Planning For Our New Program Continues!

This week we had another great week meeting potential students for the new Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School! We were fortunate to meet some wonderful parents and students during the Magnet Open House events sponsored by Susie Tolbert Elementary and San Jose Elementary.

We also hosted another evening Open House on our campus on Thursday evening. It was fun to see so many eager 5th grade students! They all seem so excited about making the transition to middle school. I had the good fortune to give one of the tours during our evening event! The students on our tour seemed to take particular interest in our television production studio and computer lab. There also seemed to be a good bit of interest in seeing what a middle school locker room looks like! The one area that we didn't include on the tour was the cafeteria. Several students did ask what it looks like after the tour, so I will be posting a picture on my blog during the next few days.

Our design team continues to make plans for our program next year. We met again this Friday morning. There was a good bit of discussion on how to shape the 7th grade leadership component. This portion of our program is entitled, "Leadership in the Community." Additionally, we began discussion on upcoming technology purchases. We continue to look towards Mac wireless laptops. I will continue to update my blog as we make those decisions!

School Tours Start!

During the week of January 14th we began tours for the Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School. Tours were held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. We were delighted to see such enthusiastic students, as well as their families each evening. Additionally, we were excited to be invited to participate in parent informational meetings at Hendricks Avenue Elementary, Holiday Hill Elementary, and Love Grove Elementary. We continue to enjoy sharing information about our program with perspective parents and students!



The tours at Julia Landon began with an overview of the program in our auditorium. We discussed the school's new mission, our transition from a neighborhood school to a dedicated magnet program, and other pertinent school information. The overview was followed by a school tour. Parents and students seemed so pleased with our recently renovated facilities. I think many students had a particular interest in our computer lab and television production studio. I can already tell that there are plenty of students who are ready to be involved with the technology/multimedia aspects of our magnet program.



I continue to be excited about the interest expressed in the "leadership" portion of our program. Parents and students have asked so many amazing questions about how this portion of the program will be implemented. Parents seem to be excited about having their child participate in Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens." The students seem excited about the multimedia experience that will be incorporated into the 8th Grade Leadership Symposium.



The week of January 21st will be particularly busy for us at Julia Landon. We have an evening tour on our campus at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. We will also be presenting information about our new magnet program at San Jose Elementary and Susie Tolbert Elementary!

Magnet Mania

Magnet Mania was a huge success for the new Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School! Members of our administrative and teaching staff were on hand at the event to answer questions of perspective students. School brochures, tour dates, course of study information, and information about the history of Landon were given out as recruitment materials. We were impressed with the many questions posed by the potential students and parents. We continue to be thrilled with the interest in this new magnet program!