VISION STATEMENT

Dr. N. H. Jones, where every child will achieve academic excellence.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission at Dr. N.H. Jones is to create an innovative learning environment where all students are enriched through Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.

LINKS AND DOCUMENTS

BIOGRAPHY OF DR. JONES

Dr. Nathaniel Hawthorne Jones: Nathaniel Hawthorne Jones was born in Live Oak in 1897, the son of William and Mellie Mattor Jones.  He graduated from Florida Memorial College (now Florida Memorial University), Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 1926 he earned his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.  Two years later, he began practicing medicine in Ocala, Florida, where he opened his practice on W. Broadway Street.

Dr. Jones was the first Black doctor to become a staff physician at Munroe Memorial Hospital.  He was the good friend of Herbert S. Coleman Sr., a teacher and principal for Marion County Public Schools from 1940 to 1975.  Jones was a much beloved member of the community and was sadly killed during a home invasion.  Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary is named in honor of his memory.

SCHOOL PROFILE AND HISTORY

Dr. N. H. Jones was originally opened in 1960 as a neighborhood school, NH Jones Upper Elementary. It partnered with College Park Elementary School by housing grades third through fifth, while College Park housed grades kindergarten through second. In 1994, the school board created Dr. N. H. Jones to a magnet school focusing on mathematics, science and technology. Mrs. Lynn Glanzer was hired as principal to open the magnet school. After spending countless hours visiting schools and neighbors, the doors opened with about 425 students. Mrs. Glazer was the principal for about three years until she was asked to open Saddlewood Elementary School. Our current principal is Mr. Robert Hensel.

Our magnet school has one-to-one devices for 1st through 5th grade students.  Teachers use technology as a regular part of their daily instruction. Students utilize technology to develop Power Point presentations, to do written documents, to do research and reports, as well as to develop media productions. A science lab was developed to be part of the weekly instruction that students receive. Students go to the lab to learn about and to utilize the scientific method to learn about their world. Students learn to work cooperatively in an inquiry approach to science. A computer lab was outfitted to teach students how to utilize the many programs available at the school. The school has also incorporated a MakerSpace Lab that all students rotate through on a weekly basis.

Dr. N. H. Jones has maintained a grade of "A" for the past eleven years. Dr. N. H. Jones was named as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2005, one of only 13 in the state of Florida and the only school in Marion County to ever receive this honor.  We were also named a Blue Ribbon School in 2011, the only public school in the state of Florida.  A school cannot be named a Blue Ribbon School for five years after receiving the honor, so this was like winning back-to-back awards. Our school was once again recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2017.

BUSINESS PARTNERS 

• Ocala Fiber Network
• Doctor's Urgent Care

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CONTACT INFORMATION

The school numbers are as follows:

• Main number 671-7260
• Guidance 671-7261
• Cafeteria 671-6991
• Fax 671-7266
• Extended day 671-6990 (K-2)
• Extended day 671-4149 (3-5)
• School Board 671-7700
• Transportation 671-4945
• Abuse Hotline 1-800-342-8152
• FortifyFL – Report Suspicious Activity

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SCHOOL COLORS AND MASCOT

Dr. N. H. Jones' school colors are gold and blue.   Our mascot is the panther.