Teachers:
Mr. Shoua Lee
Ms. Jeanne Schwabacher
Ms. Sherry Kuhn (ELL)

Preparation for Middle School:  Jackson learners are prepared for middle school when they leave Jackson!

• Top 20 Teens: Life Skills for Middle School
• Developmental Designs and Advisory: We are focused on students' relationships, autonomy, competence, and fun integrated into our day.  We do morning meeting, advisory, appreciation circles, fix it circles, and class meetings.
• AVID:  AVID's mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in the global society.
• Organizational Middle School Prepartion: daily planner and binder checks, assignment self-monitoring, behavioral self-monitoring, missing assignment reports
• Monthly and Weekly Incentive Reward Time for classwork and homework
• Monthly Goal Setting in all subjects
• 6th Grade Leadership Opportunities
• Middle School Exploration:  Students are able to explore the middle school websites and decide which middle school will fit their needs.
• College and Career Exploration:  We take several fieldtrips to various colleges, talk about what it takes to get to college, and research various career choices

Individualized Reading Instruction

• Daily Guided Oral Reading Groups: 15-30 minutes small group instruction focused on individualized student reading level
• RAZ kids: Individualized computer reading program
• Reading Enrichment Projects integrating reading, writing, and technology
• Words Their Way focused on hands-on methods for teaching children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills.
• Read Naturally focused on fluency and comprehension in a small group setting.

Individualized Math Instruction

• SuccessMaker Math Computer Program focused on individualized math level
• FASTMATH Computer Program focused on basic math facts
• FLEX Instructional group:  Daily small instruction focused on math concepts
• MCA Strand Intervention Groups with certified teacher focused on MCA Math Strands
• Math Enrichment Technology Project using QuestGarden