Supporting Children & Families
The partnership between Assistance League of Sacramento and Katherine Johnson Middle School continues to be transformative. Through intentional collaboration, strategic funding, and a shared belief in student potential, this relationship has strengthened school climate, increased attendance, reduced suspensions, improved academic growth, and expanded direct support to our most vulnerable students.
Operation School Bell Middle School is our newest program. The focus areas are attendance, behavior, academics, and English Language learner support.
What Do We Provide?
- Support parent engagement and partnership with the school community
- Incentives – supporting improved attendance
- Funding for SOAR incentives, schoolwide recognition rewards, and positive behavior intervention systems
- Funding for PBIS systems to support measurable decreased suspensions
- Support for increased Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions with a measurable decrease in major referrals
- Support Snack & Solve intervention, ELD (English Learner Development) with measurable improvement and academic growth
“The partnership between the Assistance League and Katherine Johnson Middle School has been truly transformative. What makes this relationship so impactful is that it goes far beyond a traditional donation model — the Assistance League brings a true “boots on the ground” approach to supporting our school community. Their involvement helps remove barriers for students and families by providing essential resources, supporting our PBIS program, investing in academic interventions, and strengthening family engagement. Because of this partnership, we have seen meaningful progress in areas such as attendance, student behavior, academic growth, and English Learner reclassification. Most importantly, their presence reinforces to our students and families that they are supported by a community that genuinely cares about their success.”
Warmly,
Bo Thompson,
Vice Principal, Katherine Johnson Middle School
San Juan Unified School District
Middle School Programs
English Language Development (ELD)
The strength of the model lies in its sustained presence and trusted relationships.
Students in small reading groups showed some of the hightest gains in reading growth on the iReady diagnostics across the department.
After School Math Program
Members help with Katherine Johnson’s after-school math tutoring. Students can come to a supportive learning environment.
Incentives - Snack Sponsorship
The sponsorship of snacks and student incentives during state testing helped to achieve a 99.66% test completion rate – the highest single-site completion rate in the district.
Mackenzy Ellien, ELD Department Chair