

TheMissionoftheJubileeSchool
Jubilee’sMissionistoeducatechildrenofallabilities,inpartnershipwithparents–todiscerntruth, goodness,andbeautyinGod’screation–andjoyfullydiscovertheirfullestpotential.
JubileeservesfamiliesinthePaideiaoftheLord.Ourintegratedinstructionaccommodatesvarious abilities,equippingstudentstodiscernandapplytruth
❖ Weprovideindividualizedlearningwithinaschoolstructure.
❖ Wegivefamilieshopeandsupportintheinstructionoftheiruniquelearners.
❖ WepursueeducationalexcellencethroughChristianandclassicalpedagogy
EDUCATIONPHILOSOPHY
Christian Compassionate Classical
Romans15:1states,“Wewhoarestronghaveanobligationtobearwiththefailingsoftheweak,and nottopleaseourselves.”
Itistempting,intheeducationworld,tofocusonacademicstotheextentthatchildrenhavealimited experienceoutsideofclassroomwalls.ButiftheapexofaChristianistoloveGodandloveour neighbor,thenweneedtomakesurethatoureducationisnotself-focusedbutisinsteadapracticein humanity
Itisnotthatacademicsisunimportant,itissimplythatwehavecreatedasub-cultureofsmallhumans whosegradeandgradesbecome“whotheyare”Aristotlespokeextensivelyofvirtue Andalthougha pagan,heunderstoodthatastudentwhosimplygainedknowledgehadnotreallyreceivedan education.
AtTheJubileeSchooltheTrivium,whichpedagogicallymovesfromtheconcretetothephilosophical, isappliedateverylevelandinevery eldofstudy,buildingskillsindiscernment.Academicallystrong andstrugglinglearnersareintegratedintolearninggroupsbasedonmasteryofmaterialratherthanage. Curriculaisatoolratherthanamaster Wesynthesize eldsofstudyinstorycentricorthematic lessonsbasedonerasoftime.Webuildtheimportantliterary,mathematical,andscienceskills necessaryforinterpretingGod’screationandtheorderoftheworld.Outputexpectationsarevaried, becausestudentgiftingisvaried
Smallclassesfosterdiscussion,speaking,andservicewhilebeinggivenspacetotakeacademic risks equippingthemforresponsibilityandleadershipinGod’sKingdom.
5Distinctiveterms
Gifting Relational Integrated Thematic Trivium
EDUCATIONFORTHOSEWITHSPECIALNEEDS
TheJubileeSchoolaimstoteachstudentsofallabilitylevelsthroughsolidChristianpedagogyand materials.Becauseweareabletotakebothconventionalanduniquelearners(eventhosediagnosed withASD),ourprogramisverydistinct.Weo erclassicalteachingasinputbutonlyexpectclassical outputbasedonthegiftingofeachindividualstudent.Ourteachingisdoneinaone-roomstyle settingwhereweimplementthetriviumandmovefromtheconcretetothephilosophicalasthe studentsareready.
Webelievethatthosediagnosedwithalearningdisability,aswellasthosewithdevelopmentaldelaysor trauma,arenotde nedbytheircondition Theyare rstandforemostimage-bearersofthelivingGod Theseuniquelygifted,andsometimeshurting,childrenhaveamind,abody,andasoulthathasthe sameneedsanddesiresasotherchildren.Forsome,thedi erenceisintheirhyper-sensoryskillswhich canoverloadtheirminds Forotherstheyneedaddedassistanceinvariousbehavioralandacademic areas.Becauseofthis,ourgoalistogivethesechildrenalearningenvironmentthathelpsthemorganize theirsensorysystems,seethemselvesasanintegralpartofGod’sworld,andinvestthetalentGodhas giventhem.
Wedonotusethechild’sconditionasanexcuseforsin,butwemaymakeacademicandbehavioral accommodationsforchildrenattherecommendationoftheEducationCounciluponreviewof diagnosticinformationand/orcircumstances Thisdecisionwillnotbeautomatic Incooperationwith thechild’sguardians,wewillseekprofessionaladvice,pray,andconsultwithinvestedpartiestoforma planbestsuitedforthestudentandcommunity.
Whileourgoalisstraightforward,thewayweaccomplishthisforeachchildiscomplex Becauseeach childisanimage-bearerofGodandiscreatedwithuniquegiftsandstruggles,webelieveitisimportant toindividualizetheirinstructionwithoutcompromisingthecommunity.Weemployavarietyof methodstohelpourstudentslearntofocustheirmindsandcalmtheirbodies,sotheycangrowin theirloveforGodandneighbor
Thereforewewill:
1. Provideourstudentswithawell-ordered,consistent,environment.
2. HelpourstudentsseewhotheyareinthecontextofGod’sworld.
3 Teachourstudentsclearcommunicationanduseclearcommunicationintraining
4. Coachourstudentsinlovingtheirneighborsthroughstructuredactions.
5. Guideourstudentsthroughasmuchacademicmaterialastheyarecapable.
Wearenotabletoaccommodatechildrenwithknownovertbehaviorsthatwould,morallyor physically,intentionallyharmotherstudents.
OUR DISTINCTIVE
1 Verylowstudent/teacherratio,allowingtrueindividualizedlearningplans
2. Integratedages,wherestudentsmovethroughmilestonesratherthanage-relatedgrades.
3. Fewersubjects.
4 Minimalhomeworkintheyoungeryears,withthisexpandingovertime
5 Theteacherasthecurriculum,individualizingeducation
OUR CULTURE
STATEMENTOFFAITH
THEAPOSTLES’CREED
"WebelieveinGod,theFatherAlmighty,theMakerofheavenandearth,andinJesusChristHisonly Son,ourLord:WhowasconceivedbytheHolyGhost,bornofthevirginMary,su eredunderPontius Pilate,wascruci ed,dead,andburied Hedescendedintohell ThethirddayHearoseagainfromthe dead;Heascendedintoheaven,andsitsattherighthandofGodtheFatherAlmighty;fromthencehe shallcometojudgethelivingandthedead.IbelieveintheHolyGhost;theholycatholicchurch;the communionofsaints;theforgivenessofsins;theresurrectionofthebody;andthelifeeverlasting Amen."
CULTURAL ISSUES
TheJubileeSchoolbelievesthatallhumanlifeissacredandthatwearecreatedintheimageofGod andcalledtodefendandprotectthatlife Webelievetherearetwodistinctsexes,maleandfemale Togethertheyre ecttheimageandnatureofGodandtheBiblicalmeaningof“marriage”describedin Scripture.(Gen.2:18–25).
TheJubileeSchooliscommittedtoahealthydiscussionofthisissueinawaythatvaluesallthoseof otheropinions,yetdoesnotcompromiseourvalues.OurultimategoalisChristianunitywithinthe parametersoftheApostles’CreedandthetruthofScripture
OVERARCHINGCULTURE
DiligeDeum,DiligeProximum LoveGod,loveneighbor. WhenGodmadehumans,HemadeusinHisownimage,acommunityre ectiveofHistriunenature withthecapacitytolove,asHehasloved Inthelastcentury,schoolshaveassumedafragmentedview thatreducesapersontoanindividualinneedofknowledge.AtTheJubileeSchool,webelievein disciplingthewholepersontoloveGodandloveandhonorallpeople.
AugustinedealswiththisinOnChristianTeaching....“Itisinterestingtoconsiderthattopractice lovingGodandlovingourneighbormightbeagreatereducationthananything.Toloveourneighbor istolovetheimageofGod.Toloveourneighborweneedtostudyandunderstandthem.Toknowand loveourneighboristoknowmoreaboutGodandtolearnmoreaboutGodproduceswisdom,and wisdomlivedoutsacri cesforourneighbor.”Inotherwords,thecycleofeducationhasgoneawry. Thesubjectofspellingisuselessunlessmyspellingservesagreaterpurpose.Thesubjectofscienceis uselessunlessIunderstanditinthecontextofGod’sincredibleworld.
DRESSCODE
Thewaywedressisaformof“rhetoric”andcommunicatesamessage.Wewantenoughvarietywithin ourdresscodetoallowforpracticeinthiswhilealsoclearlycommunicatingouracademic environment Ourdresscodesimpli esstudentattire,andstreamlinesvarietytowardsespritdecorp
SEECOMPLETEDRESSCODEHERE
DISCIPLINE POLICY
Werecognizethatmaintainingawell-disciplinedclassroomiskeytolearning.Webelievethat “knowledgewithoutvirtueisdangerous.”Therefore,encouragingvirtuousbehaviorthatstemsfrom theheartisasimportantasencouragingexcellenceinmathandgrammar Ayoungstudent’sbehavior, attitude,andphysicaldispositionshouldcontributepositivelytotheclassroomenvironmentandThe JubileeSchool’svalueofshapinggodlycharacter.Ourruleissimpleformaintainingthisdisciplined atmosphere:“loveyourneighborasyourself.”
TheJubileeSchoolusesastructureddisciplineplanfortheclassroomwhilevaryingtheconsequences
basedontheframeofthechildandtheparent’sinput.Althoughourmethodofhelpingthemreach thestandardof“lovingGodandlovingourneighbor”maybedi erent,thestandardremains.
ELECTRONICDEVICEPOLICY
Useofpersonalelectronicdevices(i.e.,phones,smartphones,portablegamingdevices,smartwatches, etc.)bystudentsisprohibitedoncampus.Suchdevicesmaybeputonsilentorturnedo andleftin bagsorbackpackswhileastudentisatschooloroncampus.Anyuseofphonesmustbeapprovedby theHeadofSchoolorthesecretary
● Theuseoflaptopsispermissibleforsecondaryacademicpurposesonlyunderthe pre-approveddirectionandsupervisionofateacher
● A rstviolationofthispolicywillresultinimmediatecon scationofthedevicetoberetrieved bythestudentattheendoftheday.
● AsecondviolationofthispolicywillresultinaparentconferencewiththeHeadofSchooland thedevice(ifneeded)beingplacedintheHeadofSchool’spossessionatthebeginningofeach dayandreleasedtothestudentattheendofthedayforadecideduponperiodoftime.
● Athirdviolationofthispolicywillresultinadisciplinaryhearing.
● TheJubileeSchoolacceptsnoresponsibilityforuse,breakage,theft,orlossofphoneorother personalitems
CHEATINGANDPLAGIARISM
Cheatingisde nedaslookingatanother’sworkwithouttheteacher’spermission,orcommunicating withanotherduringanexamwithouttheteacher’spermission.
Plagiarismisde nedasusinganother’sworkwithoutthankingthemfortheuse.
Ifeithercheatingorplagiarismisnoticed,theassignmentorexamwillimmediatelyreceivea0 Parents willbenoti ed.AsecondcheatingorplagiarisminfractionwillresultinanEducationCouncilreview.
DRESSCODEVIOLATION
Ifateachernoticesadresscodeviolation,heorshewillinformtheHeadofSchool.TheHeadof Schoolorsecretarywilltrytomakeaccommodationsbyprovidinguniformsthatwehaveonhand If wedonothaveanyclothesthat t,theparentswillbeaskedtobringintheappropriateclothing.
Afterfourdresscodeviolations,ano cevisitwillfollowwithanemailsenttoparents.Afterthe fth withinasemester,thestudentwillbesenthome.Subsequentdresscodeviolationswillrequirethe HeadofSchooltotreattheviolationsaso cevisitsinaccordancewiththedisciplinepolicy
MISSINGHOMEWORK
Anymissinghomeworkwillbeenteredasa“M”inClassReach Afterthethird“M”orthirdpoor grade,theparentswillbenoti ed Thelateassignmentpolicyis10%gradereductionthe rstday,20% reductionthesecondday,and1percentagepointforanydaythereafter.Astanding“0”willmeanthe assignmentwasneversubmitted.
OFFICEVISIT
Thereare vebasicbehaviorsthatwillautomaticallynecessitatedisciplinefromtheHeadofSchool (versustheteacher).Thosebehaviorsarethefollowing:
1. Blatantdisrespectshowntoanysta member.Thesta memberwillbethejudgeofwhether ornotdisrespecthasbeenshown.
2 Dishonestyinanysituationwhileatschool,includinglying,cheating,andstealing
3. Rebellion(i.e.,outrightdisobedienceinresponsetoinstructions).
4. Fighting(i.e.,strikinginangerwiththeintentiontoharmanotherstudent).
5. Obscenelanguage,includingtakingthenameoftheLordinvain.
DISCIPLESHIPPOLICY
Weexpectourclassroomstobeanorderlyandcalmenvironmentandweaskourteacherstomentor theirstudentsingodlyhabits LovingbehaviorismodeledandScriptureisusedforteaching, correction,andtraininginrighteousness(ITim3:16)
Thestudent'steacherwillgiveaverbalwarningandwordsofencouragement Ifthestudentdisobeysthisverbal warningthenthestudent'snamewillbewrittenonthewhiteboard Thisisnottoshamethechildbutto givethemachancetochangetheirdirection.Ifthestudentcontinuestodisobeythentheteachermay sendthestudenttospeakwiththeHeadofSchool.Intheeventthatachildisuncooperative,aparent maybecalledtohelp.
Thegoalofourdiscipleshippolicyisto:
● Directtowardsgodlybehaviorandwalkalongsideparentstonurturetheirchildren
● Helpshowthestudenthowsina ectsrelationshipsandtheimportanceofrestoration.
● Usenaturalconsequencestohelpdirectastudenttomakebetterchoices.
Somestudentsmayneedmoreattentionandsowewillcreateaplantohelpthestudentbesuccessful
DISCIPLESHIPANDCOMMUNICATION
Theteacherofastudentwhoisstrugglingtoobeyintheclassroom,mayreachouttotheparentsto discussthebehavior Ifachildcomestotheo ce,theHeadofSchoolwillsendanemaillettingthe parentsknowwhatthestudentwassentforandtheHeadofSchoolmayalsochoosetocallthe student’sparentsintodiscussthesituation.
EXCESSIVEOFFICEVISITS
Asnotedabove,thepurposeofthediscipleshippolicyistoshapegodlycharacterinthestudent.Ifit becomesapparenttotheHeadofSchoolthatthestudent’scharacterisnotimprovingovertime and/orisbecomingworsetothedetrimentoftheschoolculture,theHeadofSchoolwillmeetwith theparentsandtheywillcomeupwithaplantoresolvetheissue.TheHeadofSchoolwillalsomeet withtheparentsincaseswherethestudentexhibitsalackofrepentanceorlacksinterestinattending TheJubileeSchool.TheHeadofSchoolmay,athis/herdiscretion,allowforadditionalmeetingswith theparentsifthepreviousdiscipleshipplantohelpthestudentwasunsuccessful Tohelptheparents understandtheirchild’sbehavior,theymayberequiredtositwiththestudentduringapart,orall,of theschoolday.IftheHeadofSchooldeterminesthatthestudent’sbehavioralissuestillcannotbe correctedthroughthediscipleshipplan(s)generatedbythemeeting(s)withtheparents,thenitwillbe considereda“SeriousDisciplineCase”
SERIOUSDISCIPLINECASES
ASeriousDisciplineCaseoccurswhenastudentexhibitsextremeungodlybehaviorthatimpedesthe cultureoftheschool.Examplesinclude(butarenotlimitedto):
1 Excessiveo cevisits(seesectionofthesamenameabove)
2. Unrepentant,consistent,orseriousdisrespectofauthority.
3. Unsafebehavior endangermenttothemselvesorothers.
4 Overtmoralissuesincluding(butnotlimitedto):
a Inappropriatetouching
b. Substanceabuse
c. Illegalactivity
IftheHeadofSchoolhasdeterminedthatthestudent’swordsorbehaviorconstituteaSerious DisciplineCase,thestudentwillbesubjecttoadisciplinehearingbeforetheschoolboard.The disciplinehearingwillincludethestudent,theparent(s),theteacher(ifapplicable),theHeadof School,andschoolboardmembers.Atthispointtheschoolboardwilldeterminethenecessary courseofactionwhichmayincludesuspensionorexpulsionofthestudent.Tuitionwillnotbe
reimbursedforsuspensionsorexpulsions.
OURPROGRAM
EDUCATION SCHEDULE
TheJubileeSchoolo ers3coredays,withtheoptionforanadditionalMonday/Fridayhalf-day. Studentsareplacedinlearninggroupsbasedontheirreadingandwritingability.Studentsprogress throughtheselearninggroupsastheygrowintheirskills.Becauseeachchildisuniquelydesigned, somestudentsmayprogressmorequicklythanothers Ourlearninggroupmodela ordsbothdelays andaccelerationsthroughthelearninglevels Math,ClassicalLanguages,andHumanitiesclassesare o eredatthesametimeacrosstheprimarylevelssothatstudentscanbeplacedintheclassthatbest ts theirabilities.
OUR STRUCTURE
Fellowshipbetweentheages
Overlappinggradestoaccommodateuniquelearners
Coreclassesthatpromotemastery
Applicationofwhatislearned
LovingGod&lovingneighborasprimarytenants
Prayer&Scriptureinterwoventhrougheachday
Outpouringofloveonstudents,families&community
Integratedlearning
Nurturingeducationwithteachersasmentors
Thematicandortopicalintegrationbetweenlearninggroups
❖ Teachersneedlargeblocksofflexibletimeratherthanrigidclassperiods
❖ Subjectintegrationneedstobeintentionalbutorganic
❖ Teachersneedtobecomemasterteachersthroughtraining
❖ Foundationalprinciplesneedtobeinstilledandwherenecessary,memorizedforfuturerecall
❖ Teachersneedtobementoredsothattheycanmentortheirstudentswell
❖ Weprovidea3coredayscheduleandanoptional Monday/Fridayhalfdayprogram
LIMITINGSUBJECTS
“ thegreatestservicewecandotoeducationtodayistoteachfewersubjects Noonehastimetodo morethanaveryfewthingswellbeforeheistwenty,andwhenweforceaboytobeamediocrityina dozensubjects,wedestroyhisstandards,perhapsforlife.” CSLewis
ONCURRICULUM
AtTheJubileeSchool,webelievethatcurriculumisatool,whichisessential,buttheteacherbrings educationtolifethroughuseofthattool.Assuch,inadditiontousingvariouscurriculaanda developedlistofskillsandobjectiveswewillobtainthemostquali edanddedicatedteachersas possible:teacherswhoexemplifyaloveoflearningandpointyoungstudentstoJesusChristthrough immersingtheirteachingingoodness,beautyandtruth.
“The nalaimofeverysubjecttaught:TofallinlovewithGodisthegreatestromance;toseekhimthe greatestadventure;to ndhim,thegreatesthumanachievement.” Augustine
HUMANITIES
“ThescienceoftheimageofGod”
OurHumanitiesblockisatthecoreofourcurriculum,anditisorganizedaroundtwoprinciples: worldviewandintegration History,Literature,Bible,Geography,Grammar,Writing,andSpellingare wovenintoanintegratedwholeandtaughtfromadistinctivelyChristianperspective.
Thisblockoftimere ectsourcommitmenttorestoringnotonlythecontentbutthestructureof education Ratherthanarigidclassschedulethathurriedlymovesstudentsfromonesubject-speci c classtothenext,interruptinggreatdiscussionsormeaningfulprojects,welingerlongerandgodeeper throughintegrationofmaterial,allowingthestudenttimetomasterlearning.
Wereadstories,thestoriesofourworld.Itisstoriesthatempowerideas,anditisideasthatspark innovation. We lterallofthisinlightofBiblicaltruthtocreatemissionalstudents.
TheerasweengagewithareAncientTimes,MiddleAges,ModernTimes,andtheUnitedStates ModernTimes.Werotatethroughtheseerasasawholecommunityeachyear,learningthebigideas thathaveshapedtheworldwithineachera.
ObjectivesfortheHumanitieswillbemetrelatingtoHistory,Literature,Bible,Art,Geography, Grammar,Writing,andSpelling.
ART & MUSIC
Artandmusicshouldbeinterwoventoarobuststudyofthe“imageofGod”ThereforeTheJubilee Schoolwillincorporatetheseintothe berofteachinghumanitieswhilealsoholdingskill-basedclasses fortechnique.
SCIENCE
"Somepeople,inordertodiscoverGod,readbooks.Butthereisagreatbook:theveryappearanceof createdthings.Lookaboveyou!Lookbelowyou!Readit.God,whomyouwanttodiscover,never wrotethatbookwithink Instead,HesetbeforeyoureyesthethingsthatHehadmade Canyouask foraloudervoicethanthat?" Augustine
WeaimtoteachthattheCreatorliterallyspoketheworldintoexistenceandthereforebeliefinGodas Creatorisfoundationaltoallscienti cstudies.
Westudyvarioussciencetopicswithineachblendedgradelevelduringtheprimaryyearsandbuildthe importantscienti cskillsnecessaryforfurtherdiscoveringGod’sbeautifulearth Asstudentsmove intosecondary,weprovidethefoundational eldsofstudynecessaryforapost-secondaryeducation.
MATHEMATICS
“MathematicsisthelanguagewithwhichGodwrotetheuniverse.” Galileo
Mathematicstakesmasterytounderstand Thismeansthatbothcorporateinstructionand individualizedlearningareimportantinmasteringtheseskills.Weuseacombinationofintegrated methods,manipulatives,andthetriviumtobuildimportantskillsinthestudyofmathematics.Word problems,workedthroughasagroup,helpwithpuzzlingskillsandouraimistogoamiledeeprather thanamilewidewithmathematicsunderstanding
InthePrimarylevels,mathiso ered,school-wideatthesametimeeachday.Thisallowsstudentstobe groupedintheirappropriateskilllevelnomattertheirreadinglevel Bothprimaryandsecondary studentsadvanceastheymastermaterialratherthanastheyage.
PHILOSOPHYOFGRADING
GRADINGPOLICY
GradesatTheJubileeSchooldonotinanywayre ecttheimmeasurableworthandvalueofeachchild madeinGod’simage,butratheranaccuratere ectionofthequalityofworkinagiven eldofstudy atagiventime.AtTheJubileeSchool,gradesservethreebasicpurposes:
1. Tohelpstudentstoimprove.
2. Todeterminethebestplacementlevelforayoungstudent'sacademicability.
3 Toprovideajustandlegitimatemeansofholdingstudentsaccountableforthequalityoftheir work.Gradesprovideawidelyunderstoodmeansofcommunicatingprogressandachievement toparentsandotherpartiessuchascollegeentranceboardsorotherschoolstowhichthe youngstudentmaytransfer.
Wehaveestablishedabalancedandobjectivegradingsystembasedonthesevalues.
INDIVIDUAL GRADES
TheJubileeSchoolwilluseauniquemethodofgradingthatensuresstudentshavetimeto“practice” beforetheyreceiveagrade Thereforeregular“feedback”grades,or“softgrades,”onnewconceptswill beinternallykeptwhilegradesthata ectoverallstandingswillberecordedinoursoftwarefor transcripts.Consistentwitheducatingthewholechild,bothattitudeande ortwillbeconsidered withinourgradingsystems.
GROUP PROJECT GRADES
Groupprojectsareapartofcourseworkanditshouldbeexpectedthatgradingofthesewillnotbe individualizedbecausewebelievethatcharacterincommunityrevealstheheart: IThessalonians5:14 “Andweurgeyou,brothersandsisters,warnthosewhoareidleanddisruptive,encouragethe disheartened,helptheweak,bepatientwitheveryone”BecauseTheJubileeSchoolcaresevenmore abouttheheartthantheacademics,groupprojectsallowteacherstoseewherecharacterworkis needed,andsincewearepreparingstudentsforlife,notjustcollege,characterinChristiancommunity isintegralto“LovingGodandLovingNeighbor.”
MATHEMATICAL GRADING POLICY
Becausemathproblemsareobjectivelyrightorwrong,gradeswillbedeterminedusingasimple calculation:numbercorrectoutofthetotalnumberofproblems.Exercisesthatarephilosophically basedwillfollowthehumanitiesscale(seebelow).
Mathexaminationsare30%ofthe nalgrade Mathhomeworkcompletionis40%ofthe nalgrade. Mathpracticums/projectsare30%ofthe nalgrade(grouporindividual).
SCIENCEGRADINGPOLICY
Sincescienceistaughtthroughexperimentsanddiscovery,thiswillbeaparticipationandgroup projectgradeintheprimaryyearsandwillmovetowardsmasterygradingthroughthevariousscienti c eldsofstudyinthesecondaryyears.
LATIN GRADING POLICY
LatinistaughttobuildvocabularyandcontinuetogrowEnglishaswellasLatingrammarskills. Assessmentswillbebasedontheseconceptsandpointsawardedforthepurposeofrevealingmastery
HUMANITIES GRADING POLICY
Vocabularyterms,spelling,grammar,anddirectcharacternamesordateswillbeobjectivelygradedand willbescoredusingapoints-basedsystem.WithMasteryasourgoal,studentswillbeaskedtocorrect thewronganswers
Assignmentsthataremorephilosophicalinnaturewillbegradedonascale.Withineachassignment, grammaticalandspellingmistakeswillbeclearlymarkedandstudentswillbeaskedtoreviewtheword orgrammaticalruleand“edit”theirwriting Thispromotesmasteryinwritingassignments
HUMANITIESGRADINGSCALE
● Verybestworkindividually
● Zeromistakesgrammatically
● Meteverystandardgivenfortheworkandthendidmore
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● Excellentcreativeuseofwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasion
● SolidChristianworldview(eitherexplicitorimplicitbiblicalsupport)
● Christiancharacterwaspresentwhileworking
● Outstandingworkindividually
● Smallmistakesgrammatically
● Metthestandardfortheworkineveryway
● Soliduseofwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasion
● SolidChristianworldview(eitherexplicitorimplicitbiblicalsupport)
● Christiancharacterwaspresentwhileworking
● Goodworkindividually
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● Somegrammaticalmistakes
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● Metthestandardfortheworkwelloverall
● Usedwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasionappropriately
● AChristianworldviewwasimplicitlyorexplicitlybehindthework
● Christiancharacterwaspresentwhileworking
● Decentworkindividually
● Quiteafewgrammaticalmistakesbutcommunicationwasnot compromised
● Metthemajorityofthestandardsforthework
● Usedwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasioninasub-parwaybutitwas sensible
● AChristianworldviewwasnotaspresentasneeded,butitwasn’t un-biblical
● Limitede ortindividually
● Grammaticalmistakescompromisedcommunication
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● Standardsfortheworkwerenotmet
● Didnotusewords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasionwell
● AChristianworldviewwasnotpresent
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● Assignmentshouldbere-done
● Theassignmentwasnotturnedin
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● Cheatedonassignment
● Plagiarized
FAILING AND RETAKES
Retakeswillbelefttotheteacher’sdiscretion.Astudentwhohassimplyfailedforalackof understandingmaybegivenanotheropportunitytoprovetheirunderstandingafterfurtherpractice
Astudentwhoneglectedtheirstudiesandthereforefailed,maynotbegivenaretakeopportunity
Ifastudentfailsanentirecourse,thestudent,parents,andteacherwillmeet todeterminethebest courseofactionforthestudent TheEducationCouncilmaybeaskedtoreviewandsuggestacourse ofaction.Circumstances,understandingofdirections,ande ortwillallbetakenintoconsideration.
Parentswillbenoti edwithinthreeweeksoftheendofthegradingperiodiftheirstudentisin jeopardyoffailing.
ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
Studentsareabletoarrivebetween8:15and8:30AM.Pick-uptimeisat3:15andmustbepickedup nolaterthan3:30PM
ATTENDANCE
TheJubileeSchoolhasintentionallysetitsvacations,schedule,andstructuretoallowimportanttime forfamilies ByregisteringachildinTheJubileeSchool,theparentorguardianisagreeingtothis scheduleanditislovingtothecommunityofstudentstobeinattendance.Emergenciesorimportant familytimearisefromtimetotime;thereforestudentshave*6academicdays(theequivalentof2 weeks)withineachsemesterforschoolabsenceswithoutconsequencetotheircreditsunless pre-approvalsarearranged Weaskthatteachersbenoti edassoonaspossibleforanyabsences
Forsickness:PleasenotifytheteacherthroughtheClassReachformprovided.
Forfamilytime(vacations,etc.):Pleaseuseourpre-scheduledAbsenceFormtonotifytheappropriate teacher.
Forprolongedperiodsofabsence(toextendbeyondthe6academicdays theequivalentof2weeks): Pleasegetpre-approvalfromtheHeadofSchool.
*Emergencysituationswillobviouslybetakenintoconsideration
TARDIES
Astudentwhoarriveslaterthan8:30AMisconsideredtardy.Fourunexcusedtardieswithinamonth willconstituteaparentemailtoremindthemoftheschoolstartingtimeandtheimportanceofhaving theirchildatschoolontime Afterthesixthtardyinonemonth,theHeadofSchoolwillaskfora parentmeeting.
PARENTCOMMUNICATIONANDINVOLVEMENT
AtTheJubileeSchool,werecognizethatparentsareultimatelyresponsiblefortheeducationand ourishingoftheirchildren.Webelievethateducatorsarefacilitatorsandadvisorsasparentspursue thisimportantwork.
Parent-Teacherconferencesarescheduledasneeded.Weencourageteachersandparentstospeak weeklyabouthowthestudentisdoingandtoscheduleformalmeetingsasneeded.
TeachersmaybecontactedthroughClassReachoutsideofregularworkinghours.Whenaddressing anyconcerns,parentsshouldcopytheHeadofSchooltokeeptheschoolinformedofclassroom circumstances Teacherswilldothesamewhenaddressingconcernsviaemailswithparents
Ifyouhaveaconcernaboutcurriculumcontent,philosophy,orTheJubileeSchoolpolicy, communicatewiththeHeadofSchool.Ifyouhavequestionsabouttheweeklyworkingsofa particularclassroom(homeworkload,etc),contacttheLeadTeacherthroughClassReach Atnotime shouldanindividualstudent’sproblembeaddressedtonon-involvedparties.Inthegreatmajorityof cases,ifyouhaveworkedpatientlyandingoodfaithwiththeteacheranddirectors,youwill nda satisfactoryresolution.
PleasefollowMatthew18:15todeterminetheproperorderofcommunication:“Ifyourbrothersins againstyou,goandtellhimhisfault,betweenyouandhimalone.Ifhelistenstoyou,youhavegained yourbrother”
PARENT HONOR CODE
(tobecompletedinClassReach)
IamplacingmychildasastudentatTheJubileeSchoolbecauseIcareaboutmychildbeingeducated bothincharacterandinacademics.IunderstandthatmychildwillbeeducatedunderaChristian worldviewandthatlovingGodandneighborareprimarytenantsofTheJubileeSchool
PartoflovingGodandneighbormeansbeingontime,presentandrespectful.TheJubileeSchoolhas beenverythoughtfulindevelopingaschoolschedulethatallowsforsolidfamilytimeduringsummers, holidaysandvariousbreaks Forthisreason,Iunderstandthatschoolattendanceisawayofloving teachersandclassmatesandIwillensurethatmychildispresentandontimeunlessanemergency arises.IncasesofplannedabsencesorimportantfamilytimeIunderstandthatitismyresponsibilityto communicatewiththeteachersandmakeaplanfortheclasstimemychildwillmisswithoutputting anexcessiveburdenontheteachers Ialsounderstandthatpoorattendancemaycausemychildtofall behind.
Iunderstandthatadresscodeisawayoflovingthosearoundusbyrespectingauni edand meaningfulrepresentationofourschoolculture,includingprofessionalism,modestyandourdistinct values.Iwillmakesurethatmychildfollowstheuniformpolicysothatthiscultureismaintained.
IunderstandthatmychildwillneedtosubmittotheauthorityofTheJubileeSchoolfacultyandsta duringschoolevents.IalsounderstandthatIwillbeultimatelyresponsibleformychild’sbehavior whileatTheJubileeSchoolandtherebywillfollowthedirectivesoftheschoolasoutlinedbelow
Ifadisciplinenotegoeshomefromateacherorheadofschool,IunderstandthatIneedtoworkwith mychildonchangingtheirbehaviorthroughtheheart,byencouragingthemtoseekforgiveness
Ifmychildcontinuestoincurinfractions,itwillbecleartomethatIneedtodealmoreseriouslyand consistentlywithmychild.Ialsounderstandthatmychildwillbedealtwithinaccordancewiththe disciplinepolicyoutlinedinthishandbookandthatIwillneedtomeetwiththeHeadofSchoolin casesofexcessiveo cevisitstoworkoutaplandesignedtocorrectmychild’sdisruptivebehavior.
Ifmychildcontinuestoremainunresponsivetocorrection,Iunderstandthatmychildmaybesubject toadisciplinaryhearingasoutlinedbythedisciplinepolicyofthishandbook.Ialsoagreethatifmy childissubjecttoadisciplinaryhearingbeforetheschoolboard forexcessiveo cevisitsorforany extremeungodlybehaviorthatimpedesschoolculture,thatIwillabidebytheboard'sdecision.Ifthe schoolboarddecidestosuspendorexpelmychild,IunderstandthatTuitionwillnotbereimbursed IunderstandthattheteachersatTheJubileeSchoolaimtoeducatethewholepersonandwillkeepthe wellbeingofthestudentinmind.Therefore,alle ortswillbemadetonotimpedegradingasitmay a ectmychild’snextsteps.
ByenrollingmychildinTheJubileeSchool,Iunderstandtheimportantmissiontospecialneeds children.Iknowthatwiththismaycomeexposureformychildtouniquebehaviorssuchas ts, undressingininappropriateplaces(typicalofautism),andoroutburstsnotcommontomost classrooms.IunderstandthatJubileewillnotifymeifmychildisexposedtosuchabehavior,orifmy childexhibitssuchabehavior.Ialsounderstandthat,nomatterthespecialneed,behaviorthatfalls intothecategoryof“seriousdisciplinecase”including:unsafebehaviorthatendangersothers,orovert moralissueswillbeaddressedthroughadisciplinehearingandnotexcusedduetothespecialneed
SECONDARY STUDENT HONOR CODE
AsasecondarystudentatTheJubileeSchool,Icommittothefollowing:
1. Iwilldomybestinmyacademicsby
a. Submittinghomeworkontime.
b Preparingforexaminations
c. Beingpreparedforclass.
d. Takingnotes.
e. Keepinganorganizedbinder.
2 Iwillbeanexampletoyoungerstudentsby
a. Beingrespectfultothoseinauthority.
b. LovingthosearoundmeinthewayIdress,act,andspeak.
c Followingthedresscodeanddressingmodestly
d Aidingthosearoundmewhoarestruggling
e. Beingwiseinmyrelationshipswiththoseoftheoppositesex.
3 IwillhonorGodby
a. Notgossiping.
b. Notlying.
c. Beingagoodstewardofmytimeandtheschool’sresources.
Signatureofstudent Date
HEALTH&WELLNESS
LUNCH
Studentswillbringpackedlunchestobeeateninourmultipurposeroom Pleasepacklunchesthat donothavetobeheatedorrefrigerated.Pleasealsoalertusofanyallergiesyourchildhassowecan accommodateasneededandalertotherfamilies(iftheallergyisverysevere).AtTheJubileeSchool, wevaluehealthandwellness,sopleasekeepthisinmindwhenpackinglunches,asyouryoung studentswillbelearningaboutnutrition,abalanceddiet,etc.
SNACKS
Parentsarewelcometosendaneasytoeatasnackformid-morning.Wateristheonlybeverage allowedtoaccompanysnacks
HEALTH RECORDS
TheJubileeSchoolshouldbenoti edofanysevereallergiesorhealthconcerns.OurPrimaryPrep program(Montessori)isrequiredtohaveacopyofimmunizationrecordsorasignedwaiverforeach child Wedonotcollectthesedocumentsforprimaryorsecondarystudents
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINES
TheJubileeSchooladministrationiswillingtoadministeranyover-the-countermedicationtothe childrenintheircareonlywithauthorizationfromthechild’sparentorguardian
Prescriptionmedicationcanbeadministeredonlywhenthefollowingconditionsaremet:
1. ThemedicineisbroughttoTheJubileeSchoolinitsoriginalcontainerbytheparentand isdelivereddirectlytothedesignatedadministrators Undernocircumstancesshoulda childhandlehisorhermedication.
2. Anotefromtheprescribingdoctorisprovidedthatstatesdosage,frequency,andalistof possiblesidee ects Pharmacy-printedinformationmaybeacceptedinlieuofadoctor’s note.
TheJubileeSchoolreservestherighttorefusetheresponsibilityofprescriptionadministrationfor anyreason.Ifthisoccurs,wewillbehappytoaccommodateparentvisitsduringthedayforthe purposeofmedicationadministration.
ILLNESSPOLICY
Inconsiderationofyouryoungstudent’swellnessandpreventingthespreadofillnesstoyourchild’s classmatesandteachers,a studentshouldbesymptom-freeafull24hoursfromthefollowingbefore returningtoonsiteclasses(72hoursforpersistentcough):
● Fever Temperatureof100degreesorabovewithouttheuseoffever-reducingmedication
● Vomiting/diarrhea
● Rash
● Persistentcough
● Sorethroat
● Pinkeye
CHILDSAFETYPOLICY
Allfaculty&sta receivecriminalbackgroundcheckseverytwoyears,andarerequiredtoparticipate inaChildSafetyCourse.
The“MoreThanTwoRule”ofstudent/facultygatheringsisourstandardprotocol.During one-on-onepullouts,clearvisibilitywillbemaintainedatalltimesthroughanopendoororwindow.
Facultymaynotinitiateorfacilitateanyprivateorisolatedtypesofcommunicationwithstudentsthat mightbeinterpretedasunprofessional.Allfacultycommunicationwithstudentsshallbethroughthe MessagessysteminClassReachwhereparentsareautomaticallycopied.
Pleasenote,thatforthesafetyofourstudents,wewillonlyallowthosewhoareonourpick-uplistto pickupyourchildattheendoftheday.Thereisoneexceptiontothis:anotherJubileefamilyistaking homeachildforaplaydateandbothpartieshavecontactedthesecretary Inthecaseofanemergency, theHeadofSchoolmaymakeanexception
ACADEMICSCHEDULE
CALENDAR
TheAcademicCalendarislocatedonourwebsiteatthejubileeschools.comandonClassReach.
DAILYSCHEDULE
Tuesday,Wednesday,andThursdayfrom8:30–3:15areourcoreacademicdays.Anoptional Monday/Fridayhalf-dayprogram(9:00–12:00)isavailable.
ENROLLMENT POLICY
REGARDINGCANDIDATESFORADMISSIONS
Allchildrenarewelcometoapplyforadmissions;wedonotdiscriminateonrace,genderorreligion Butourstatementoffaith,mission,andvisionareclear.Ouraimistodisciplestudents,teachingthem allthatJesuscommanded.
ChildrendiagnosedwithalearningdisabilityarewelcometobeapartofTheJubileeSchoolsolongas theycanmeet,orbeassistedtomeet,thedisciplinestandardsoftheclassroom,discussions,anddaily routine
Studentsapplyingforadmissionsshouldhaveadesiretoreceivethisformofeducation.Wedonot mindassistingparentsinfosteringthisdesire,butthestudentneedstoattheveryleastbe“willingtobe madewilling”tobediscipled
ENROLLMENT PROCESS
1. InterviewRequest
2 AdmissionsInterview
3. Assessmentofstudent
4. Application
5 TuitionAgreement
6 Enrollment
PART-TIME STUDENTS
TheJubileeSchooldesirestoassistasmanystudentsaspossible,butthestructureoftheschool necessitatesacommunityofstudentsworkingtogether.Forthisreason,TheJubileeSchoolwillnot takepart-timestudentsunlessuniquecircumstancesareinvolved.
ANTI-DISCRIMINATIONANDADASTATEMENT
TheJubileeSchooladmitsstudentsandhiresemployeeswithoutregardtorace,color,nationalorigin, orethnicorigin,ensuringequalaccesstoallrights,privileges,programs,andactivitiesgenerally availabletoourschoolcommunity.Wearecommittedtoupholdingapplicablenondiscriminatory policiesintheadministrationofeducationalpolicies,admissions,scholarships,loanprograms, athletics,andotherschool-administeredactivities TheJubileeschooldoesnotacceptfederalfunds
TUITION
SEECOMPLETETUITION&FEESCHEDULEHERE
TUITION ASSISTANCE
TuitionAssistancemayberequestedbutfamiliesarestronglyurgedtoseekassistancefromtheir family,churches,andfriendspriortoseekingassistancefromtheBoard.Wearepartneringineducation withfamiliesandwearerunsolelyonprivatefunds,thereforeeverydollarnotcollectedintuitionisa dollarthatmustberaisedthroughdonations.Thebestadvocatefortheirchildistheparentandfamily. But,wealsodon’twant nancestobethereasonafamilydoesnotattendTheJubileeSchool. Thereforeassistancemaybeo eredafterapplyingforaidthroughaprivatelysharedlink,whichcanbe obtainedbythesecretary ABoardmemberwillbeappointedtohelpthefamily ndmatching donationsthroughtheirchurchandcommunity.
MAINTAININGEXCELLENCE
TheJubileeSchoolwillbeseekingexcellencebyseekingconsistentfeedbackonourteachers,our students,andouradministration.
Wewantourteacherstobecome“master”teachersandassuchwillbeinvestingintheirfurther educationthroughvariousclasses,training,andenrichment Wewillalsobeholdingthemtoahigh standardtoensureexcellenceinacademics.
1 TeacherswillsubmitanAcademicMappingschedulebySept 1ofeachyear
2. TeacherswillsubmitalessonplanwithclearobjectivesbyFridayoftheweekpreceding.This willbereviewedbytheLeadTeacher.
3. Attheweeklymeeting,teacherswillexplainhowtheymettheobjectivesanddiscussany strugglingstudentsorextraneeds
4. Everyweekthedetailsofteachingtheseobjectivesandhowtheyweremetwillbediscussed; studentprogressisintegraltothisdiscussion.Thiswillbedoneforallcoresubjectsandwithall teachers
5 Theteacherwillalsoneedtopresenttheirplanonhowtoassessthatstudentshavelearnedand engagedwiththeobjectives.Thisdevelopsaverypersonalizededucationandholdsteachers accountablefortheirinstruction.
ThisoutlinedprocesskeepsTheJubileeSchoolBoardinformedaboutalllearningprocessesandthe academicwelfareofeachstudentattheforefrontofourobjectives.
EVALUATIONS
1. Teacherswillevaluatestudentsregularly.
2. Teachersareevaluatedunannouncedthroughouttheyear.
3 Theadministrationwillbeassessedperiodicallybythesta
4. Parentswillevaluatetheschoolannually.
ACCREDITATIONANDSCHOOLGOVERNANCE
ACCREDITATION
Whilethereisnotanaccreditingbodyforthismodelofschool,wewillseekexcellencethrough constantassessmentofourpracticesandpedagogy
SCHOOLGOVERNANCE
BecauseTheJubileeSchooldoesnotfallunderaspeci caccreditingbody,theBoardofAdvisorswill consistofmemberswhosefunctionistooverseethatexcellenceismaintained
Disclaimer
Thereadershouldtakenoticethatwhileeveryeffortismadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformation providedherein,TheJubileeSchoolreservestherighttomakechangesatanytimewithoutpriornotice. Parentswillbenotifiedofanychangestothehandbookthatoccurduringthecurrentacademicyear The JubileeSchoolprovidestheinformationhereinsolelyfortheconvenienceofthereaderand,totheextent permissiblebylaw,expresslydisclaimsanyliabilitywhichmayotherwisebeincurred.