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Welcome to Riverside Middle School at Innovation Central (6-8)

Greetings from Riverside Middle School at Innovation Central! Our teachers are uniquely positioned to serve all of our scholars' needs academically, socially, and emotionally. Our scholars are given the tools to learn, grow, and thrive within the classroom and beyond.  

Our staff is committed to scholar success regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or religion. Our goal is to ensure that all scholars feel included, valued, supported, and safe. We are committed to educating every child, every day. We hope you join us! 

Erica Patton
Principal

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Riverside Middle School at Innovation Central

421 Fountain St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616-819-2969
Erica Patton
Principal
Jennifer Mitchell
Assistant Principal
Curtis Andrews
Scholar Success Coordinator

School Hours

Breakfast 7:15 a.m.
Start Time 7:40 a.m.
Dismissal 2:23 p.m.
Half Day Dismissal 10:25 a.m.

At Riverside Middle School at Innovation Central, scholars, staff, and families work together as valued partners in the shared mission of educating and empowering our children. 

Riverside Middle School at Innovation Central is committed to scholars’ success regardless of race, ethnicity socio-economic status, gender, sexual orientation or religion. Riverside’s goal is to ensure that all scholars feel included, valued, supported and safe. Riverside’s diverse population is rich with many cultures and ethnicities. We understand that equitable education and compassion are the cornerstone to any successful institution, and we are committed to bringing that to our scholars and community every day. Riverside’s teachers are highly qualified and go above and beyond to ensure that all students receive an equitable education and the social skills to be successful both in and away from school.  

Riverside Middle School at Innovation Central believes in establishing strong partnership between scholars, parents, and community. We believe in creating an environment of high expectations, caring, respect, open communication, diversity of ideas, trust, and collaboration. Our parents are the primary educators of their child and that we partner with parents in helping scholars take ownership of their education and develop a positive outlook of their future.

We have incorporated distance learning for years and are poised to be a leader in the district as a blended model of new technologies and old practices, giving our students the best of both worlds. Our 1-to-1 student technology device approach ensures that every student has the opportunity to learn inside and outside the classroom.

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