Jefferson HS 2012 ExCel Award winner
Jefferson HS teacher named ExCEL winner
James Hammond, a teacher at Jefferson High School, has been named a KENS 5 ExCEL Award winner. Anchor Deborah Knapp presented him with the Golden Apple Trophy at the school on Oct. 2. Hammond is in his third year of teaching but already has an impressive list of accomplishments to his name.
Also a Trinity Prize nominee last school year, Hammond was featured in one of our publications. Read more about him here, and click here watch Hammond's story on the KENS 5 newcast on Oct. 4.
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To transform SAISD into a national model urban school district where every child graduates and is educated so that he or she is prepared to be a contributing member of the community.
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- Student Centered
- High Expectations
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- Every student can learn and achieve at high levels.
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