Ligon Middle - Magnet
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Information for the: 2009 - 2010 school year.
For information about Magnet Programs and how to apply for them, visit our online Magnet Programs Center.
Instructional Calendar
Ligon Middle runs on the Traditional calendar. Currently, the following Traditional calendars are available for download:
- 2009 - 2010 Traditional Calendar (Adobe Reader File)
Before- and After-School Programs
- Before School: No
- After School: Third party provider
Contact the Ligon Middle directly (contact information below) for full information about its before- and after-school care programs. For general information about before- and after-school care programs across WCPSS, go here.
Basic Information
- Address - 706 E. Lenior Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Phone - (919) 856-7929
- Fax - (919) 856-3745
- Website - http://ligon.wcpss.net
- Principal - Gretta Dula
- Grades - 6 - 8
- 2009-10 Bell Schedule - 7:30 a.m. - 2:25 p.m.
- 2009-10 Enrollment - 1077
- 2008-09 Capacity (SBC/ASCC) - 1,033/1,110
- 2008-09 Mobile Units - 3
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Capacity Figures Explanation
- SBC (School Building Capacity) - Building capacity- the number of students that can be accommodated in permanent, "brick and mortar building."
- ASCC (Annual School Campus Capacity) - Current Capacity- building capacity PLUS on-site mobile unit capacity with supplemental program adjustment; total campus capacity for the listed school year.
Curriculum: Gifted & Talented/AG Basics
Theme Description
1.Qualified academically gifted students are grouped together for math and/or language arts according to their areas of AG identification
2.Program offered at four schools in conjunction with the GT magnet theme
Description
Ligon Magnet Middle School offers the Gifted and Talented Magnet which is founded on the belief that all students have gifts and talents that need to be identified, valued, nurtured, and rewarded. Open to all students at Ligon, the middle school GT program offers an extensive elective program. All students choose three electives per quarter from selections in vocational, languages, visual and performing arts, technological education, physical education, or electives that focus on core subjects in greater depth.
The Academically Gifted Basics (AG Basics) Program is unique for the Wake County Public School System. AG Basics program is based on research showing that academically gifted students have exceptional potential that must recognized, nurtured, challenged, and expanded. The philosophy of the AG Basics program is implemented through curriculum and instructional strategies that provide differentiated services to match students' gifted characteristics. Instruction is accelerated in all four basic subjects: math, language arts, science, and social studies. Students are encouraged and challenged to stretch to new distances in this rigorous and intense program.
Get your "smarts in the arts" at Ligon, where great things happen in the visual and performing arts! The Ligon Arts Program offers excellent instruction in music, visual, and performing arts. Opportunities are provided at all levels. There are electives serving the beginning student as well as opportunities for the most advanced student to study under masterful teachers.