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Principal |
Carole Ingram email the principal |
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Awards |
American Association of State and Local History Award (2006), Palmetto State Silver Award (2005), National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Recipient |
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Scheduling features |
year-round |
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Dress code |
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School Mission
- Beaufort Middle School exists to foster a thriving community of life-long learners.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with specific learning disabilities.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Accelerated Learning offering high school credit classes in mathematics
- Integrated instruction with community focus for learning
- Pre Advanced Placement Curriculum which aligns with Advanced Placement Program at Beaufort High School
- Service Learning
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, softball, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, football, track, wrestling and weightlifting.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Student Council, grades 6,7,8; Junior Leadership Beaufort, grade 8; National Junior Honor Society, grade 8; Yearbook, grades 6,7,8; All Star Rescue, grades 7 & 8 and Ecology exploratory, grades 6,7,8.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus and drawing/painting.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents are involved through our School Improvement Council, our Parent Action Council and as volunteers. We involve the community in our instructional program as students learn about our community and as community members serve as instructional resources for exploratory classes. Additionally, our students learn in the community by visiting community sites.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 4 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established in 2000.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built between 1960-1969.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Mossy Oaks Elementary School; Beaufort Elementary School and Port Royal Elementary School.
- Graduates typically go to: Beaufort High School.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- About half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: School Resource Officer.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 96-100% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in technology and visual arts.
- Regular classroom hours: 7:30 am to 2:35 pm.
- Accredited by SACS in 2006.
- Principal has been at this school for 4 years.
- Principal has 4 years of experience.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: Spanish.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 08/15/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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