Macy School Profile
Macy
is located at the base of La Habra Heights and is one mile from the most northern
end of Beach Blvd. in the city of La Habra. Macy is one of five elementary
schools in Lowell Joint School District. All Lowell Joint schools feed into
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School.
The current student make-up at
Macy School in 2005 shows the following percentages to be represented on our
campus: 53% Caucasian, 35%
Hispanic, 2% Asian American, Multiple or No Response 8%, and 2% Other. Last
year’s student make-ups are represented in this document under Demographic
Information.
Macy has an average enrollment
of 500 students and is currently operating 18 self-contained classrooms that
span kindergarten through sixth grade. All classes in first through second
grade are 20:1 in student to teacher ratio and both the kindergarten and
first grade run split or "staggered" sessions of Early Bird and
Late Bird student groups.
The
campus has two learning centers that serve all qualifying students with
special needs. Every student at Macy participates in weekly visits to the
library, which has a ratio of 20:1 library books per child, and first through
sixth graders receive computer lab instruction once a week in a fully
equipped lab. Teachers provide weekly music instruction to every class, and
once a quarter a trained art specialist gives art instruction to designated
classes on our campus.
Our campus provides categorical
services for qualifying students in the Gifted and Talented Program. Other
students who qualify, may also receive intervention services through the
Reading Assistance Program (funded by categorical school improvement monies).
Macy’s population of English Language Learners is ‘small and scattered’.
Although Macy does not receive categorical monies for English Language
Learner students on campus, the district supports us with a part-time English
Language Learner aide who sees qualifying students each week to help them
develop their English skills.
Macy is proud to offer a
well-established and highly respected Character Education Program that
involves both home and school components. Teachers in kindergarten through
sixth grade connect monthly themes and parents are encouraged to use the
ideas found in their parent handbook on Character Education. At the end of
every month, students are recognized at the SOM/VIP awards ceremony for making
character count. Student names of Character Education recipients are posted
in the monthly PTA newsletter The Eagle
Eye and in the school display cases.
Every teacher implements the
lessons found in the Patriotic Guide where the values of social responsibility
and good citizenship are emphasized daily. While fostering a strong
appreciation of the great heritage of America, students also become aware
that they are part of a diverse global community, rich with cultural variety.
The purpose of the guide is to instill in our children the richness of our
American heritage in an ongoing and monthly format. Even the current events
of September 11th are now addressed with honor and reverence in a
Hero’s Assembly at the beginning of the school year.
The strong and effective staff
at Macy School is valued as knowledgeable and energetic individuals who
continue to excel in their professional requirements. The teachers work under
an umbrella of collaboration and share ideas and strategies with enthusiasm.
The teachers are mandated to meet once a week in grade level teams so that
the core curriculum is consistent between classrooms. However, on any given
day (including weekends), a visitor to Macy will find the teachers meeting
and discussing grade level planning. Teachers at Macy are sensitive to the
whole child and provide an optimum learning environment that is warm and
nurturing, well organized and managed, stimulating and exciting.
Aware that the school is a
microcosm of the larger community, the Macy staff and families
conscientiously strive toward building lasting school-community relations.
Among other local businesses, Macy has an ongoing an active partnership with:
The La Habra Police Department, The Whittier Police Department, The La Habra
Fire Department, The La Habra Heights Fire Department, The La Habra Mayor’s
Task Force, The Daughters of the American Revolution, Albertson’s
Supermarket, The Credit Union of Southern California, and Island’s
restaurant. Community members share their
expertise, time, and talents as volunteers while students participate in
various community-based activities. This interaction emphasizes the public’s
responsibility for education, while reinforcing in students their role in
American society.
Macy
Mission Statement
Macy Elementary School is a
Kindergarten through Sixth Grade learning center where the administration,
faculty, students, parents, and the surrounding community share in the
exciting challenge of preparing our youth for their paths of tomorrow.
Macy is rooted in the stable
traditions of American educational philosophies and ideologies. Our Macy
family reaches toward the future with a determination to produce capable,
confident, and innovative citizens for the new century. We meet this goal by
providing every student with the opportunity, resources, and skills they need
to be successful. The Macy staff and parent community work together everyday
to see that all children are developing to their fullest academic,
intellectual, physical, personal, and social-emotional potentials.
At Macy Elementary School We Believe That …
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Students will be held accountable for their learning;
teachers will be held accountable for their instruction; administrators will
be held accountable for protecting and safeguarding the students and staff,
the core curriculum, and the structural integrity of the campus facilities
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All students will make positive contributions to the
learning process
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All students are capable of being self-starters and
independent learners
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Upon mastery of the core curriculum, all students
shall take risks and meet new challenges head-on by applying what they have
learned in their studies
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100% of students will demonstrate proficiency on the
California standards by the state target date of 2014
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All students shall be provided a broad range of
opportunities to be leaders among their peers
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Social and moral responsibilities are demonstrated
through good citizenship and strong character and students must possess these
characteristics everyday
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All students shall develop an awareness of the
diverse global community of which they are a part
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The Macy faculty works best when they collaborate and
share ideas on all instructional, structural, and humanistic components of
school programming
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The Macy faculty shall practice life-long learning
and become proficient in all domains of learning and curriculum
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Teachers must provide a safe and inviting classroom
environment that promotes the optimum learning experience
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Parents and family support systems are critical to
our success and the partnership between home and school will only thrive in
an ‘open-campus environment’
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Macy is a microcosm of the larger community and as
such, it is our duty to strive for stronger school-community relations
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Sound management and flexibility are keys to forward
progress
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Education is an on-going process
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