Osgood, In. — Jac-Cen-Del Jr. Sr. High School has earned a designation as one of 15 other Indiana “Schools to Watch” who have received this state and national recognition as an exemplary school.
Nationally JCD joins over 450 middle schools designated as “Schools to Watch.” This designation requires a year-long process of completing the application and meeting all 4 domains of the “Schools to Watch” criteria of Academic Excellence, Developmental Responsiveness, Social Equity, and Organizational Support and Processes with supporting evidence from their curriculum and schedule.
In addition, these schools become mentor schools state-wide and nationally for any middle-level schools who are seeking help as a school or in any of the domains of criteria. Teams from new and re-designated schools will attend the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform’s Summer Conference in June of 2018 in Arlington, VA. They will present a session highlighting a program or practice at their school for other states’ attendees; spend an hour with an IN legislator on the “Hill” advocating for middle school best practices; attend the sessions presented by other national STW, and attend a gala dinner and brunch to publicly receive their engraved awards.
