About Us

MISSION STATEMENT

We offer an innovative form of education that empowers students to make responsible decisions. Our school is comprised of small learning communities. Our small learning communities allow teachers, school counselors and assistant principals to work with students for enrichment, remediation, and social engagement. Students receive the individualized attention found in a small school within the setting of a comprehensive high school. Our small learning communities prepare students for a variety of career pathways and college-readiness programs in core subject areas including the arts, business, STEM, law, teaching, and heath professions.

 

John Dewey High School will provide instructional, organizational, and social/emotional practices that will result in academic success.

1) College Preparatory Instructional Program – This program begins in ninth grade and is based on an inquiry approach to curriculum and instruction.

2) Distributed Counseling – Distributed counseling means all members of the school community have a role in making it a caring, safe, and supportive learning environment in which no student “falls through the cracks.”

3) Dedicated Team of Teachers and Counselors – Students work with a consistent team of teachers and a counselor which personalizes the school environment, creates strong, long-term connections between students and teachers, and ensures that a support network is built for all students.

4) Continuous Professional Development – Teachers’, counselors’, and school leaders’ knowledge is strengthened by onsite, job-embedded coaching, CPT Tutoring, and offsite institutes.
Professional development is designed to help schools develop standards of professional practice, build capacity as a professional community, and develop a sense of collective responsibility for student and school outcomes.

5) Parent Involvement – Parents are encouraged to participate in their children’s education by being in contact with teachers and counselors and by participating in our Parent Association.

 

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