ADMINISTRATION

• Provide a safe, orderly, clean and healthy environment at JHS.
• Promote positive relationships with the student body, parents, and JHS staff through consistent communication.
• Provide avenues of communication to inform parents of school rules and DPS policies.
• Maintain a high quality staff through quality observations, feedback and hiring policies.
• Ensure teachers adhere to all school and DPS policies.

TEACHERS

• Grade assignments, tests and quizzes in a timely manner.
• Present a well planned, rigorous and engaging variety of activities in lessons aligned with Standard Course of Study.
• Use a variety of assessments to determine student achievement.
• Communicate student progress systematically to parents, teacher and administrators.
• Post classroom rules and consistently enforce all classroom, school and DPS policies.
• Model professionalism in all areas of the job. Collaborate with colleagues to ensure best-practice instruction.
• Support student needs for tutoring and making up assignments.

STUDENTS

• Arrive on time and attend every class.
• Respect self, other students, JHS personnel and property and school rules.
• Endeavor to become a life-long learner.
• Strive to be academically successful.
• Engage in extracurricular activities.

PARENTS

• Ensure your son/daughter is on time and is prepared for school every day.
• Foster consistent communication with teachers and administration.
• Become a member of the PTSA and support school activities.
• Regularly review student homework and assignments to support academic success.
• Support JHS and DPS policies.
• Provide updated student demographic information to the school in a timely manner.
• Attend Open House and parent oriented meetings.