My Classroom

MRS. BETSY UTT

JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Jackson Middle School

Jackson Middle School is situated on property that includes a community building, football stadium, basketball courts, tennis courts, walking trail, and a pool.

Mission Statement: Jackson Middle School commits to Preparedness for the futures through Academic excellence, Good citizenship, and Effective communication. (P.A.G.E.)

Purpose: We continually strive toward pride in oneself and one’s family, in one’s school, and in one’s community.

Demographics

Student Population518 students

46.9% female 53.1 % male

91.9% Caucasian, 2.1% African-American, and 6% other

48.1% free or reduced lunch

22.2% special education

Teacher PopulationTeacher –student ratio 15.6 to 1

24% male 76% female

92.9% course taught by highly qualified teachers

Test Results

This quote is very important to me; this is something I want all of my students to believe in.

What are we doing?I feel that it is important for the students to know what they are responsible for throughout the course of the year. We track our goals every week.

My Room

Quote WallA small sample of quotes students have brought in.

Collaborative Learning

Valuable learning can take place when working within a small group.

Individual WorkAt times it is best to work individually.

We use teams at Jackson. This makes it wonderful for conferencing and tracking both student progress and set backs.

Technology

Every teacher has a presentation station with a laptop and projector; all core teachers have either Smart Boards or Mimio systems.

Jackson has six mobile labs and four self-contained computer labs.

The nuts and bolts

Jackson is truly a wonderful place to be. I will have students in the same classroom that are homeless working with a friend/classmate that lives in a home worth more than a half a million dollars. It is hard for some adults to believe that most of our students really don’t place much importance in money.

Academic Success is Important—Not how you get there!

It is the same with our special ed department. Students will have services provided in pull out settings or with special labs and the other kids really don’t give it much thought.

Students in special ed are in student council, peer mediation, robotics…the list could go on.

OAJ

As our principal always says…OAJ! Which means only at Jackson!