Online Volunteer Log
Parents can access our system online to enter and update volunteer hours Click Here
Click the Donate button below to use PayPal to make a secure, online donation via credit card
Cash and check donations can be mailed, turned in to the main office or to your child's basic
education teacher with this form and will
be handled by Marty Pringle, our BMMS finance director.
Volunteer Donation
Volunteer for a minimum
of 20 hours a school year and/or make a "volunteer buyback" donation of $10 per hour. You can "buyback" the entire 20 hours. Click here for Form
Parent Commitment Form
Please review, sign, and return the Parent Commitment Form to the main office or to your child's basic
education teacher. The form can be found here.
|
The Academy StoryFormer Black Mountain Principal Dr. Miguel Carrillo and National Board Certified Teacher Pat Pillsbury met in 2001 to discuss a shared vision of an extended day and school year. They collaborated on the initial design of the Academy program, originally called S.E.A.L Student Extended Academic Learning. SEAL began the following year with 30 6th grade students, signed up and committed to the program. Today's Academy at Black Mountain maintains the premise of the original SEAL and has extended the concepts of the nationally known KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) The KIPP Founders David Levin and Michael Feinberg put their philosophy, "There are no shortcuts to success," into practice at the middle school level, establishing schools where students, parents, and teachers commit to doing whatever it takes to ensure that each student learns, paving the way for limitless academic opportunities after high school graduation. The Academy at Black Mountain Middle School opened to 60 students each at sixth and seventh grades in the summer of 2004 and added 60 eighth graders in the summer of 2005. The Academy is open to middle school students throughout Poway Unified School District. We at The Academy embrace the KIPP "no excuses" philosophy and make the same commitment to our students. Academy Program HighlightsGoalThe goal of our program is to help all students develop knowledge, skills, and character traits needed to excel in academically advanced high-school programs, distinguished universities and in the competitive world beyond. TimeStudents begin their school year during the summer and attend classes for an additional hour per day during the regular school year. The Academy program includes 25% more class time compared to a traditional school year. A VillageThe Academy is a small school-within-a-school, and as such offers students and teachers greater articulation and collaboration time. A team spirit is fostered in this close environment. AVID MethodologyAVID organization and study methods will be used to help students become accomplished learners who are not only ready to go to college after high school graduation but expect that to be their next step. Differentiated InstructionTeachers will use differentiated instruction as needed to meet students where they are to challenge and motivate them to achieve. |