Joyner
MicroSociety Magnet students participate in a rigorous
academic program that integrates real world concepts and skills
into curriculum and instruction. The MicroSociety program utilizes
an innovative design in which children create a microcosm of
the real world inside the school. Each student has a role in
running that world — young entrepreneurs produce goods
and services, elected officials establish laws, Crime Stoppers
keep the peace, judges arbitrate disputes, and reporters track
down stories. Technology is used as an authentic vehicle to
advertise and communicate. All citizens earn wages in the school’s “micro”
currency, invest in product ideas, deposit and borrow money from
the “Micro” banks, and pay taxes, tuition, and rent.
Features
- State-of-the-art
media/tech lab to enhance learning in all curricular areas
- Classroom
and technology lab instruction in multi-media communication
and advertising
- Gifted And
Talented Education Program
- Opportunities
to develop leadership skills through managing and leading MicroSociety
ventures
and school government agencies
- Partnerships
in Education with the community
Tours
and Parent Events for 2008-2009:
Please
call to schedule a tour.
Our Community Partnerships
- Athletes for Education, 2 years, how they are integrated into your Magnet school program
- Aquatic Adventures, 1 year, Instruct students with hands-on science curriculum and science ventures.
- California Bank & Trust, 2 years, Mentor the two school Micro Banks and provide materials.
Friends of the Community
- Staples, 2 years, Donate materials to the school Micro warehouse.
- Junior Achievement, 2 years, Fifth graders received leadership training at JA BizTown
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Magnet School Mission, Vision and Goals
Mission Statement
At Joyner MicroSociety Magnet School we believe that children learn best by doing. Our mission is to create environments that motivate children to learn by engaging them in the connections between the classroom and the real world.
Vision Statement
- Student Voice & Choice
- Students, who have voice and choice as citizens, construct their own learning and shape their school culture.
- Learning by Doing
- Students learn best when engaged in work that is meaningful to them.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit
- The entrepreneurial spirit motivates dynamic learning and pursuit of new ideas and opportunities.
- Real World Experience
- Increasingly sophisticated economic, social, and political experiences and a balance of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards continually engage and challenge students as their society matures.
- Teachers as Facilitators
- Teachers are facilitators of integrated learning, providing multiple opportunities for success.
- Shared Responsibility & Authority
- Opportunities for leadership, meaningful decision-making, and responsibility are vested, aligned, and accounted for at every level.
- Partners as Contributors
- Parents and partners are essential contributors to the learning environment.
SMART Goals:
Academic goal: By June 2009, there will be an increase of 37 additional students (a 44.5% increase bring the number of proficient or advanced students to a total of 120 students) who score a proficient or advanced level in English Language Arts as measured by the CST in grades 3-5. (Last year we had 83 students test proficient or advanced in grades 2-4)
Academic goal: By June 2009, there will be an increase of 36 additional students (a 27.6% increase bring the number of proficient or advanced students to a total of 120 students) who score a proficient or advanced level in mathematics as measured by the CST in grades 3-5. (Last year we had 130 students test proficient or advanced in grades 2-4)
Magnet program goal: 80% of all students who scored at a basic level on the first report card of the year in the area of listening and speaking will be proficient or advanced by the third reporting period.
Magnet enrollment goal: 20%
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