Jean Massieu Academy

Basic Information

Address: 823 North Center Street, Arlington, Texas 76011

County: Tarrant

District: Jean Massieu Academy

Phone Number: 817-460-0396

Fax Number: 817-460-9867

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Email: kjohnson@jmaisd.org

Principal: Katherine E. Johnson

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Additional Information

School Type: Open enrollment public charter school, PreK-Gr12

Accreditation: Accredited Probation

District ID: 057819

School ID: 057819-001

State District ID: 057819

State School ID: 057819-001

Grade Level: Pre-K, K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Founded: 1999

School Setting:

PreK through Gr12 setting. Small class sizes, highly qualified caring teachers. Family environment. JMA embraces diversity among its students. Our small high school class sizes are ideal for working with struggling students and students looking to recover credits. We have high expectations of all students. Student success and happiness are our primary goals.

School Schedule (Hours in Day): 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

School Days in Calendar Year: 177

School Holidays: Thanksgiving, Winter break, Spring break and other traditional holidays

School Colors: Navy and dark green

School Mascot: Eagle

School Size: 120 students

Classroom Size: varies between 15 in elementary to 9 in MS and HS

Classroom Teachers: All certified and highly qualified

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10:1

Support Services:

Special Education, Speech therapy

Summer School: Yes

Computer Capabilities:

All classrooms have 2 computers and a "Smart board". We have 2 computer labs, one with 20 computers and one with 15 computers.

School Clubs:

American Sign Language Club; Drill Team Club

Lunch Availability: Yes

Parking Spaces/Availability:

100 parking spaces

Uniform Guidelines:

Uniforms required K-Gr12. Details are on website.

Mission Statement:

Educational Excellence
The goal of Jean Massieu Academy is to promote educational excellence for children from early childhood through Grade 12 using innovative teaching models. The academy was originally founded to serve deaf students throughout the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex. As an open-enrollment charter school, JMA now serves over 120 students, approximately 10% of which are deaf or hard of hearing. English is the primary language of instruction with American Sign Language provided for the deaf population and as second language acquisition for hearing students. JMA is proud to provide small class sizes, highly qualified teachers, and individualized education through bilingual / bicultural communication.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

All students benefit from the highly qualified staff, small class sizes, and caring atmosphere at the Academy. This is clearly evidenced by students "can-do" attitude, pride in achievements, and academic success.

Enrollment Characteristics: Approximately 50% of student population are African-American, 48% are Hispanic, and 2% are other. Ten percent of the student population are deaf or hard of hearing.

School History:

History of JMA

Jean Massieu Academy (JMA) is an open-enrollment charter school originally founded in 1999 to serve deaf, hard of hearing, their siblings, and peers. The Academy is unique in that instruction is provided in both English and American Sign Language (ASL). This bilingual environment removes communication barriers that normally exist for deaf and hard of hearing students within the traditional public school systems as well as providing acquisition of ASL for our hearing students.

JMA believes that our bilingual communication environment has greatly enhanced student academic performance. Our deaf students benefit from exposure to the professional deaf adult role models on our instructional staff, while all students benefit from the highly qualified staff, small class sizes, and caring atmosphere at the Academy. This is clearly evidenced by students "can-do" attitude, pride in achievements, and academic success.

Our rating with the Texas Education Agency is Academically Acceptable.