Hamilton Middle School

Posted September 17, 2009

I'm a parent of a student at Hamilton Middle School in 7th grade and the teachers for 7th grade are wonderful. The teacher that stands out the most is the Language Arts teacher, Mr. Bailey. Whenever I asked him who his favorite teacher was he always said that it was Mr. Bailey. I also thought the other teachers were good too. Mrs. Barber, the spanish and french teacher was very good, by the first month my son could tell me complete sentences in spanish. Ms. Kyker is the math teacher and she is a very exciting teacher and explains everything very well. Also Ms. Cole is a very teacher and she explains everything in great detail. The teachers there are some of the reasons that I loved Hamilton. Go Huskies!
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Posted August 5, 2009

This school is devoted to its IB program and puts few resources towards other students. I agree with other parents' assessments of the racial and academic priorities of this school. My son is a bright, under-motivated child who was new this year to CO and had been home schooled the previous two years. They did no testing, the principal admitted they just put him where they had room, and he suffered greatly for it. His language arts teacher was unable to form a complete sentence, literally, she often used no verb at all. The communication was poor to non-existent. I tried for 3 months to get a return call from the principal. This school is overrated because the IB kids are the focus and have great experiences. Parents of other children should beware. Their child will not receive an education and their efforts to help their child will be frustrated.
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Posted December 15, 2008

I went to Hamilton Middle School as a child and now my son attends. Sad to say, the school has changed dramatically. My son hands me a short form he's received from a teacher close to every day (son didn't have a pencil was the last one I received) and my son seems lost when we go over his homework. Both clear indicators that the teachers are very nonevasive and unorganized. From what I've witnessed, the majority of the student who are in the IB programs are caucasion, and I feel that they want to keep it that way. My review of this school is that the kids in the 'regular' classes do not get the academic support they rightfully deserve. The homework is enfrequent and below standard. There is no effort of the staff for student 'excellence', except if your caucasion and in the IB program.
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Posted April 21, 2008

Hamilton Middle School is an outstanding Middle School. The teachers are involved and inviting to both parents and students. There is a plethora of both academic and athletic extra curricular activities and all students are encouraged to participate and do their best. Parents, too, are encouraged to help in all arenas of the school and participation is good but always could be better. The parent referring to the disorganized cross country team below should have volunteered to help the program and then they could have enjoyed all of the teams 1st place successes with the team. As for the parent referring to the 'rude' and 'to busy all the time' principal, I wholeheartily disagree. I have found the HMS principal extremely polite and engaging, and...busy -- coordinating the education of our kids, overseeing the teachers, para and secretarial staff, and integrating parents into this system that works very well!
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