The Schools To Watch Program is a copyright-protected program of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. The National Forum’s criteria serve as the foundation for the Forum’s Schools To Watch Program. The Self Study and Rating Rubric may be used freely by any middle grade or secondary school to study and rate its practices. No adaptations to this self-study and rubric may be used without written permission from the Schools To Watch Committee and Board of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.