Key Components to TJCS
Our mission statement at Thomas Jefferson Charter School revolves around creating virtuous citizen leaders. Our key components revolve directly around that concept.
Special Needs Students
Thomas Jefferson Charter School will identify special needs students, including LEP (Limited English Proficient), special education, and students qualifying for section 504. The school will develop individualized plan for these students. TJCS will comply with the State Department of Education rules and regulations to meet the needs of all students.
Thomas Jefferson Charter School is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the administrative office at 208-455-8772 or email tjcs@tjcharterschool.org.
Accessibility Policy
High School
Our students are required to complete community and family service each of the 4 years they attend our school. Our goal is to create young men and women who value helping others. Our students receive high school credit for these activities and it shows up on their high school transcripts.
Middle School – Grades 7-8
Much of what we do in grades 7 and 8 is directly involved with the transition from elementary to high school. We believe a virtuous citizen leader must learn to deal with change…but it is one of our jobs to help them with this skill. Most students who do not graduate from high school have a terrible 9th grade year. This can be directly attributed, in many cases, to kids who are not ready for the change to high school where every grade counts, where they have 6-7 different teachers, where teachers can’t keep them in from recess to finish work…the list can go onward. In our middle school, our kids have 4 different teachers for the major subjects. This is much more challenging for many kids. It creates challenges in the middle years; but better to have the challenges then than in 9th grade where the credits for graduation start counting!
Grades K-6
Kindergarten is half day; starting at 7:55 a.m. and ending at 11:30 a.m. Bus transportation is available in the morning, but parents will need to pick up at 11:30.
Math concept boards are present in each classroom. Students will work on all different areas in math every day…computation, geometry, measurement, statistics, problem solving, etc. Grade level work as well as above grade level work is practiced by every student, every day. We believe that a virtuous citizen leader is a well educated person.