PROFILE
OF JESSUP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Communities
Served
Community
and Business Partners
Special
Recognitions
Principal:
Ava Tasker
Assistant
Principal: Christine Schomig
Location: Jessup,
MD; Western Anne Arundel County on Rt. 175, approximately 8 miles from
Fort George G. Meade; approximately 1 mile from Rt. 295; 7 miles from
Columbia Maryland; school site 31.13 acres.
Facility: Built
in 1955; renovated 1974 and 1994; new Pre-K addition added 1997; four
levels; self-contained classrooms; two portable classrooms.
Jessup
Elementary is part of the Meade High School feeder system.
School
Performance Data for Jessup
may be accessed by visiting:
Technology at
Jessup: Jessup Elementary has
2 computer labs - the main lab contains 33 Pentium-4 computers
and the Media Research
lab in the media center consists of 7 computers. In addition, each
classroom in grades 1-5 has 2 computers and a printer, and Pre-K and
kindergarten classrooms each have 1 computer.
All of these computers are networked together on Jessup's
instructional server. All computers have Internet access. These
technological advances were made possible through the Anne Arundel County
Public Schools REFRESH Program and a TIMS Grant from the Maryland
Department of Education.
Communities
Served: Jessup (from BW
Parkway to railroad track to Dorsey Rd); Dorsey Rd; Brockbridge Rd toward
Rt. 175; Holiday Mobile Estates / Clark Rd; along Rt. 175 toward BW
Parkway (Rae Rd, McCarron Ct, etc.); Ridgefield; Ridgewood Estates;
Sandridge; Provinces; Severn Ridge (Cedar Dr); Ridge Rd to Severn Rd &
Severn Rd to Disney Rd; Peach Orchard; Lake Village (Halehaven, Redhaven
Dr, Loring, Red Globe); Severn Meadows; Disney Estates; Strawberry Hills;
Warfield (Richfield Dr).
Student
Population: Enrollment - 520
students; levels Pre-K through Grade 5; diverse population comprised of
52% White, 38% African-American, 6% Hispanic and 4% Asian.
Administration,
Faculty and Staff: 67
positions.
Professional
Development School: In
partnership with
* Towson University.
University
Level: Towson University
instructor (1); Towson University seniors (10); Towson University juniors
(18).
Community &
Business Partners: Cosco;
Partner in Education, Fort Meade; Arundel Lodge; Anne Arundel Community
College Service Learning Dept; Meade High School Internship and
Tutor Program; support from other local businesses.
Parental
Involvement: Active
Parent-Teacher Association and Citizens Advisory Council; classroom and
computer lab volunteers.
Special
Recognitions:
Jessup
Elementary School was selected to represent the state of Maryland on ABC
Evening News with Peter Jennings, 1996.
Featured in
a state-wide video funded by the U.S. Department of Education - "Best
Practices," 1996.
Received a
grant from MSDE to fund PDS activities, 1996.
Selected as
a site for Education Day 1996 - Leadership Anne Arundel, 1996.
Received
state MSPAP Recognition, 1996 and 1997.
Received a
citation from Maryland House of Delegates, 1997.
Selected to
be a member of the Goals 2000 Project, 1997.
Selected as
the host school for a visit by U.S. Treasurer, Mary Withrow, 1997.
Received
Governor's Citation for PDS, 1995 and 1998.
Won first
place in 1998 Odyssey of the Mind Regional Competition, 1998.
Selected as
a visitation site for national PDS conference, 1998.
Maryland
Department of Education recognition for Outstanding Volunteer Service,
1998.
Rosemarie
Thompson received Mills-King Human Relations in Education Award, 1999.
Michael
Patton received Most Outstanding Educator Award from West Anne Arundel
County Chamber of Commerce, 1999.
Fox
Children's Network taped our students for television, 1999.
Won second
place in the regional competition for Destination / Imagination, 2000.
Selected as
visitation site for Childhood Education International Conference, April
2000.
State wide
recognition for improvement on the Maryland State Performance Assessment
Program (MSPAP), 2000.
Anne Arundel
County Public Schools Exemplary Volunteer Award for PTA Cultural Program
2002.
Linda
Lippert - finalist for 2002 Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year.
Alice
Anderson – nominee for Teacher of the Year, 2003 – West County Chamber
of Commerce
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