Jackson is a comprehensive ESL center, which means our PreK - 2nd grade ESL students are in inclusion classrooms and our 3rd - 6th grade ESL students are instructed in reading and language by the ESL teacher. Newcomer students (students with less than 1 year English instruction) are taught English through thematic units including seasons/weather, time, oceans, animal characteristics, rain forest, etc.
This school year, Jackson has approximately 215 ESL students who come from many countries including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Liberia and Thailand.