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Girls Athletic Leadership Middle School

Girls Athletic Leadership Middle School, nominated by an anonymous organization, is a middle school in Denver, Colorado that describes itself as a public charter school serving learners from a primarily urban area.

Location Denver, Colorado

Governance Public charter school

Grades Middle

Students 220

Locale Urban

Principal Leah Bock

Demographics

Percentage of students*

4%

English Learners

Free/Reduced Lunch

18%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black 8%

American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

Asian 1%

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Hispanic or Latino 26%

White 57%

2+ Races 7%

Why Girls Athletic Leadership Middle School was nominated

Incredible fidelity to model, gender-specific education at its best, racial and economic diversity as a REAL strength. Student agency on steroids.

Student experience design

Students develop a strong sense of who they are, why they matter, and what matters to them. Through their learning, students develop the academic and social-emotional skills they need to be powerful agents of change in the world.

Core Practices

Core Practices Length of Use

Student Advisories

5+ years

Competency/mastery-based Education

5+ years

Mental Health Services

5+ years

Physical Well Being Services

5+ years

SEL Curriculum

5+ years

All Practices

Advancement On Mastery

AI For Teacher Productivity

Anti-racist Practices

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

Assessments For Career Readiness

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Co-leadership

Community And Business Partnerships

Family And Community Support Services

Competency Framework

Culturally Responsive Practices

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Hiring For Equity And Inclusion Values

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Interdisciplinary

Individual Learning Paths

1:1 Mentoring

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Multi-age Classrooms

Multiple Opportunities To Demonstrate Mastery

Project-based Learning

Peer To Peer Support

Performance Based Assessment

High Quality Instructional Materials

Reallocation Of Resources For Those Most In Need

Restorative Practices

SEL Integration School-wide

Social Justice Focus

Student-led Conferences

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Trauma-informed Practices

Tutoring

Universal Design For Learning

key reasons for innovating

Increase student agency

Date Updated: 4/1/2025

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.