• Quest is a free academic tutoring program available to all middle and high school students.
• Quest is designed to build confidence and improve grades in any subject, as needed by the student.
• Sessions are held after school until 3:30 on Monday through Thursday.
• Quest may be requested by teachers, parents, or students on an as-needed basis.
• One-on-one tutoring with advanced students (college students and Jackson Christian honor students under the supervision of faculty/staff members) is also available.  This service is charged monthly.

Supervisor: Lisa Hickerson, Director of Academics

Soar is offered for students who have been evaluated and meet the qualifications as gifted. As Director of Soar, Leigh-Ann Davis oversees the challenging enrichment activities. Davis is licensed in Tennessee to teach the gifted program and is a member of the TN Association for the Gifted (TAG). Davis instructs the secondary program and elementary program. Davis has master’s degrees in special education that meet the requirements for licensure in gifted education for the Tennessee Department of Education.

Referral Source:

Parents will contact Leigh-Ann Davis (leighann.davis@jcseagles.org) by email to refer their child for evaluation. The evaluation process will generally begin on February 1 and end March 31 for the following school year.

Students will be screened by Mrs. Leigh-Ann Davis. Parents will be responsible for the screening fee. Once the data collection has been completed, parents and teachers will meet to discuss the findings.

Program Requirements:
Meet criteria in the following areas:

Cognition

Academic Achievement

Gifted Characteristics

Available for students in grades 4-12

Program Components:
Students will participate in units of study with enriching activities, designed to develop higher order thinking skills. Field trips will be taken that are centered around units of study.

Resources for Parents

Traits of Giftedness

Bright vs Gifted

Information Links

Open Access:

Students identified as Other Health Impaired receive test support accommodations. This is available to middle and high school students.

Access 1:

Students identified as Other Health Impaired in need of academic support are served within the general population. Students receive test support and academic support.

Access 2:

Students identified with Learning Disabilities are served in general education classes with appropriate accommodations.

Access 3:

Students identified with Learning Disabilities receive direct instruction in a small group setting in appropriate academic area(s) with needed accommodations and/or modifications.

Since its inception in August of 2003, Jackson Christian’s Harmony Program has provided excellent service to qualified special needs students. This highly successful program is designed to meet the needs of students who desire to attend a Christ-centered school, but are unable to successfully meet the rigorous academic expectations. Harmony is under the direction of Leigh-Ann Davis and Ruth Anne Smith.

Jackson Christian believes that students who have special needs should be assisted to experience success and should be challenged to strive toward their maximum potential. This program is offered to elementary, middle, and high school students. Special programs, such as this, require an extremely low student-teacher ratio. This necessitates an additional expense for these students.

I Peter 3:8 – “Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another, be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”

The ABLE Program champions young-adult high school graduates who live with documented intellectual and developmental challenges. ABLE serves as a stepping stone from student to adulthood, helping recent graduates Achieve Beyond Limited Expectations. ABLE provides a transitional learning environment as students progress from a traditional education setting to living and working independently in the community.

ABLE students spend three days a week (Tues.-Thurs.) in various community settings and are exposed to a variety of community experiences throughout the workday, with guidance and instruction from ABLE staff and educators.

For more information:
Joy Phillips | Director
731.668.8055
joy.phillips@jcseagles.org