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special education program |
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Dress code |
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School Mission
- AMMS staff will prepare all students to become productive citizens and life-long learners in a way that demonstrates a spirit of striving to succeed, always caring for others, and a love of learning.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with serious emotional disturbance, specific learning disabilities, limited intellectual functioning and other health impairments.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Focused-instruction
- Student engagement
- Individualized instruction
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, tennis, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, football, tennis and track.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: yearbook; journalism; national junior honor society and student council.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, theater/drama, chorus and drawing/painting.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parent Liason program, volunteers, Communities in Schools, and PTA
| Technology and Facilities |
- 4 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established in 2004.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built in 2004.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: None
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: newly renovated gymnasium
- Library facilities: Media center for the building. Ratio of 9 books per child. Materials containing reading levels from 2nd grade to 12th grade.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Montague Elementary; Duncan Elementary and Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary.
- Graduates typically go to: Shoemaker High School and Ellison High School.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Almost all 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: Metal detector; Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 66-70% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- Regular classroom hours: 7:55am to 3:35pm.
- Principal has been at this school for 4 years.
- Principal has 15 years of experience.
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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 09/07/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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