JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHSIDE ISD
John Jay
7611 Marbach Rd
San Antonio, TX 78227
Namesake
John Jay (Dec. 12, 1745 - May 17, 1829), American diplomat
and politician, was the first Chief Justice of the United States,
serving from 1789 to 1794.
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DEMOGRAPHICS
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2900 Students
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750 Science/Engineering Academy (SEA)
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80-85% Economically Disadvantaged
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60% At – Risk
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350 SPED students
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17% GT (highest in district)
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First Title One campus
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5A campus
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58% students in PAP courses
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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Students are recruited
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Lottery System
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Select from 8000 8th graders (feeder schools)/ 800 applicants
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200 Freshman enter the program
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Teachers teach both magnet and non magnet students
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Requirements:
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2.5, C+ or better
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Good attendance
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No discipline
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Passing previous STAAR assessments
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Essay
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY: PLC
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True PLC model
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Meeting must address one of the following:
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What do we want students to learn? What should each student know and be able to
do as a result of each unit, grade level, and/or course?
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How will we know if they have learned? Are we monitoring each student’s learning on a
timely basis?
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What will we do if they don’t learn? What systematic process is in place to provide
additional time and support for students who are experiencing difficulty?
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What will we do if they already know it?
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Administrative team is the model
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“Power PLC”
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Entire team (Admin, teachers, and students) spoke to trust and Autonomy
STUDENT PANEL
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Panel of 12 students representing all four grade level
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Similar responses to the BEXAR PREP Student panel.
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Teachers should know their content
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Connect learning
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Teach to my learning style
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Teacher dedication
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Know your students as a person
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Be social
Middle school advice
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Building note taking, paraphrase, textbook reading, and vocabulary skills.
Students knew the John Jay functional vocabulary
JOHN JAY GRADING SYSTEM
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0% grade
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Students complete HW and in class practice for assessment/progress only,
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Documented in the grade book
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Did not inflate or deflate their grade (no effect)
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Parents and students can see ”0” grades
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Consequences for not learning it is…..LEARNING IT!
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Grades should reflect learning, not behavior
Grading system
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60/40 (or 60, 20/20)
TAKE AWAYS
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Power PLC was the product of collaboration after missing AYP by 1 SPED student in
Math
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Robert Harris: “ I lead from the rear until there is danger, I move forward and take the
hits (I don’t want my teachers to), then I move back to the rear. That is my version of
servant leadership”
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Teachers said that Principal Harris knows who he is and is very comfortable in his own
skin.
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Generating community support through virtual conferencing
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Principal Harris: “ Get the right people on the bus and put them in the right seat”
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Principal Harris: “I am ok in the shadow’s if the ship is moving in the right direction.”
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Principal SEA Sumptner: “ If I say it they doubt it, If they say it, it is true”
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Principal SEA Sumptner: “Good people want to stay here because we treat each other
well with dignity, leadership, and risk taking.
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Climate was kind, inviting and positive.