User:Ivanb95/Jackson Middle School

Stonewall Jackson Junior High School is located at 5100 Polk Street, Houston, Texas, 77023. The main building first opened in 1925, with the rest being added in 1980. 980 students are currently enrolled with 94.7% being Hispanic, 3.5% African-American, 1% Caucasian, and .9% Native American and Asian/Pacific Islander. The school is a 100% Title 1 School. 94% of students there qualify for free/reduced lunch and breakfast. In January 1999, the rear-end of the building was devastated by a fire. This led to the remodeling of the added-portion of 1980.

Mission
The school's mission is to collaborate with employees and parents so they can make a better plan for each student. The Jackson Middle School community uses clusters to enforce team and group work which is important to the community around the school. Their vision for Jackson Middle School is to continue to be the school of choice in this community by is to take pride and love the diversity of the school, and to provide a safe productive learning environment for all students. They embrace the integrity, responsibility, leadership, compassion, honesty, and excellence of everyone there.

Great Expectations for 2009-2010
Many changes have been made at this very low-rated school since the 2008-2009 school year. Jackson is unfortunately saying goodbye to their previous principal, Ana L. Zamarripa, and welcoming Xochitl Rodriguez-Davila, who comes from the nearby Gallegos Elementary School. Mrs. Rodriguez-Davila was able to transform Gallegos into a stellar school which is her place for Jackson. Due to conflicts in the past between students of different grade levels, the staff has decided to seperate the students to different pick-up and drop-off locations. After a long wait, the bond money that was promised years earlier by HISD will be used to renovate parts of the building that were considered below-standard by many previous students.