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Welcome to our school! An Introduction Established in 1964, Azalea Middle School boasts a long proud tradition of educational excellence. With an approximate enrollment of 1,100 students, Azalea Middle is located about a half mile west of Tyrone Square Mall in the Jungle Terrace neighborhood of St. Petersburg. Completely rebuilt in 2001, our modern 160,000-square-foot $18.6 million-dollar facility provides a comfortable, state-of-the-art environment where students of all backgrounds and learning styles can thrive. Azalea Middle is built around the academic house concept – a contemporary design that includes separate designated areas for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade students, along with common elective areas. Administrators and faculty help promote a safe learning environment by remaining highly visible in the hallways and classrooms, as well as encouraging students to take responsibility for their actions. We strive to partner with students and parents, as well as the greater Tampa Bay Area community, to provide a safe, stimulating environment where students have unique opportunities to learn and grow. Through a variety of programs and resources, our faculty is dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives and education of all our valued students. FEEDER PATTERN: Azalea Elementary, Bear Creek Elementary, Gulfport Elementary, Lakeview Fundamental Elementary, Pasadena Fundamental Elementary, Seventy-Fourth St. Elementary, Westgate Elementary, and The Boca Ciega High School

"The Key is Me!" Highlights • AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) • CHAMPs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management • CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies (CRISS) • Literacy program includes Reading Counts!, Battle of the Books, Bookarama, REACH, Read 180, and intensive language arts • Renaissance Program, a "fundamental-like" school-within-a-school • Revolution Academy, a Model School Achievement Program (MSAP) • State-of-the-art technology • Only middle school in South Pinellas with a lighted, full-size track field

We are proud of our students! • Educational Media Awards winner, 2004 • District Science Fair winner, 2004 • City of St. Petersburg Mayor's Top Apple Award, 2006 • Boys' volleyball, south county district champs, 2006 • Boys' basketball, south county district champs, 2007 • Boys' track, south county district champs, 2007 • Girls' track, south county district champs, 2008 • District Outstanding Educator Award Finalist, 2009 • NASA Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project fellowship, 2009 • Girls' basketball, south county district champs, 2011 • School Secratery, Pinellas Association of Educational Office Professionals (PAEOP) Member of the Year, 2011 • Principal, Pinellas County Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Administrator of the Year, 2011

Curriculum • Core courses: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies • Other required courses in various grades: reading, physical education, and health • Elective courses: art, band, dance, family & consumer sciences, gifted, guitar multi-culture, music, technology, world languages, and yearbook • High school credit classes in mathematics and Spanish • Advanced classes in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies

Special Programs and Services • Achievement Team (full-time Literacy Coach, three-fourths time Literacy Coach, full-time Mathematics Coach, full-time Science Coach) • Black Knight Chivalry (BKC) provides “BKC Bucks” incentives for students demonstrating positive behavior • Curriculum Specialist (full-time) • Enhanced Learning Program (ELP) • Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program includes full time: Emotional/Behavior Disabilities (EBD), Supported Varying Exceptionalities (SVE), Independent Varying Exceptionalities (IVE) and part time: Varying Exceptionalities (VE), Speech Impaired (SI), Language Impaired (LI), Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH), Visually Impaired (VI), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) • Gulf Coast Community Care Prevention Program Specialist (full-time) • Mentoring • Peer mediation • Problem Solving/Response to Intervention (PS/RtI) • Parent Teacher Association (PTA) • School Advisory Council (SAC) • School Based Leadership Team (SBLT) • School Social Worker (full-time) • Title I Program provides additional personnel, resources, professional development, and parental involvement opportunities school-wide.

Activities and Clubs • 5000 Role Models of Excellence mentoring program • Band • BKC Club • Builders Club • College Reach-Out Program (CROP) • DOORWAYS Scholarship Program • Girlfriends Club of Pinellas • Green Team • National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) • Principal's Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee (PMAC) • Special Olympics • Sports: volleyball, basketball, track, cheerleading • Student Council • Students Targeted for Educational Performance (STEP) • S.W.A.T. (Students Working Against Tobacco) • Yearbook & Newspaper

Have a great Azalea day! Tools for Success When it comes to providing middle school students with the tools they need to succeed, Azalea is proud to be a leader within the Pinellas County school community. We believe your child, too, deserves every advantage in realizing his or her full potential. To learn more about the unique opportunities Azalea Middle School has to offer, please call (727) 893-2606.