriching their own lives as they learn about and celebrate the differences in others.

Link to Virtual Tour of Tappan 

Mission Statement:  

The mission at Tappan is to come together to design a school community where everyone will have fun, love learning, want to excel, achieve to their potential, and care for each other. We will accomplish this mission in the following ways:

• The Tappan community will work together to keep students challenged and excited about learning. All students will set challenging goals which they will achieve each year.  Students will be involved in decision-making at Tappan. 
• The Tappan community will continuously engage in quality, timely, and effective communication and dialogue.
• Tappan will be a secure community where people respect and care for each other and break down barriers that prevent progress towards high achievement for all students.

Vision Statement:  

Tappan Middle School will be a rigorous learning environment where there are high academic and behavioral expectations for all students, and where all students achieve at high levels under the facilitation of skilled, effective, culturally competent educators. 

Incoming 6th Grade Information:

• 2022 Incoming 6th Grade Parents Orientation Video
• 2022 Incoming 6th grade Parents Orientation Presentation 

Spring, Incoming Parent Orientation Night Presentation  

(click above title for slide show)

• Core Curriculum

  • ELA
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies

• Electives

  • PLTW
  • Performing Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • World Language

• Other Pertinent Information 

  • Counseling
  • Student EquityTeam
  • Ctizenship Rubric
  • Student Affirmation

Locker Anxiety?

Here is a video that explains how to open locks similar to what you will find for your locker.

How to open locks

 Here is something you can print out and put in your planner as a reminder:

How to open locks

Enrollment Updates for the 2022-23 School Year

FOR AAPS RESIDENTS: To pre-enroll for neighborhood/attendance area schools (including Young 5s) click on "ENROLL/APPLY HERE" below.
If you are interested in applying for an In-District Transfer for the 2022-23 School Year, please click on the In-District Transfer link below for additional information.

FOR NON-RESIDENTS: If you are interested in applying for Schools of Choice, please click on the Schools of Choice link below for additional information.

Last updated 01/07/2022

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