Jackson-Madison County School System to relocate central office
May 4, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Jackson-Madison County School officials are making changes for some buildings.
Some of those changes being made for students and staff are to provide more space and opportunities in Jackson-Madison County Schools.
“Everything we do is tied to our core values: judgment, motivation, courage, support and service. So thinking about using good judgement, did we really want to let a historic building sit vacant,” said Greg Hammond, the chief of staff and public information officer for JMCSS.
The historic building that Hammond speaks of is Jackson High School. Currently, it is Madison Academic Magnet High School.
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May 1, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. An annual retreat is bringing school board members together to help create a master-plan that better the Jackson-Madison County School System.
Engaging with parents, safety for students, and effective communication throughout the school system are just some of the initiatives JMCSS members discussed during their retreat on Saturday.
JMCSS members are hoping to put these plans in place, not only for students and parents but for teachers as well.
Chief of Staff and Public Information Officer for the Jackson-Madison County School System, Greg Hammond says this retreat is an opportunity for board members to gather and think of effective ways to spend the roughly 37 million dollars of ESSER funds.
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April 8, 2021
The Madison Academic and Jackson Central-Merry High School reconstruction is on schedule to finish July 31.
The Malesus remodel for the STEM and Cyber School program has not received the federal funding, but Superintendent Dr. Marlon King says they have already started the process.
“What three phases and what that building will look like, and we will have administrative offices, and then of course teaching and learning options for our teachers. On the back portion, we’ll have the Cyber School for socialization,” King said.
King says they are hoping to have two options in the fall: traditional in-person classes and Cyber School.
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March 15, 2021
JMCSS is creating its first online school for K-12 students in the 2021-2022 school year.
It’s a continuation of the CyberSchool that was started at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be adopting the name Jackson Academic STEAM Academy.
School board member Sherry Franks says this process gives virtual families the opportunity to increase family engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s a great options for parents that don’t want to send their kids to a traditional brick and mortar facility, but they want the caliber of education that they’re going to get at the public school,” Franks said.