Dear Sharp Park Academy Families, 

 Welcome to Sharp Park Academy! My name is Jasper Lusby and I would like to welcome you to Sharp Park Academy for the 22-23 school year!  As the principal of our school I am proud of our amazing teachers and support staff who go above and beyond each day to ensure all of our students have every opportunity to achieve academic and social success. 

As you may have noticed, big things are happening at SPA. Bond work and renovations have begun!  This summer many of our classrooms have been updated with fresh paint, lighting and flooring with window treatments to come. The Media Center has been redesigned to support collaboration and small group work spaces, and exterior work has begun with the addition, and parking lot and playground reconfigurations. Enhanced security at the main entry is also in the works as construction continues through the course of the school year on the addition, parking areas and playground. 

Sharp Park Academy is proud to offer a unique learning experience for students that blends common core standards based instruction with hands on integrated learning experiences that together foster academic excellence, workforce readiness, and lifelong learners.  We provide rich and robust learning experiences that are hands on, minds on and engaging while also teaching and promoting social skills associated with our Viking learner profile including respect, kindness, growth mindset and perseverance. Social skills and social emotional learning are critical elements of a well rounded education that prepare students to self advocate, problem solve and interact successfully with others in a diverse world. 

Sharp Park Academy has a very active PTO group, and there are many opportunities for parent involvement and volunteer options ranging from one day, to weekly, monthly and seasonally and in many formats from working with other adult volunteers in the building to working with students and assisting with activities.  Sharp Park Academy offers varied extracurricular opportunities and clubs during the school day and after school that are supported by parent volunteers. We highly encourage families to get involved! 

The Sharp Park Academy Elementary experience is designed to prepare students to be future leaders in our school, local community and beyond. Thank you for choosing Sharp Park Academy, we look forward to an amazing year together!

Follow up on social media:

https://www.jpsk12.org/Domain/4

www.facebook.com/jpsvikings

Download the JPS app from google play or the app store

School hours:

8:20-8:40 breakfast

8:40-3:40 full day schedule

8:40-11:50 early release dismissal