Armin Jahr Elementary

• Welcome!
• School Supplies
• Link to Armin Jahr Website
• Act of Excellence Award Staff Nomination
• Library Media Center
• FAMILY ACCESS
• School Choice and Supplemental Education Services
• 2008-2009 Performance Report
• 2009-10 Test Scores
• Map of Building Location (MapQuest)

This year we are continuing to focus on increasing our students’ skills and abilities in reading and math. Students who demonstrate a need for additional assistance in either reading or math are given additional, focused instruction to help them close the gap between their skills and the grade level expectations. We continue to focus on providing all of our students with frequent practice on basic math facts, as well as working to increase their problem-solving abilities and overall confidence in working with numbers. We have worked diligently with our part-time Academic Coach and our instructional leadership team to help teachers improve instruction and increase our students’ math skills, as well as their performance in reading, writing, and science. We continue to have full-day Kindergarten for all of our students, giving each one of them the opportunity to develop strong academic skills, and have noted that our students who have accessed the full-day program are continuing to demonstrate high levels of achievement in first grade.
We continue to recognize and reinforce positive behaviors in our students. We use a Positive Referral system where staff and students can refer students to the Principal to be recognized for pro-social behavior. We also have our Self-Managers program to recognize and reward those students who consistently follow all of our school rules, who do their very best each day, and who complete their classroom and homework assignments. In addition, we have added a Meaningful Work program where students can apply for small, but important jobs around school. Each of these programs has had a positive effect on helping students develop and demonstrate positive choices and behavior.
Our staff is committed to providing our students with focused, high-quality instruction and learning activities, never forgetting that children also need a staff that will love and care for them as individuals and help them develop socially and emotionally. This year, our students came to school ready and eager to learn and have demonstrated both academic and social growth. Together with the support of our parents, we are having another highly successful year.
—Mike Sellers

Mission Statement

Our mission at Armin Jahr Elementary is to provide guidance so students can: meet their educational needs in a safe and caring environment, acquire and apply identified essential learning skills, learn and practice social skills, contribute as responsible citizens of our school and community, and discover and reach their full potential.

In order to accomplish this mission, our staff is committed to nurturing each child as a unique individual, working cooperatively with parents, modeling life-long learning, planning and implementing procedures to ensure student safety, and offering learning options for academic growth with an emphasis on the essential learning requirements.