
EXCELLENCE FOR ALL!
12TH ANNIVERSARY - 2023-2024
NOW AT our NEW LOCATION
3891 Martha Avenue, Toledo, OHIO 43612
SCHOOL PHONE -- 419-382-2280





Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the history and countless contributions that Latinos have made to the nation over the years. This month we also honor the cultural richness of Hispanics, who come from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean--SPECIFICALLY ALL OUR Puerto-Rican STAFF MEMBERS:. Mr. William Rivera, Mrs. Yolanda Bigio and Dr. Koppisch. Also, the Filipino Spanish descent staff member: Mrs. rose waltimire.
This month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15.

KINDERGARTENERS FIRST FIELD TRIP 09-20-2023
fleitz pumpkin farm
7133 Seaman Rd
Oregon, Ohio 43616


a great learning experience for kindergarten students
Our students had a unique fall experience. They were able to see different produce, including all sizes and shapes of pumpkins, giant pumpkins, gourds, squash, giant squash, apples, straw bales, corn shocks, Indian corn, and hardy mums.


AJHAE: A LEADER IN ME SCHOOL


NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS


AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
The AJHAE GOVERNING AUTHORITY
APPROVED TO PARTNER WITH
PERSONAL GROWTH COUNSELING SERVICES
TO START OUR NEW
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM.
3:45 - 6:30 PM
TUTORING - HOMEWORK SUPERVISION - FIELD TRIPS-
FREE SNACK AND MEAL
FREE TRANSPORTATION.
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS -- ALL GRADES.
STARTS monday, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023
enroll your child tonight at the parents open house






Come meet our
Mighty Penguins Coach
Mr. William Rivera




AJHAE: TESTING CALENDAR 2023-2024

BUILDING BETTER SCHOOLS:
LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL CELEBRATES ITS LEGACY
By: kristian brown
INTERVIEW TO OUR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT / SCHOOL LEADER
published august 9, 2022 13ABC-TV ACTION NEWS
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence
Celebrating tWELVE Years of Excellence
Oldest independent charter school in the Toledo area
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s been around for a decade..
While other charter schools have closed up shop, Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Educational Excellence has sustained.
So what’s the secret to success?
The Superintendent School Leader of the academy — located on 728 Parkside Blvd., — said the secret is the value her staff places on its students.
“We credit our longevity with the fact that our students are important to us and that we make sure that every student gets what they need when they come here. They get social-emotional support, they get the academic support they need. Every teacher is here because they love children, they care about children and they want them to succeed,” Sonya Loggins, Superintendent School Leader said.
In 2012, the school was founded by Loggins’ late mother Ann Jerkins-Harris who died in 2021.
“My mother believed in educating the whole child that means including their social-emotional learning; their academic learning; their personalities; their interest; and their families. We encompass all of that in our school,” Loggins said.
The K through Sixth charter school is tuition free and offers free transportation AND FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES.
School officials said their enrollment has decreased due to COVID. The academy currently has nearly 100 students enrolled.
“We value quality above quantity. So the quality of education is what’s important to us not the number of students in our classrooms. The smaller the number of students the better education we can give them,” Loggins said.
The academy is offering limited enrollment for 2022 to 2023 academic year.

OHIO AUDITOR OF STATE AWARD TO AJHAE


CELEBRATING OUR 12th ANNIVERSARY !
and
a new school location!!
Our school has been in existence since 2012—and it has been growing – next school year up to the eighth grade. In our growing process we have been attached to our original fundamental core principles which have made, and continue to make, AJHAE an attractive option for families and students in need of choices in their educational development. WE ARE ACTUALLY APPROVED TO GROW UP TO THE EIGHTH GRADE.
Our core curriculum and enrichment classes are geared to offer our students the best educational program, focusing on their specific needs. Our enrichment courses, such as: leadership, music, arts, humanities, technology and online learning to promote in our children the basis of a strong educational background that will allow them to be successful in upcoming years. We serve English learners and believe strongly in supporting students with special needs. In short, all students who come to us are treated personally, and our academic goals are standards-based and structured to accommodate a variety of personal needs and goals.
One of our most important goals is to listen and to improve our support to all of our students, maximizing both academic achievement and personalizing the support for every student. It is part of our mission to hold ourselves accountable to providing the best education for all of our students. We achieve this by working together and providing the choices that reflect the changing needs and circumstances of our students and their families.

Thank you for selecting the
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence
for your child.
We are very excited about our upcoming ELEVENth school year! We have been growing slowly but surely thanks to the community support.
At the Academy —an elementary leadership and culturally responsive school--, we are proud to provide our students with the opportunity to learn alongside a diverse group of children and families who reflect the racial, cultural and socio-economic diversity of the communities surrounding our school. Our standards-based program provides an academically challenging, creative and emotional supportive environment for our students and is designed to continually expand student’s knowledge and understanding of concepts, ideas and information.
The educational philosophy, called constructivism, is the cornerstone of our instructional delivery at our school. We offer our students the strategies for gathering information, a classroom climate of shared inquiry, and hands-on experiences making use of a variety of materials. Teachers design projects to promote collaboration between students, connect concepts between curricular areas, and anchor state standards in meaningful contexts like those students will experience in their lives beyond the classroom. Projects will be shared with our community in performances, simulations, art shows, and displays as we celebrate together the continuing joy of lifelong learning.
Definitely, our school is designed for families who are seeking innovation in education. Through our Personalized Learning Model, students participate in enrichment classes in the core subject areas of language arts, math, social studies and science. We offer a wide range of programs plus onsite intervention and enrichment curricula, including technological resources. The school provides high-quality and state adopted curricula.
The ANN JERKINS-HARRIS ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
also provides a Special Education Program for students of special needs.
Because we firmly believe that
ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN,
we provide through our SPED program a diversity of related services:
Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy,
Psychological Services, Mental and Behavior Services.
We encourage you to maintain an active role in your child’s education. As a new and growing school, we welcome your comments, feedback or questions you may have. Feel free to call or set up an appointment if you would like to discuss any matters pertaining to your child’s education and school.


ajhae: Home of the Mighty Penguins
PENGUIN PRIDE NEWS
FIELDTRIPS AND INSTRUCTIONAL EVENTS AT AJHAE


MIGHTY PENGUINS IN THE LEARNING MODE




Special Education Services
SUPPORTIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION FOCUSED ON YOUR CHILD NEEDS
The ANN JERKINS-HARRIS
ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
School District Department of Special Education
provides educational support to students with special needs.
Programs for most disability areas are available to students within the district. General information may be obtained by calling 419-382-2280.
Support is provided to students with disabilities through an Individual Education Plan (IEP) with support in the following areas:
Autism
Speech & Language Impairment
Emotional/Behavioral Disability
Specific Learning Disability
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Psychological Services
Intellectual Disability
Tutoring Services
Students with disabilities not qualifying for special education may be eligible to receive services through a 504-accommodation plan.
