
Scholarship
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Daily after school coach/tutoring classes to support student growth and learning
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Optional Saturday Academy study hall
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More than 75% of students scored proficient or advanced on the MSA
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Approximately 85% of students gained entry to selective city-wide or private high schools
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Co-taught inclusion and
self-contained classes for children with special needs -
A school library with over 11,500 books
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National Academic League team
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Senior and Junior chess clubs
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Intervention teachers and community tutors to support struggling learners
Creativity
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Fine Arts instruction in early elementary through middle school
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Ceramics and pottery program
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Vocal and Instrumental music program
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60 piece regionally competitive and recognized school band
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Traveling all-school choir - The Hamilton Singers
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Two annual school musicals
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Dance/tumbling and cheerleading instruction after school
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Athletics as “Movement and Kinesthetic Art” - Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Track
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Quarterly arts assemblies featuring musical, artistic, spoken word, or dance performances
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Reason
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Ingenuity Program for advanced math and science students
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Science resource and experimentation teacher for grades 3 through 5
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Dedicated science teachers and labs for grades 6-8
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Annual science fair
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School farm/community gardening space ran by community a Master Gardener
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Outdoor classroom space
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Three computer labs and regular computer instruction
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Five “Tech-Smart” math classrooms equipped with Promethean interactive boards
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Science focused field trips at all grade levels
Character
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Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) school program
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Teacher/student mentoring program
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Students Against Destructive Decisions peer education program
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Male student self-discipline, martial arts, wrestling, and service learning – Helping Boys Understand
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Female student service and women’s issues group –
The GEMS -
Sports4Kids character developing recess play and peer coaching program
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Two social workers and a counselor to develop social skills and address student conflict
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Partnership with Community Conferencing Mediation Program