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Jordan, June

School code number: 757
Grade Level: 9-12
Hours: 8:15AM - 3:30PM

325 La Grande Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94112
Neighborhood: Visitacion Valley
Phone: (415) 452-4922
Fax: (415) 452-4927
School Loop: june-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com
Principal: Matthew H. Alexander

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      Are you an independent thinker who wants to build the skills necessary to succeed in college and life? June Jordan prepares a diverse group of urban youth to be: Community members who show respect, integrity, courage, and humility; Agents of change in their school, their neighborhoods, and the world; and Intellectuals with the skills necessary to succeed in college and life.

      June Jordan School for Equity was explicitly designed as a school for equity and social justice. It was founded through a community organizing effort by a group of teachers, parents, and youth, with the goal of providing better educational options for students who were not being served well in traditional schools. The group aimed to be a part of a social justice movement to provide a high-quality education to all youth in the city—not just those from certain neighborhoods or backgrounds. Social justice and equity are reflected in the key design features of the school, which we are moving toward fully implementing a safe, personalized learning environment with a sense of belonging. We offer a small overall school size since the school is a Small School by Design. We support mental and physical health support for students through our Wellness Center. .

      June Jordan School for Equity believes that active, in-depth learning leads to both joy and high achievement. We have a performance assessment system which describes what we want students to know and be able to do by the time they graduate. Our performance assessment system includes what we call Masterpieces, which are a graduation requirement, as well as Portfolios, which are a requirement to move from the Junior Institute (9th/10th grade program) to the Senior Institute (11th/12th grade program). Both Masterpieces and Portfolios are rooted in classroom work, help drive classroom instruction, and include a final committee presentation and defense. Each Masterpiece/Portfolio task is scored on a rubric with six criteria, which we call our Habits of Mind. These Habits embody the cross-cutting skill areas which we believe will enable students to perform well and succeed.

      At June Jordan School for Equity, we believe that teachers are most accountable for results when they have promised those results to families they know and care about, and thus do not want to disappoint. This relationship-based accountability not only requires a different kind of school, it also requires re-thinking of traditional school district systems and structures. Rather than relying on high-level state and district officials to determine whether our school is doing well, and enforcing higher performance when necessary, we believe the pyramid should be flipped on its head, with parents and students as the ultimate arbiters of a school's success.

      School Tours

      Open for tours most days. Please call in advance.

      Uniforms

      None

      After School Programs

      June Jordan High School ExCEL Program

      Special Education Programs

      • Designated Instructional Services
      • Resource Specialist Program
      • Special Day Class/Severely Impaired

      Resource Specialist Program, Special Day Class/Severely Impaired, Designated Instructional Services

      Language Programs

      English Plus Pathway

      School Day Academic Enrichment

      Formal Partnership with San Francisco State University. All 11th and 12th graders take classes at San Francisco Sate through STEP to College program.

      Opportunities for Parental Involvement

      Parent Leadership Group: meets monthly and engages parents from each Advisory unit in the school in projects identified and developed by parent leaders. Performance Assessment Committees: parents are deeply involved in the academic life of the school by playing a key role in evaluating student work. Every spring, we hold portfolio committees, or panels, with parent representatives to assess significant pieces of student work at the transition from 10th to 11th grade and prior to graduation. In addition, parents sit on panels for Senior Institute Masterpieces, or required graduation exhibitions in Original Research, Original Scientific Research, Mathematical Application, Literary Analysis, Artistic Expression, and Community Action.