Midland Academy is a K-5 elementary school serving students in the Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Georgia.  The school opened August 21, 2000.  Enrollment for the Academy is approximately 414 students in twenty-three regular education classes plus one pre kindergarten.  This enrollment provides four kindergarten classes, four first grade classes, four second grades, four third grades, three fourth grade classes and four fifth grades.  There is a full time counselor, media specialist, art teacher, and music teacher.  
       The school includes twenty three classrooms organized into three wings.  The Pre K/K/1 blue wing consists of fourteen carpeted classrooms with restores.  The 2nd/3rd green wing houses twelve regular education classrooms.  The 4th/5th yellow wing includes eleven regular education classrooms.  The central wing houses the administrative offices, conference rooms, computer lab and media center.  The activity wing includes a PE room, art room, music room, cafeteria and covered bus loading area.
 

Goals
<>1.  Grades 2-5 will participate in the Accelerated Reader Program and utilize the S.T.A.R. assessment program and show an average Grade Equivalent gain for students of one (1) GE on the S.T.A.R. Growth Report.  Kindergarten and first grade will participate in these programs as they achieve appropriate word recognition skills.
2.  Grades K-4 will complete research based projects.  Fifth grade will participate in the Social Science Fair.
3.  All students will participate in the school wide Positive Action Program.
4.  All students will participate in the school's At-Home Reading Program.  A total of 1,300,000 minutes will be logged by parents/guardians during the 2007-2008 school year.
5.  We will conduct a minimum of 4 parent workshops during the 2007-2008 school year.
6.  Classroom teachers will have regular communication with their students' families.
7.  We will prepare all students for their grade level specific standardized tests such as the GKAP-R, CRCT, COGAT, and/or ITBS.
8.  We will enhance the Peer Tutor and Peer Helper programs.
School Awards

Milken Festival for Youth Grant
Georgia Humanities Council Grant

Cleanest in the County
Five Star School Nutrition

School Programs
Special Education
Pre Kindergarten
Speech
Music and Art
Gifted Program
Accelerated Reader
Special Programs

Positive Action
Social Studies Fair
Media Festival
D.A.R.E.
Peer Helpers
Peer Tutors
Invention Contest
Spelling Bee
Geography Bee
Book Publishing
Writing Contests
St. Jude Math-a-Thon
Artist in Residence
International Media Festival

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