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Our Philosophy...We Believe that:

  • All students can learn in a safe, nurturing environment.
  • Students learn in different ways and at different rates.
  • Learning is a lifelong journey.
  • Faculty and staff provide meaningful learning opportunities based upon student data and current research-based strategies.
  • Faculty and staff embrace learning experiences that foster creativity and problem-solving among students.
  • Ongoing assessment is a tool to measure student achievement and student needs.
  • Instruction is driven by ongoing assessment.
  • Faculty, parents, and community stakeholders share in the decision-making process.
  • Positive teacher-student-family relationships contribute to student learning.
  • Development of positive character traits is essential for all students.
  • High expectations for all students increase academic performance.
  • Policies and procedures support the development of a positive learning environment.
  • School stakeholders support system, state, and federal laws and policies.  

Our Mission Statement:

The mission of Andrew Jackson Elementary School is to provide a safe, nurturing environment that supports and challenges all students to achieve academic success and personal integrity. 

Our Vision:

At Andrew Jackson Elementary School, today's learners will become tomorrow's leaders as productive and contributing citizens.

Location:  600 Jackson Street  •  Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Principal:  Carolyn Kennedy

Colors:   Blue and White

School Facts:

  • Safety Patrol in 5th Grade
  • Chorus for 4th and 5th Graders - by audition and teacher recommendation
  • Field Day
  • Reading Buddies - in some classes/grades
  • Tutoring programs - ELOs (Extended Learning Opportunities)
  • YMCA after school day care onsite
  • 59% of certified staff hold advanced degrees in education (master’s degree or higher)
  • 536 total years of teaching experience among 38 certified staff members
  • School counseling with a full time counselor
  • Related arts classes-Library, Art, Music, Wellness, Spanish
  • DARE Education for fifth grade
  • Just Say No program for fourth grade
  • Read Across America Day celebration
  • Student Council - representatives from 4th and 5th grades

Parent Involvement: 

  • PTA
  • Family Engagement Committee made up of teachers, staff, parents, etc
  • Family Nights-music programs, book fair, art show
  • City-wide Youth Art Month exhibit held in March at the Renaissance Center
  • Book Fair each Fall
  • Literacy Council Volunteers
  • Library Volunteers
  • Classroom Volunteers

Awards and Grants:

  • Wendy Harrison, 5th Grade teacher, received a $500.00 Eastman Chemical Company Putting Children First classroom grant in November 2007.  These funds were used to purchase additional physical science materials.
  • The Rose Center awarded Jackson's Kindergarten $627.00 from the Student Ticket Subsidy Program to attend the Theatre Bristol performance of "Cinderella" on November 9, 2007.
  • ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program awarded Jackson Elementary a $500.00 grant in 2007.  These funds were used to help purchase technology equipment for classroom use.
  • Linda Gray and Jo Ann Price, Literacy Support teachers, received a $500.00 Eastman Chemical Company Putting Chidren First classroom grant in November 2006.  These fundswere used to purchase materials to support reading intervention.
  • Selected as a State Title I distinguished schools in December 2004-05.
  • First grade teacher Karen Gardner received the Tennessee Eastman Putting Children First grant in 2005.  The grant was used to fund a ‘Reading Incentive Program' in 2004.  Funding for this grant is provided by the Tennessee General Assembly.  It is administered by the Rose Center in Morristown.
  • Wendy Jones, a fifth grade teacher at Jackson, received the ‘Ignite the Light:  Sparking Physical Science in the Classroom’ grant in 2005.
  • Reading Specialist Brenda Gibson received the Tennessee Eastman Putting Children First grant for ‘Literacy Support Using Science Texts’ in 2004.
  • Jackson Elementary School received a $40,000 grant from the Tennessee Lottery Education Afterschool Program (LEAP) in November 2005.  LEAP awards are given to high quality local programs that serve at-risk students.
  • Fourth grade teacher Erin Rolstad received a Tennessee Eastman Putting Children First grant in 2005 for ‘Responding to Non Fiction Literature’.
  • Jackson Elementary was selected by the Tennessee ‘Just for the Kids’ Best Practices Committee in 2004 as one of nine high performing elementary schools to participate in their study.
  • Jackson Elementary was recognized in 2005 as a State Title I Distinguished School.  This award recognizes commitment to ensuring effective instruction and challenging academic content for all students with particular attention to economically deprive children.
  • Third grade teacher Judy Collins received a Tennessee Eastman ‘Putting Children First" grant in 2004.

 

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