Starting in 2020-2021, Howard Street is receiving public funds through the Student Improvement Act (SIA). Funds are distributed to us through Salem-Keizer Public Schools. 2020-2021 Priorities (evolving thanks to COVID)

Finally social-emotional learning is a core component that we call EMBER (excellence, mindfulness, be creative, empathy, and responsible risks). Community service and helping others is essential to the Howard Street way. Read More →

The basis of all instruction at Howard Street is project-based learning (PBL). This means that students must use knowledge and skills to accomplish a task or project, not just memorize facts for a test. PBL allows for students to personalize their learning by showing what they know.

Howard Street was founded in 1997 and continues to offer a public education to students from all over Salem-Keizer. Our unique program offers a chance for students of all types of backgrounds to be successful in internal and external measurements.

Students who attend Howard Street for their middle school return to their neighborhood high school in Salem-Keizer. From there, they go on to a variety of futures. Here are just a few: What our students have studied:

If you are a Howard Street Parent, the most current info is posted on class dojo. get the app or go to classdojo.com to join and get the most current info.

If you are a Howard Street Parent, the most current info is posted on class dojo. get the app or go to classdojo.com to join and get the most current info.

Thank you to all the amazing sponsors for your wonderful donations to help Howard Street! Baking Basket and $500 in WinCo gift cards - estimated value $700 ( must be picked up)

In the 1990s Arthur Costa and Bena Kallick developed the 16 Habits of Mind as ways to help articulate habits that would make students successful. Knowing middle schoolers, we knew we could not do all 16, but we did select five key habits for Howard Street. We then developed these habits into an acronym called EMBER.

Howard Street itself helps our community with our annual Rake-n-Run neighborhood leaf clean-up as well as our food and clothing drives to support St. Francis Shelter.