535 Building (Middle School)
Left to Right: Mr. Michael Perricone, Dean of Climate and Culture; Dr. Marjorie Gaskin, Assistant Principal; and Mr. Graham Dryburgh, 535 Building (Middle School) Principal.
Dear CMS families,
Here at Collegium Middle School (CMS) our mission is to provide our students with a safe, engaging, and challenging middle school experience that builds upon their educational foundation and supports academic, mental, and emotional growth.
We believe school is more effective when students are known. To provide a more personalized experience for students, our building schedule utilizes a teaming model that creates groups of students teamed with staff. Staff build relationships with students to understand their areas of strength and need. Staff on each team also use common planning time to collaborate in planning lessons and identify areas of focus for their team, small groups, and individual students.
CMS students are valued both as part of an incredible community and as individuals. The diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of our students is one of CMS’ greatest strengths. All are valued here! All can be successful! All who are part of the CMS community firmly believe this and work hard to achieve this every day!
Sincerely,
Mr. Graham Dryburgh
CMS Principal
Collegium Charter School
Grades 7-8
535 James Hance Court
Exton, PA 19341
Phone: 610-903-1300, ext. 6602
Fax: 610-903-1317
Main Office Email Address: [email protected]
Building Hours
Office Hours: 7:00am to 3:30pm. The Office in the 500 Building is open until 6:00 PM.
Academic Day: 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Summer Hours: Closed, the 435 Building is open in the Summer.
Building Administrators
Principal: Mr. Graham Dryburgh
610-903-1300 x6607
[email protected]
Assistant Principal: Dr. Marjorie Gaskin
610-903-1300 x6609
[email protected]
Dean of Climate and Culture: Mr. Michael Perricone
610-903-1300 x6604
[email protected]
School Counselors
8th Grade Counselor: Ms. Abigail Small
610-903-1300 x6611
[email protected]
7th Grade Counselor: Mr. Pete Danenhower
610-903-1300 x6612
[email protected]
PRIDE
To promote positive behaviors, CMS utilizes a Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) system to teach and reinforce expected behavior. The PBIS system at CMS is known as our PRIDE program. At CMS we show PRIDE by respecting ourselves, others, and our school!
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
To holistically teach and support our students, CMS utilizes Responsive Classroom to provide social emotional learning (SEL). Research shows effective SEL can increase student engagement, achievement, and behavior.
Daily Schedule
Our schedule begins with a morning advisory period followed by 9 periods. Student schedules include: Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, Spanish, Lab, Health/Physical Education, FOCUS, and Specials (Art, Music, STEM, Computer Science).
Transportation
Transportation is handled by your local district; please reach out to them with any questions or concerns. If you have not received your student’s bus information from your home district it could be because you did not complete the required Act 372/Request for Transportation form. This form can be found on our website.
If you have further questions about transportation please contact CCS Transportation at [email protected].
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