1. Welcome to Jack Jouett!! Introduction Jack Jouett philosophy
How to understand the schedule?
Expectations

2. Introductions: Kathryn Baylor – Principal
Will Schaffer – Assistant Principal
6th grade School Counselor
Steve Hendrix
PTO President- Heidi Figler
Jouett Matters –

3. Jack Jouett Philosophy
What is best for kids?
Teaching for Learning
No excuses
All means All
Data driven decisions
Teachers Make the Difference

4. Purpose of middle school?
The overarching purpose of all schooling in our society is to help students become good citizens, lifelong learners, and healthy, caring, ethical, and intellectually reflective individuals.
The skills, knowledge, and personal competence that students acquire in school should enable them to be successful now and in the future.

5. How to Access Schedule

6. Parent / Student Portal

7. Link at the top

8. Set up account through your elementary school- Save it

9. Recommended Courses

10. Recommendations / Flow
Address questions / concerns with the appropriate 5th grade teacher or school principal.
We do not know your students and will not override the elementary decision.
Override Form
Math
6 Honors- 7 Algebra- 8 Geometry
6 Adv- 7 Adv – 8 Algebra

11. Parent Portal
Recommendations and exploratory choices will be open to view from Monday, February 29th through Monday March 7th.
Please call your elementary school for changes in recommendations or exploratory choices.
Specific schedule week of August 8th.???

12. Block Sample Times
1st Block 9:00 – 10:32
2nd Block 10:36 – 11:57
3rd Block 12:01 – 12:42
Lunch 12:42 – 1:12
Class Mtg 1:12 – 1:27
3rd Block 1:27 – 2:07
4th Block 2:11 – 3:32 PE/Expl.
GROWL 3:36 – 4:00

13. Daily Schedule Gold Day Green Day 1st Semester 1st Math
2nd Language Arts
3rd Social Studies*
4th PE / Health Exploratory
2nd semester
3rd Science*

14. Exploratories – 18 weeks
Year long – AVID / Band /Chorus/Core + Reading/ Core + Math / Strings/ Study Organizational Skills
Semester
Art
Creative Design
Programming and Coding
Skills for 21st century skills
Spanish

15. Jack Jouett Expectations:
Respect / Responsibility / Growth
Safe Learning Environment - Consistent and fair enforcement of violations of school rules
Limit Distractions – Dress Code
Before / After School Hours

16. What can you expect? Communication
Honest assessment regarding learning
We will do “whatever it takes” to support your son/daughter in the learning process

17. Questions