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: .006% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 3% Asian, 0%
Pacific Islander, .002% Filipino, 38% Hispanic/Latino, .004% African American/Not
Hispanic, 48% White/Non-Hispanic, 10% Multiple or No Response. Last year’s
student make-ups are represented in this document under Demographic
Information.
Macy
has an average enrollment of 450 students and is currently operating 17
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. Macy
operates the Primary Opportunity Class for districtwide students who have met
the criteria for placement in this unique program. Every student at Macy participates in weekly visits to the
library, which has a ratio of 20:1 library books per child, and third 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. Students
who qualify may also receive intervention services through the Reading
Assistance Program and The Learning Center (on a school contract plan).
Macy’s
population of English Language Learners is ‘small and scattered’. Although
Macy does not receive direct categorical monies for English Language Learners
on campus, the district supports our school with a part-time English language
aide who meets with qualifying ELL students each week and assists them in
developing their English skills.
Macy
is proud to offer a well-established, highly respected, and award winning
Character Education Program which includes both home and school components.
Teachers in kindergarten through sixth grade connect school and districtwide monthly
themes, while at home, parents are encouraged to use the ideas found in their
Character Education Parent Handbook. At the end of every month, students are recognized at the
SOM/VIP award’s ceremony for making character count and demonstrating the
ideals of the monthly theme being targeted. The names of Character Education award recipients are listed
in the monthly PTA newsletter, The Eagle Eye, and are also posted in the school display cases.
At
Macy, every teacher implements the lessons found in the district Patriotic
Guide; whereby the values of social responsibility and good citizenship are
emphasized daily. While fostering a strong appreciation of America’s great
heritage, 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, through an ongoing and monthly format, the richness of our
long-standing American traditions. Even the historically 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 are 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 or working
in their rooms. 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.
The
Macy faculty is quite aware that our school represents a microcosm of the
larger community and as a result, each staff member conscientiously strives
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, Washington Mutual (WaMoola Program), Island’s
restaurant, Burger King, and Nickel Nickel. 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 an American society.
Macy
Mission Statement
Macy
Elementary School is a Kindergarten through Sixth Grade learning center whereby
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.
Everyday the Macy staff and parent community work together 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 …
·
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
·
All students will
make positive contributions to the learning process
·
All students are
capable of being self-starters and independent learners
·
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
·
100% of students will
demonstrate proficiency on the California standards by the state target date
of 2014
·
All students shall be
provided a broad range of opportunities to be leaders among their peers
·
Social and moral
responsibilities are demonstrated through good citizenship and strong
character and students must possess these characteristics everyday
·
All students shall
develop an awareness of the diverse global community of which they are a part
·
The Macy faculty
works best when they collaborate and share ideas on all instructional,
structural, and humanistic components of school programming
·
The Macy faculty
shall practice life-long learning and become proficient in all domains of instruction
and curriculum
·
Teachers must provide
a safe and inviting classroom environment that promotes the optimum learning
experience
·
Parent and family
support systems are critical to student success
·
The partnership
between home and school will only thrive in an ‘open-campus environment’
·
Macy is a microcosm
of the larger community and as such, it is our duty to strive for stronger
school-community relations
·
Sound management and
flexibility are keys to forward progress
·
Education is an
on-going process
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