John Glenn School utilizes a learning community approach to challenge students and help them reach their greatest potential. It focuses on sound instructional strategies, grade-level teaming, data analysis, and teacher leadership. The school also emphasizes being a caring community through its character education program and a research-based community using specific instructional programs. Additionally, John Glenn has a technology-advanced community utilizing various digital tools. It aims to be a sharing community through various family and community events.

1. SCHO OL
N
GLENN
JOH UNIT Y
IN G COMM
*A LEARN COMMUNIT Y
NG
*A CARI COMMU
NIT Y
ASED NIT Y
*A RES EARCH B COMMU
NCED
NOLO GY ADVA NIT Y
*A TECH ING COMMU
*A SHAR

2. MISSION
STATEMENT
O John Glenn utilizes a learning community
approach that challenges all students to
become life long learners and reach their
greatest potential by focusing on sound
instructional strategies that recognize each
student s unique abilities.

3. A
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
O Focus on classroom instruction and lesson
development / Yearly Lesson Fairs
O Focus on grade level teaming /SMART
Goals / Teacher Action Plans
O Focus on teacher leadership and shared
decision making / Staff Advisory Committee
O Focus on staff professional development /
PD Committee
O Focus on data analysis / benchmark
testing / NJ ASK results

4. A
CARING
COMMUNITY
O Respect, Responsibility,
Results…the foundation
of our character
education program
O Golden Gator Rules
followed by all members
of the community
O Character education class
lessons and student
counseling groups
O Glenn’s greatest selected
every month

5. A
RESEARCH
BASED
COMMUNITY
O EnVisions Math Program
O StoryTown Language Arts
Program
O 6 + 1 Writing Traits
Program
O Spice Man Writing
Program
O Accelerated Reader
Program
O 100 Book Challenge
Program

6. A
Technology
Advanced
Community
O StoryTown / EnVisions / Edline websites
O Distance Learning
O Smart Boards
O Computers
O Computer Lab
O Accelerated Reader Program
O Education City Program

7. A
SHARING
COMMUNITY
O Art Shows
O Winter / Spring Concerts
O Gym Shows
O Family Game Nights
O Family reading Nights
O Field Day
O Diabetes Walk
O Site Council
O Home & School

8. JOHN
GLENN
O A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS!
O GO GATORS!!!