Elementary School Magnet Programs - Jefferson County Public ...

• Maintains an award-winning science lab and an
outdoor classroom
• Offers the Advance Program, Spanish, Technology
Club, band, orchestra, choir, Academic Team,
basketball, and cheerleading
■ Field
120 Sacred Heart Lane • 485-8252
Slogan: If you want to reach the sky, take off from the
Field.
Highlights:
• Offers the Advance Program
• Recognized for academic excellence as a No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Blue Ribbon School (Students
have scored above state averages in every academic
subject area.)
• Recognized for student achievement by the Kentucky
Governor’s Office, the Kentucky Department
of Education (KDE), and the Pritchard Committee
for Academic Excellence
• Receives support from Crescent Hill businesses
and community organizations for many academic
activities, including tutoring, field trips, and community-based
service learning
• Provides a full-time Mandarin Chinese instructor
• Offers a range of clubs and activities
■ King
4325 Vermont Avenue • 485-8285
Slogan: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School—
Where Dreams Come True!
Highlights:
• Offers two districtwide magnet programs: the
Visual and Performing Arts Program (see page 7)
and the Gifted and Talented Program
(see page 6)
• Offers the Advance Program
• Provides introductory courses for all
students in many of the arts during the
school day
• Provides English as a Second
Language (ESL) classes
• Offers basketball, cheerleading,
Academic Team, Step Team, African
Dance/Ballet, martial arts, fencing,
Show Choir, gymnastics, visual arts,
and more
Cluster 12
■ Portland
3410 Northwestern Parkway • 485-8313
Slogan: Connecting Learning to our World
Highlights:
• Offers the Environmental Studies Magnet Program
for Elementary Clusters 7 through 13 (See page 5.)
• Offers the Small Class Size Program
• Earned the Mayor’s Top Apple Award for reading
achievement
• Maintains two computer labs and a wireless network
• Offers many enrichment programs and activities,
including basketball, cheerleading, cross-country,
Academic Team, Environmental Studies Club, and
Book Battle Team
■ Shelby Traditional Academy
735 Ziegler Street • 485-8327
Highlights:
• Offers the Traditional Magnet Program (Shelby is
a feeder school to a traditional middle school; see
the information on traditional education on page 10.)
Advance Program
• Maintains a beautiful 80,000-square-foot, state-ofthe-art
facility
• Offers area daycare and Childcare Enrichment
Program (CEP) transportation
• Provides cultural arts assemblies and field trips
related to the curriculum
• Recognized as a Health Promotion School of
Excellence (HPSE)
• Uses traditional and inquiry-based instruction to
appeal to various learning styles
• Offers Chess Club and Photo Club as well as the
21st Century after-school program
Early Childhood Program*
English as a Second Language
(ESL) Program
Extended School Services
Family Resource Center
Atkinson • • •
Breckinridge-
Franklin
CARE for Kids Program
Uniforms
Childcare Enrichment Program*
Magnet
Program*
Academy for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning
• • • • • • Communications
Chenoweth • • • • • •
Field • • • • •
King • • • • • •
Gifted and Talented, Visual
and Performing Arts
Guide to Elementary Schools
Portland • • • • Environmental Studies
Shelby
Traditional
• • • • • Traditional
*The program is hosted at these schools. Students from other schools may be served.
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