Summit Middle Charter School

Summit Middle Charter School
Location
4655 Hanover Avenue
Boulder, CO 80305
United States
Coordinates 39°58′56″N 105°14′28″W / 39.982085°N 105.241158°WCoordinates: 39°58′56″N 105°14′28″W / 39.982085°N 105.241158°W
Information
Type Public Charter Middle School
Established 1996
School district Boulder Valley School District
Principal Adam Galvin
Staff 38[1]
Grades 6-8
Enrollment 334 (2011)[2]
Color(s) Purple and Silver
Mascot Husky
Website http://www.bvsd.org/schools/summit

Summit Middle Charter School is a charter school program serving sixth through eighth grade students in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1996, it is the first charter school in the Boulder Valley School District.

History

After being granted a school charter by the Boulder Valley School District, Summit Middle Charter School opened in the fall of 1996. The new school's classes took place in portable classrooms on the campus of Southern Hills Middle School. A few years later the school moved into Majestic Heights Elementary School, where it occupied its own hallway.

In 2001, the school's charter came up for renewal. After being tabled for a month by the school board the charter was renewed but did not include provisions for a long-term location for the school.[3]

A November 2006 bond issue for Boulder Valley school improvements provided Summit Middle Charter with $5.2 million. The expansion extended the south end of the school into a large library, a computer lab, and a laboratory. In January 2010 the School completed building its new "green" gym at the North end of the original school.[4] This welcome addition was funded entirely by private donations from Summit families, alumni, and members of the community. Having a separate gym rather than a multipurpose gym and cafeteria puts a fresh and healthy emphasis on athletics for the school, and allows it to host interscholastic basketball and volleyball games.[5]

Awards and honors

The middle school has been honored with numerous awards, including designation as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2003 and 2004[6] and again in 2012.[7][8] It also received consecutive John Irwin School of Excellence titles from 2003 through 2006.[9]

Curriculum

Summit students take five core courses (English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language) and four elective courses every semester. Electives include art, music, science, liberal arts, and technology or, possibly, study hall. All core classes meet every day along with two electives, for a total of seven periods. Students choose mixed-age classes according to interest, motivation, ability, developmental level, and mastery.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Summit Middle Charter School School Accountability Report 2005-2006 School Year" (PDF). Colorado Department of Education. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  2. ↑ "2011 Pupil Membership by School, and Grade Level" (PDF). Colorado Department of Education. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  3. ↑ Bounds, Amy (2001-03-14). "Board Renews Summit's Charter". Daily Camera.
  4. ↑ "Summit Gym Pictures".
  5. ↑ Bounds, Amy (2007-05-28). "School remodeling work heats up". Daily Camera. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 2003 Through 2006" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Boulder Daily Camera article on 2012 Blue Ribbin Selection".
  8. ↑ "2012 Blue Ribbon Middle Schools" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "John Irwin Schools of Excellence" (PDF). Colorado Department of Education. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  10. ↑ Glasgow, Greg (2006-12-03). "A star on the rise". Daily Camera. Retrieved 2007-09-07.

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