Our Mission and Vision
Our Vision
JCMS students take accountability for their learning, seek joy and kindness in their lives, and use innovation to positively impact their community and our world through civic activism. Families and community members are our partners who help us ensure that all students are leaders ready for a successful future.
Our Mission
At Jamaica Children's Magnet School for Innovative Leadership & Civic Activism, we challenge all children to think critically and independently. Our students collaborate, take risks, and are accountable for their learning. Students engage in discussions with one another, complete complex tasks and utilize self-reflection. Through guidance from their teachers and individualized support, we help students discover their passions and to lead with empathy in our complex world.
Racial Equity Vision Statement
At Jamaica Children’s Magnet School for Innovative Leadership & Civic Activism, we are committed to being leaders for equity, who will work to raise the achievement of all students while eliminating disparities along lines of race. We endeavor to create a welcoming and affirming environment, where students, families and staff feel safe, accepted, valued, and their cultural identities are affirmed.
Core Values
Empathy: We care about others and strive to understand and share their feelings.
Grit: We are passionate about our goals and bravely overcome obstacles to achieve them.
Inquiry: We are curious and continuously ask questions to reach new understandings.
Creativity: We challenge ourselves, and others, to look at the world in innovative ways.
Voice: We express our ideas, feelings and beliefs, and advocate for ourselves, and others.
School Mantra
The foundation of success, for our students and our school, is rooted in our core values, which define the JCMS JAGUAR WAY.
Schoolwide Mission
Jaguar Cohorts
Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP) GOALS FOR 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR
- By June, 2025, literacy for All Students will improve, as measured by a 15% Increase, from 35% to 50% of students scoring at levels on or above grade level on the iReady Reading Assessment.
- By June, 2025, physical and mental wellness for All Students will improve, as measured by a 30 report Decrease, in the number of incidents reported from 90 to 60, per the Online Occurrence Reporting Systems (OORS).
- By June, 2025, the percentage of students scoring at levels on or above grade level will Increase by 14% from 26% to 40% for All Students, as measured by iReady Math Assessment.
- By June, 2025, the Strong Teacher/Student Relationships for All Students will Increase by 20% from 70% to 90% as measured by the Leader In Me Survey.
- By June, 2025, the number of Pre-K center visits will increase by 20 from 53 to 73 as measured by JCMS Pre-K Center Visit List.
- By June, 2025, the Percentage of Chronically Absent Students for All Students will decrease by 20% from 49% to 29%, as measured by the New Visions Chronic Absenteeism Report.
- By June, 2025, to strengthen the quality and implementation of IEPs for Students with Disabilities (SWD), we will improve compliance with mandated services by an 8% Increase, from 92% to 100%, as measured by SESIS Weekly Program Services Report.
