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Facts About Our School
YearSchool Built 1932
School Renovated 2006
Square Footage 42,317
Number of Students 363
Grades Served K-4
School Hours 7:45 - 2:45
School Colors Royal Blue & Red
School Mascot Bear
Principal:
Pam Greer - pam.greer@mnps.org
District 1 School Board Representative:
George Thompson - ghthompsonIII@aol.com, 242-2180
District 19 Metro Council Representative:
Erica Gilmore - erica.gilmore@nashville.gov
What Makes Our School Unique?
Jones Paideia Magnet is a welcoming, friendly learning community filled with competent, caring teachers, students and parents. We believe in the cohesiveness of school, community and home all working together to create the best learning for ALL of our students.
Our teachers strive to actively engage students in their own learning process by using a wide repertoire of instructional strategies geared to the needs of the students they serve. In addition, teachers use seminars and Socratic questioning to develop students’ thinking skills and the appreciation of different ideas and values. Students have the opportunity to share their learning through a series of coached projects, which engage students in problem solving and the application of knowledge through a performance task. All of these strategies follow and embed the PAIDEIA philosophy throughout all areas of student learning.
Jones Paideia Magnet School is a wonderful place for children, parents and teachers to work together to change the world! We truly believe we are the BEST elementary school in town and invite you to see it for yourself. Please stop by for a visit and feel the enthusiasm for learning that we share on a daily basis!
Community Partners
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Magnet parents are requested to volunteer 18 hours of service to the school each year per child
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PENCIL Reading Partners
PTO
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What Does Our School Offer?
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4th Grade Student Jobs
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After school tutoring
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Art
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ArtSmart Program - TPAC Education
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Character Education Program
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ENCORE
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I AM Somebody Program
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Library Power Grant
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Orff music program
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Paideia
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Several looping classes (following same teacher for two years)
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Spanish classes
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Super Star Chorus
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Summer Reading Program (Sponsored by PTO)
Paideia uses a three-column instructional approach in educating the whole child: didactic (the teaching of factual information), academic coaching, and seminar, which provides a setting for students to analyze, evaluate, and internalize the various ideas and concepts of the curriculum. This approach offers exposure to instrumental music, art, physical education, foreign language, and technology by combining old and new ways of teaching.
Who Attends Our School?
Because Jones is a magnet school, any student living in Davidson County may apply to attend through the lottery. The school has a geographic priority zone (GPZ) allowing 30% of available seats to students residing in this area. All students interested in attending a magnet school must submit applications prior to the deadline. The lottery is held after the winter holidays. For more information about the lottery, call 259-INFO.
PENCIL Partners
PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success. Jones Paideia is proud to partner with the following:
Geographically located in the Hillwood Cluster: Hillwood Cluster Map (2008-2009)
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