Kimpton Middle School
380 N. River Rd.
Munroe Falls, OH 44262
(330) 689-5288
General Information
The construction of Kimpton Middle School was completed in 1970 at a cost of $2.5 million. Currently the enrollment is numbered around 990 students, housed in 41 classrooms. Certified personnel consists of 61 teachers, two principals, two guidance counselors and one librarian. In addition, there are three secretaries, two monitors, a library aide and an in-school supervisor as well as various maintenance personnel. The average class size for the seventh-grade academic classes is 27 students.
Organization
Kimpton is organized on the basis of middle school interdisciplinary teaching teams and flexible scheduling. Each teaching team consists of two or four teachers who are responsible for teaching the academic content from each subject area: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science, both 7th and 8th grade level. Teachers have a daily common planning period to coordinate and integrate instruction. Students will also have an introduction to the arts while attending: Technology Education, Work and Family Life, Music, Health and Physical Education.
Other available programs include 7th and 8th grade vocal music (choir), instrumental music (band), strings (orchestra), math intervention, a gifted program and special education.
Interscholastic athletics include football, soccer, girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls track and cross country, and boys wrestling. There are football, baseball and soccer fields as well as a track, located behind Kimpton. Important note: sports physicals are required for individuals who wish to participate in an interscholastic sport.
Cafeteria
The lunch periods at Kimpton consist of four 30-minute periods. Students may purchase a standard lunch or may select individual items a-la-carte. The standard lunch, at $2.75, gives students a choice of a main dish (either hot item or cold sandwich) hot or cold vegetable, salad, fruit or jello, french fries and white or chocolate milk. Juice and desserts are available at an extra cost.
Main Office Information
Absences
Please call the office at 330-689-5288 before 9:00 a.m. to report absences or late students. We have a voicemail system that allows you to call as early as 4 p.m. the day before your child will be absent or tardy.
Tardy Students
Students need to report to the office when tardy (after 8 a.m.). A signed note is required for tardies.
Leaving Early
If leaving early for an appointment, please send a note stating why your child will be leaving and the time. This note is to be brought to the office before homeroom.Your child will be issued a "Permit to Leave." He or she will be responsible to come to the office at the correct time. For security, a parent/guardian must come in to sign the student out, in order for the student to be permitted to leave the building.
Miscellaneous
The clinic, lost and found, and in-school suspension room are all located in the main office. Discipline is handled here. Our Conference Room is located in the Guidance Office.
Library
Our newly renovated library is available to all students through their various classes. With an increasing collection of over 14,000 volumes and subscriptions to 19 magazines, it is a place where students are welcome throughout the week and in their IGI, lunch period, study hall and before and/or after school.
This page updated 8/23/2008