School+Overview

**Auburn Junior High School Overview **

 * **School community **
 * The city of Auburn is no ordinary community. The city is alive with activity, constantly evolving with its ever-growing population. Citizens take pride in the quality of life that Auburn offers: excellent public schools, outstanding health care, varied recreational activities, and diversity of business and industry. The small town warmth is enriched with people drawn from all over the world by Auburn University, over ninety industries, a world class golf complex, and a growing retiree population. Auburn’s present population is approximately 43,000, but because of its outstanding array of educational opportunities, Auburn enjoys a unique sophistication not often found in small southern cities. Drawing over 23,000 students from 50 states and 60 foreign countries, Auburn University lends an added dimension to the community’s cultural life.


 * ===School ===
 * Teachers- 67
 * Student Enrollment: 1,009
 * Caucasian: 599
 * African-American: 302
 * Hispanic:16
 * Asian: 77
 * Other: 15
 * Curriculum (from the Alabama Course of Study)
 * All courses of study can be found at: []
 * 8th Grade Language Arts Course of Study []
 * 8th Grade Social Studies Course of Study []
 * Media Center Schedule
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The AJHS media center follows a flexible schedule. Students are allowed to come to the library before or after school, between classes, or anytime a teacher provides a pass during class time. Teachers are allowed to reserve the media center's facilities for research or other classroom use. Students are encouraged to visit the library in order to have reading material for the school's S.T.A.R (Stop Talking And Read) program which takes place each day during 1st period.
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School mission, goals, etc. ===
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School Mission
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The mission of Auburn Junior High School is to inspire all students to value learning, to educate all students to the fullest level of their potential, and to empower all students to live productive and satisfying lives.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Auburn City Schools, in partnership with families and community, will create a safe, nurturing, learning environment where a challenging curriculum, high academic standards, and respect for diversity will maximize each student’s intellectual, artistic, technological, and physical potential to become a productive member of our global society.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goals
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">﻿High academic achievement
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Safe, nurturing, and orderly environment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A strong, positive relationship with stakeholder

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School Improvement Plan
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Includes a reading goal to encourage more independent reading by students
 * School Technology
 * Auburn Junior high school has been a 1:1 laptop school since 2007. It is committed to continuous improvement in integrating technology into the curriculum.


 * ===**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Annual Yearly Progress report **===
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 * ===**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading survey **===
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