| Our School |
Basic Information |
Principal: Angelean Bing, Ed.S.
Assistant Principal: Lisa Brown
Student hours: 8:35 a.m. - 2:50 p.m., 8:35 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. Wednesday only
Office hours: 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Grade levels: K - 5
Number of students as of February 2011: 705
Students receiving free or reduced lunch: 86%
School of choice for the visual and performing arts |
School Programs |
YMCA before/after-school program (Suncoast, 727-467-9622); Students Targeted for Achievement, Recognition and Success (STARS); Title I; English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); peer mediation; safety patrols; Kids Connection through Juvenile Welfare Board; community math, reading and showcase nights; Science Fair; Adopt-a-Class partnerships; PTA/SAC programs; parent workshops; student-produced TV show; student council; multicultural awareness program; Ruth Eckerd Hall "Passport to the Arts" program; breakfast program; active community involvement program and business partnerships; Math Club; fourth/ fifth grade chorus; strings program; Recorder Ensemble; Art Club; annual art show; fall book fair; Reading Counts! program to enhance reading skills; All Pro Dads; Adult English classes; Rosetta Stone program for staff
Exceptional education programs: Varying Exceptionalities (VE), Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), Speech and Language, gifted class
Resources: full-time Certified Nursing Assistant, guidance counselor, social services, RTI specialist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, learning specialist, reading coach, library information specialist and technology specialist; all buildings and classrooms fully networked and connected to the internet; computer lab; mobile on-line Dell laptop computer lab; regularly-scheduled computer classes for word-processing, internet use and curriculum enhancement |
History of Skycrest |
| Skycrest Elementary opened in 1952 with 12 classrooms and 280 students on land that 10 years before had been a gladiola farm. At that time Clearwater had a population of close to 40,000 and was growing rapidly. Ten years later the school population was 545, and eight classrooms were added. The Media Center and kindergarten pod were built in 1972. Major construction took place again in 1995 when two kindergarten classrooms and a first grade pod were added and the administration building was renovated. Continuous improvements and additions have modernized the classrooms. Like most schools in Pinellas County, Skycrest is utilizing portable buildings to provide classrooms for some of its students. |
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