Ridgely Middle School

infobox school
location = 121 Ridgely Road, Lutherville, Maryland USA
name = Ridgely Middle School

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imagesize = 280px
caption=north elevation view
principal = Susan Evans
vice principal = Catherine Thomas
Laurie Phillips
website = [http://schools.bcps.org/schools/cms/ridgely/default.html]
grades = 6-8
status = Blue Ribbon School
mascot = Stag
enrollment = 1,040 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 62.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 16.8
colors = Red and Black
information = 410-887-7650

Ridgely Middle School is a Blue Ribbon-award winning middle school that serves students in sixth through eighth grades as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools. This school serves students coming from elementary schools in Lutherville-Timonium, Hampton and Riderwood.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,040 students and 62 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent or "FTE" basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409660&ID=340966001104 Ridgely Middle School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 15, 2008.]

Courses

Course offerings provide a comprehensive program of general studies where all students are required to participate in specified subjects. At Ridgely, programs are offered to meet the needs of all students on a continuum ranging from Gifted and Talented Education to programs for students with specific learning disabilities.

Ridgely's Grade 8 Gifted and talented oral history program has been recognised in a Spotlight on Innovative Teaching by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County [cite web|url=http://www.umbc.edu/che/news/SpotlightonInnovativeTeaching.htm|title=Spotlight on Innovative Teaching|publisher=University of Maryland, Baltimore County|accessdate=2008-04-17] and in authors Barry Lanman and Laura Wendling's anthology of oral history education. [cite book|last=Lanman|first=Barry Allen|coauthors=Laura Marie Wendling|title=Preparing the next generation of oral historians : an anthology of oral history education|chapter=21: The Grade Eight Gifted and Talented Oral History Program|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|location=Lanham, MD|date=2006|isbn=0759108536]

Awards and recognition

During the 2006-07 school year, Ridgely Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/22/AR2006092201483_pf.html "REGIONAL BRIEFING"] , "The Washington Post", September 23, 2006. Accessed April 15, 2008.] [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF)] , United States Department of Education. Accessed April 16, 2008.] the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post". September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."] Teacher Christine Beard won one of Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Awards for Excellence in Education in May 2007. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30792032_ITM "Baltimore agencies announce winners of 21st annual Awards for Excellence in Education"] , Daily Record, May 17 2008]

Feeder schools

Elementary schools that feed into Ridgely are: Pinewood Elementary, Lutherville Elementary, Timonium Elementary, Carroll Manor Elementary, Cromwell Valley Magnet School, Hampton Elementary, Pot Spring Elementary, and Riderwood Elementary.

Building Renovation

A $14 million renovation project was substantially completed in 2008, including new energy-efficient windows, ceilings, lighting, remodeled bathrooms, and doors.cite news |author=Virginia Terhune
title=New windows no opportunity for cooler classrooms |publisher="Towson Times" |date=2008-07-09 |url=http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/education/1365/windows-no-opportunity-cooler-classrooms/ |accessdate=2008-07-11 ] Parents have complained that air conditioning should have also been included in the renovation work.

References

External links

* [http://schools.bcps.org/schools/cms/ridgely/default.html Official school site]
* [http://www.bcps.org Official district site]
* [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2006/applications/md04_ridgely_middle_school.pdf Ridgely Middle School profile] for the Blue Ribbon Schools Program