Jackson County Public Schools

Jackson County Public School’s Veteran’s Day Program Veteran’s please join us for our annual Veteran’s Day Observance and Program, on Monday, November 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM at the Jackson County High School. Following the Program at Jackson County High School, there will be a Veteran’s Day Observance at the Veteran’s Memorial Park at 11:00 AM. Immediately following the Veteran’s Day Observance at the Veteran’s Memorial Park, there will be a meal provided in the Jackson County High School Gymnasium for all the Veterans. We would like to thank the following for helping with this year’s program, our JCHS AJROTC teachers/students, JCHS Family Consumer Science teachers/students, JCHS Band teacher/students, Jackson County Public Schools Community Education, and Jackson County Public Schools. Most of all we would like to thank our Veterans for their dedicated service and sacrifice to ensure the freedoms that we have today. We look forward to seeing all of our Veterans on Monday, November 11, 2024. Again, thank you for your service!

Jackson County Public Schools is thrilled to announce that Mrs. Elizabeth Norris has been named the Kentucky District Assessment Coordinator of the year. This prestigious honor was awarded on October 25th at the Kentucky Association of Assessment Coordinators Conference. Superintendent Renee Smith; Barbara Masters; and Mrs. Norris' family—her husband, Kendall Norris; son, Zach Norris; and daughter-in-law, Sarah Norris—were present to see her receive this award. celebrating her hard work and commitment to the staff and students of JCPS. Please join us in congratulation, Mrs. Elizabeth Norris on this well-deserved recognition.

Jackson County School District is excited about the renovation completion of the concrete steps that lead from the Softball field to JCHS as well as the steps that lead to the student parking lot. New steps were added to the lower parking lot to make travel to the high school more convenient and safer for students and families to use. The renovation included the removal and replacement of the old hand railings which were breaking off the existing stairs and the addition of large rocks for erosion control.

More Updates from JCMS Picture 1: Removal of existing ceilings and grid in most areas where currently working. Continued installing new plumbing rough-in in science classrooms. Picture 2: Preparing new concrete pad adjacent to kitchen for new district-purchased cool/ freezer unit.

Construction News from JCMS Picture 1: Exterior canopy installation has begun, and posts have been installed. Storm drainage for canopy installation is continuing as well are associated sidewalks. Picture 2: New slab construction for the cafeteria is installed and appears complete. CMU masonry walls for cafeteria addition and the classroom addition is underway. Picture 3: Installation of interior masonry at new restroom area continues.

Kentucky Safe Schools Week October 20-26, 2024

Jackson County is thrilled to celebrate the success of our students on the 2023-2024 KSA assessment! We’re incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication from all students, teachers, and staff that made this achievement possible. Your commitment truly shines!

Interested in applying for a job with the Jackson County Public School system? Check out our new Employment Opportunities Page at https://jacksoncsd.schoolspring.com/. This new portal will allow you to view all available job postings and apply online! Please be aware that this page is new and is a work in progress. Therefore, it will be updated frequently over the next few weeks. This is new system for the school system and will make job postings and applications more accessible. In order to complete an application, you will need to create an account with PowerSchool School Spring. Interested applicants will use this account to apply for all job postings with JCPS. PowerSchool can also be accessed via the district homepage using the link "Employment Opportunities" located under the picture banner. If you have any questions, please contact Wes Bishop at wes.bishop@jackson.kyschools.us

There will be no school in Jackson County on Friday, September 27, 2024. Severe weather including strong winds and heavy rain could cause power outages and treacherous travel for our buses. We want to do all we can to ensure the safety of all our students and staff.

Members of FFA, JCMS FBLA, and the Generals Golf Team were recognized for their accomplishments during the board meeting Tuesday night. We are very proud of all these student. Go Generals!!

September 15, 2024 Dear Jackson County Public Schools, The Safety of our students and staff is our priority at all times. School will be back in session on Monday, September 16, 2024. We have planned diligently in order to provide extra police presence and safety protocol in place for every school. We want all students, parents and staff to feel safe while we are in session. All schools will be functioning on soft lockdown. This means the following: • SRO will be in the building at all times. • Instruction and activities will proceed inside the school as usual. • There will be no outside recess or activities. • If you sign out a student, you will remain outside and the SRO or principal will bring you the book and then your child. • Extra police presence will be on grounds, on bus routes and at all practices and games. We want all to feel safe and ready to get back to some normalcy. We look forward to seeing everyone back to school tomorrow. If you have any questions or concerns about our return, please feel free to contact me at (606) 287-7181 or call your school. We would like to thank our local law enforcement for providing us with the extra police coverage. Sincerely, Renee Smith, Superintendent Jackson County Public Schools

No School in Jackson County on Friday, September 13, 2024. This will be NTI Day 2. All staff will report to their school.

Staff in Jackson County will report to their schools tomorrow, Thursday, September 12, 2024 for NTI Day 1

Thursday, September 12, 2024 will be NTI Day 1 in Jackson County. Please visit your school's Facebook page for detailed information about your child's instructional day.

There will be no school in Jackson County on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

No School – Monday, September 9, 2024 The safety of our students and staff is our top priority in Jackson County Public Schools. We want to adhere on the side of caution and cancel school tomorrow, Monday, September 9, 2024.

Jackson County Schools is partnering with state and local officials to monitor the situation involving the person of interest still on the loose for the shooting. We will keep our school community updated as more information is received and a plan for tomorrow is developed. The safety of our students and staff is our primary focus and we will always put the safety of our school community first in our decision making.

Jackson County Fair Information

Let's Say Boo to Cancer--2 mile run/walk

Congratulation to the JCHS Boys Golf Team for being the All-A-Region Champions! They will be heading to the state championship! Congratulations to the JCHS Girls Golf Team for qualifying for the All-A State Tournament! Go GENERALS!!