A. Mario Loiederman Middle School

I am a student currently enrolled at Loiederman. What I have noticed over my 3 years here is that, although students are somewhat reckless and disruptive in my grade, many newcomers seem very calm and can be controlled easier. The staff is great. The counselors are excellent, and recently, a small program has been launched that teaches students to be kind each week. Every week, a new topic is announced, such as helping one another and being organized. This helps awareness for the students. Parent involvement is present; many forms and absences require a note or phone call. This school focuses on the basic arts: Music and Creating. Students can join the band and chorus and dance in their first year, while a class called "Perspectives" is a required class that showcases how well a student can contribute in art, such as easy sculpting projects and using sounds and pre-recorded music to create a song. In the next year, they will be able to join Digital Art, Digital Music, Various courses that involve painting and/or interpreting art, and Foreign Language classes such as Spanish and French. Overall, this school is great for art. The building may be old, but it was renovated in 2005.

Loiederman is the most amazing middle school for the arts. It has dance, theatre, music, instrumental, and art. There are no enterance our audition exams. If you want to learn, they will teach you! The school just won the JFK Performing Arts School of Excellence Arts Education Award! All this for a PUBLIC School!
--Submitted by a student

My daughter went to this school and I agree with the student that worote 'Loiederman is the most amazing middle school for the arts.' LMS is part of a three school choice program and the students who go to this school attend because they want to be there. The teachers also want to be at this school and the administration is amazing as well. I know teachers who want to teach at LMS and can't get in because so many teachers want to be at LMS! The have 8 classes and only teach 5. The students can earn up to 8 high school credits. There is no other school like this in the county. If you are lucky enough to get in this school, take advanctage of all it has to offer!
--Submitted by a parent

As a former Liederman student, my years there were excellent. The teachers are very friendly and very much involved in the academic performance of students and the school itself likes to take part in the community. The arts curriculum is very well designed, especially the choral groups. I have to say that in this school I truly was introduced to the real world and will ever be grateful for having gone to Loiederman.
--Submitted by a student

The curriculum is sound, but there appears to be a lot of disruptions by students who seem to be getting into a lot of trouble. Like getting into fights and pulling the fire alarm as a prank.
--Submitted by a parent