Achievements/Accomplishments
Skycrest Elementary is a school of choice for the visual and performing arts. The arts are infused daily into the academic curriculum. Visiting artists from Ruth Eckerd Hall visit every classroom monthly. Chorus, recorder ensemble, strings and art club are a few activities offered outside the regular curriculum.
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Skycrest is proud of the following Achievements/Accomplishments:
Partnership with Ruth Eckerd Hall, Passport to the Arts
Intensive Artists provided by Ruth Eckerd Hall
State of Florida Five Star School Award
Golden School Award for outstanding community involvement
Teach for Excellence mini-grants from the Pinellas County Education Foundation
1999 Pinellas County Schools Teacher of the Year semifinalist (top 20) and finalist (top 10), 2002 and 2003
2000 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
Reading First grant
DOORWAYS scholarship recipients
2007 Shining Stars Award presented by Ruth Eckerd Hall
Partnership with the City of Clearwater and Arts Council
2007 Arts Teacher Incentive Grant
2009-2010 A+ School Accountability Award
2010 Business Partner of the Year finalist for partnership with Ruth Eckerd Hall
2010 Bronze Award for Healthy Schools Program sponsored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
2011 NFL Play 60 Wellness Intiative Winner
2011 Participant - BB&T Financial Literacy Initiative Free Enterprise Education Program - USF Stavros Institute |
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