School Website

Webmaster
Rodolfo Perez

Enrollment: 600
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 25 to 1

School Facilities
Number of Classrooms: 44
Number of Computers: 260

School Board District 3
Representative
James Walker

Principal
Dr. Mary Avery

Assistant Principal
Brenda Kizer

Secretary
Vanessa Ridgley

Welcome to the home of Baker Middle School! A very special welcome is extended to those families who are new to our school and community. We hope that you will soon feel at home here in our school community.

My philosophy of education stems from the belief that all students can learn. It is our jobs as educators to provide a nurturing environment and challenging activities to prepare our students for the future.

The focus at Baker Middle School during the school year is to ensure that increased student achievement occurs. Your cooperation and collaboration with Baker Middle School staff is vital to bringing clarity to our focus. Students will be actively engaged and held accountable for their learning in this process in order for us to meet the challenges that lie before us.

I am proud of the staff at Baker. They are committed to helping our students succeed in all areas of their lives. The staff works with students during and outside the day academically and also through coaching and extracurricular activities.

If at any time during the year you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our school, please do not hesitate to call. The staff at Baker Middle School looks forward to an exciting year. Please share that excitement with us.

Partner in Education

• Citizens Trust Bank
• Columbus Times Newspaper
• Church of Christ
• Promise Land Ministries

• Georgia Partners in Education Individual Partnership of the Year Award
• State Winter Games-Georgia Special Olympics Bowling-2 Gold Medals, Basketball-Bronze Medal
• America's Choice Provisional Demonstration School

• Honor Roll & Principal's List
• BUG (Bringing Up Grades) Program
• AAA - Academics, Attendance, Attitude
• Baker Bucks - Observed positive behavior

Our mission is to provide the opportunity for each child to reach their fullest potential in a quality educational environment that encourages the pursuit of excellence and fosters the developmental needs of the middle school child.

School Programs

• Student Council
• Accelerated Reader Program
• MAP Program
• Mentoring Program
• America's Choice Skills Class
• Read 180
• Cross Age Tutoring
• Saturday Academic Camp - ZAP
• Caught in Uniforms
• Programs for Exceptional Students
• Woodall Satellite Program
• Project Alpha
• Special Education
• Georgia Special Olympics
• Gifted Education
• Ramp Up Reading - 6th & 7th grade
• Instructional Extension Program
• Reading Options After School
• HIP Program

• Sports - Football, Basketball, Track, Soccer, Cheerleading
• Clubs - Builders Club, Science Club, Math Club, Drama Club
• National Junior Honor Society
• Delta Academy
• ZAP - Zero's Aren't Permitted
• Special Olympic Partner's Club
• Model UN
• Science Olympiad
• FBLA

Several teachers named to Who's Who in American Education.

Parent Involvement

• Active Parent/Community Program
• PTA - Numerous supporting activities
• Mentors and volunteers are recruited from the PTA, fraternal and civic organizations