Yesterday's Denver Post put Skinner Middle School in the spotlight – the school jumped TWO levels in DPS' School Performance Framework (SPF) evaluation measuring academic achievement, growth, engagement and parent satisfaction. Skinner is now a "green" school."It's gratifying that our team's vision for an well-rounded, excellent education at Skinner is coming to fruition," said Principal Michelle Koyama. "The combination of maintaining a laser-like focus on academic achievement, developing close teacher-student relationships, creating a positive school culture and offering a variety of arts and athletics for whole-child development is really paying off ."
Skinner made significant gains in growth measures for reading writing and math which contributed to the green rating. It takes two years of positive data results of make an impact on the SPF and this growth measure rating demonstrates the Skinner staff is making gains in student achievement for all students.
"I am so pleased my husband and I decided Skinner would be a great choice for our 6th grade daughter Sarah,this year." said Jenny Davies-Schley, a new Skinner parent. "Coming from Polaris at Ebert, she is challenged academically and is excited that she has a similar level of arts instruction. Best of all, she's making new friends and feels totally comfortable, even with the 'big kids' she plays with on the softball team."
Make no mistake...Skinner is the great neighborhood school you've been hoping for!
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