Kinard Middle School
| Kinard CORE Knowledge Junior High School |
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Kinard Middle School is a middle school in southeast Fort Collins, Colorado that is part of the Poudre School District.[2] It is based on the CORE Knowledge system of education, and is one of the top-performing schools in the United States, having received the John Irwin School of Excellence Award. Its mascot is the "Kinard Mustang".
The school is named for Hal Kinard, a local educator who served in the military during the Vietnam War.
Grading system
The Kinard Grading System resembles the GPA system at first glance, but is actually nothing like it in reality. Each assignment is rated on a scale of 1-4, and these grades are averaged for a final grade.
| All Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Percentage | Description | Name |
| A | 75-100 | 3.5-3.9 | Advanced |
| B | 65-74 | 2.5-3.4 | Proficient |
| C | 50-64 | 2.0-2.4 | Partially Proficient |
| D | 1-50 | 0.0-1.9 | Emerging/Unsatisfactory |
| F | <1 | <1.0 | Failure |
| IE | 0 | 0.0 | Insufficient Evidence/Not Turned In (Given on top of a F) |
History
Kinard Middle School started operating out of a wing in the nearby Fossil Ridge High School, before getting its own building around 2004. Many current Kinard teachers have been there every year since the school opened in the high school, like science teacher Brad Blank.
