Alki Middle School

Alki Middle School is a part of the Vancouver School District. Located in Vancouver, Wash., Alki has been operational for more than 20 years. The school enrolls more than 500 students in grades six through eight. It holds monthly parent and staff representatives and school council administrators meetings. The school offers a wide variety of learning procedures and methodologies, including readalouds, shared and guided reading, word study, minilessons, spelling program, poetry sessions, interactive writing, writer s workshop, special handwriting classes, reading buddies, A Beka curriculum and programs using cubes, number cards, number lines, and pattern shapes. Its teachers utilize full-inclusion model, ongoing assessments, individualized lesson plans, modified materials and class arrangements, grade-level conferences, and parent communication. Alki Middle School employs more than 20 support staff, including counselors, diagnosticians, speech, physical and occupational therapists, special education personnel, reading teachers, custodial staffs, community volunteers, nurses, and office personnel.