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Jefferson High School
Jefferson Union High
San Mateo County
2001
API Base Report
Project Name
Jefferson High- San Francisco State University/CAPPt
Project Partners
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Fernando Rivera Middle School
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle School
San Francisco State University
Daly City Department of Parks and Recreation
Project Director
Monica Casey
Jefferson High School
6996 mission Street
Daly City, CA 94014
Tel: (650) 550-7741
Fax (650) 550-7790
Email: mrcasey@n2.com
Vision Statement
Jefferson's most important educational goal is improving student
reading, writing, and math skills. To meet this goal, standards-based
curriculum and instruction will be fully introduced into the
JHS freshman course offerings in English and math. Because we
realize that to successfully move to standards-based instruction
requires an approach that involves faculty throughout JHS as
well as students in classes other than English and mathematics,
we have made it a priority to change key freshman courses toward
the Standards-Based Education (SBE) approach along with English
and mathematics. JHS's main challenges include the following:
- increase knowledge, commitment, expertise and leadership
on the part of the teaching community
- embed curriculum and performance standards more deeply
into the curriculum
- develop a comprehensive Student Support Program and establish
and maintain partnerships, including “parents as partners.”
- Develop a comprehensive assessment and accountability
system
- Establish a sound infrastructure
To meet these goals the following activities have been
included in the project:
- JHS/SFSU CAPP Director will plan and facilitate orientation
and training sessions for the following faculty and staff
groups on summer curriculum development projects: 4 freshman
literacy class instructors; 5 freshman science instructors;
9 Foundations for Achievement class instructors; SFSU STC
Coordinator; Staff of the Collegiate and Parent Information
Center; Staff of the Tutoring Support and Peer Mentoring
Program; (summer'99)
- Representative math and English instructors from feeder
middle schools, JHS, and SFSU will meet once each semester
to share curriculum and instructional methodologies, and
continue to work on aligning assessments
- Specific number of standards-based lesson plans and assessments
will be developed for use in the following freshman classes:
8 for literacy; 10 for Science; 13FFA
- Teaching portfolios will be initiated by instructors in
freshman literacy, science, two-year algebra, and FFA classes
- JHS & SFSU staff and community partners will plan and
implement a comprehensive, cohesive and coordinated JHS
Tutoring and Mentoring Program. Expanding the After school
Homework Assistance Program will receive special emphasis.
- Hire consultants to orient and train literacy, English,
math, science, and FFA teachers regarding specific aspects
of infusing SBE into the curriculum. JHS will seek to continuously
build in-house expertise such that teachers can train teachers
following the initial presentations by consultants
Current Highlights include:
- A strong emphasis is being made on the freshman class.
All freshman are taking Algebra and a literacy class in
addition to their regular English.
- All freshman are taking a one semester course called Foundation
which is modeled after AVID.
- A strong tutoring program using parents, staff, college
students and peers is in place. SAT preparation classes
are also available.
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