{"id":9,"date":"2011-10-24T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T20:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/jackson\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-01-24T16:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:50:25","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-967\" style=\"max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-967 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Home Page\" data-height=\"400\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_967\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_967\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2220 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-05-31 13:36:14\" data-filename=\"jackson-2024-04-700x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/05\/jackson-2024-04-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Students lined up in a library.\" class=\"slider-967 slide-2220 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2217 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-05-31 13:36:14\" data-filename=\"jackson-2024-10-700x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/05\/jackson-2024-10-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A young boy and girl smile at one another while reading.\" class=\"slider-967 slide-2217 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2218 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-05-31 13:36:14\" data-filename=\"jackson-2024-06-700x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/05\/jackson-2024-06-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Children building with blocks.\" class=\"slider-967 slide-2218 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2219 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-05-31 13:36:14\" data-filename=\"jackson-2024-05-700x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/05\/jackson-2024-05-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A child using a microscope.\" class=\"slider-967 slide-2219 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2221 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-05-31 13:36:14\" data-filename=\"jackson-2024-02-700x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/05\/jackson-2024-02-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A student replicates a tornado using soda bottles filled with water.\" class=\"slider-967 slide-2221 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2222 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-05-31 13:36:15\" data-filename=\"jackson-2024-01-700x400.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/05\/jackson-2024-01-700x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A student at a table writing.\" class=\"slider-967 slide-2222 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"display:block; padding-top:20px\" href=\"http:\/\/mpsmke.com\/enroll\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Summer-Academy-Banner.gif\" alt=\"Enroll Now\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1873\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Time<\/strong>: 7:15 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extended-day Activities:<\/strong>\u00a0Safe Place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>STEAM curriculum is taught at Jackson.\u00a0 Students go to STEAM class weekly and participate in activities to enhance their understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen T. Jackson School (formerly 21st Street School) serves students from K4 &#8211; 5th grade.\u00a0 We have a beautiful, comfortable, and child-centered facility.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Vision and Mission Statements<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The vision of Gwen T. Jackson School is to educate and empower ALL students we encounter with EXCELlence by implementing the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (WMELS), the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the Essential Elements (EE) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to develop proficient and\/or advanced students by the completion of 5th grade. We strongly believe that ALL students will succeed when parents, students, educators and the community work together effectively. Together we will EXCEL in improving the academic and social success of all students through clear, consistent and effective:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Ex<\/strong>pectations<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>C<\/strong>ommunication<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>E<\/strong>vidence<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>L<\/strong>earning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights Time: 7:15 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m. Extended-day Activities:\u00a0Safe Place STEAM curriculum is taught at Jackson.\u00a0 Students go to STEAM class weekly and participate in activities to enhance their understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. Gwen T. Jackson School (formerly 21st Street School) serves students from K4 &#8211; 5th grade.\u00a0 We have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-9","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/jackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}