Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School

National Green Ribbon School

“They are demonstrating ways schools can simultaneously cut costs; improve health, performance and equity; and provide an education geared toward the jobs of the future.”
-Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education

National Core Knowledge

National Core Knowledge Visitation Site

Kinard was recently selected as a national visitation school by the Core Knowledge Foundation.... Read More

Excellence in the Arts

At Kinard, we are committed to a well-balanced curriculum that fosters a healthy whole child experience.  Our encore courses in the arts continue to produce quality results.  In 2015, all three of the music programs at Kinard were  invited to perform at the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) Conference in late January 2016.... Read More

Professional Learning Community at Work

All Things PLC

Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School is one of three Colorado schools to be recognized by Solution Tree for its quality and success in creating a professional learning community (PLC).  Kinard was first recognized as a national model for professional learning communities in 20212, and that status was reaffirmed in 2015 by allthingsplc.org.  ... Read More

John Irwin Award

Kinard has earned the John Irwin School of Excellence Award from the Colorado Department of Education every year since opening in 2005.  this award is distributed annually to schools in Colorado with the highest student achievement.