Elementary School Magnet Programs - Jefferson County Public ...

• Receives support from a highly active Parent
Teacher Association (PTA)
• Offers academic and athletic activities, including
basketball, drama, cross-country, volleyball, cheerleading,
and Academic Team
■ Johnsontown Road
7201 Johnsontown Road • 485-8278
Slogan: Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders
Highlights:
• Offers a scholastic program for the Primary Talent
Pool and advanced learners
• Provides student-centered learning with updated
technology, including SMART Boards, computers
in classrooms, projectors, scanners, document
cameras, and a computer lab
• Provides leadership opportunities, including Student
Council, Safety Patrol, and community-service
projects
• Offers many extracurricular activities, including
Academic Team, band, orchestra, basketball,
cheerleading, volleyball, cross-country, drama club,
choir, and enrichment clubs
• Recognized as an HPSE
• Receives support from an outstanding PTA, which
sponsors activities throughout the school year
■ Kennedy Montessori
3800 Gibson Lane • 485-8280
Slogan: Reaching minds, touching hearts
Highlights:
• Offers the Montessori method of education for students
in Elementary Clusters 1 through 8
(See page 7.)
• Offers the Advance Program
• Rated a 3.8 on a 4.0 scale for overall parent satisfaction
• Ninety-five percent of Kennedy students entering the
second grade read and write at or above grade level.
• Offers STLP, band, violin, fencing, track, basketball,
cheerleading, Dance Team, Chess Club, Environmental
Club, Academic Team, orchestra, Historical
Techno Club, Orff Ensemble, 4-H, Safety Patrol,
Girls on the Run, Volleyball, Tae Kwon Do, and
Entrepreneur Club
■ Sanders
8408 Terry Road • 485-8322
Slogan: Where Children Come First
Highlights:
• Receives support from a highly active PTA that
hosts family events and student activities
• Offers a range of extracurricular activities, including
Academic Team, soccer, volleyball, basketball,
cross-country, cheerleading, drama, and yearbook
• Provides specialized instrumental programs, including
band, orchestra, and the Weisberg Suzuki Violin
Program
• Provides proficient teaching and student-centered
learning with SMART Boards, tablet computers,
projectors, scanners, document cameras, and an IBM
computer lab
• Offers student leadership opportunities, including
Student Council, Safety Patrol, Peer Mediation, and
STLP
• Offers family support services, including the STAR
Family Resource Center (FRC) and the Big Brothers
Big Sisters Program
■ Wilkerson Traditional
5601 Johnsontown Road • 485-8351
Highlights:
• Students have achieved high scores on state tests
(almost a 40-point gain since 2000).
• Offers many after-school activities, including basketball,
football, cheerleading, archery, chess, and
volleyball through the FRC
• Provides a computer lab with state-of-the-art
technology
• Receives support from a highly involved PTA
• Recognized as a HealthierUS Gold School and an HPSE
• Uses interactive SMART Boards in every classroom
• Offers traditional education (But Wilkerson is not part
of the feeder pattern to a traditional middle school.
See the information on traditional education on page 10.)
Cluster 2
Advance Program
Early Childhood Program*
English as a Second Language (ESL) Program
Extended School Services
Family Resource Center
CARE for Kids Program
Dixie • • • • •
Eisenhower • • • • • •
Uniforms
Childcare Enrichment Program*
Magnet
Program*
Foster Traditional • • • • • • • Traditional
Greenwood • • • •
Johnsontown Road • • • • • •
Kennedy Montessori • • • • • • Montessori
Sanders • • • •
Wilkerson
Traditional
• • • • • •
*The program is hosted at these schools. Students from other schools may be served.
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Guide to Elementary Schools