Jackson County School District (Georgia)
Most of the Jackson County is in this school district. However, portions in Commerce and Jefferson are in, respectively, Commerce City School District and Jefferson City School District. The Jackson County district serves the communities of Arcade, Hoschton, Nicholson, Pendergrass, and Talmo. It also includes the Jackson County portions of Braselton and Maysville.
It is run by the Jackson County Schools Board of Education along with superintendent Dr. Philip Brown.
Board of education
The JCSS Board of Education considers and approves the policies that govern Jackson County Schools. The board consists of five members, representing five geographical districts, who are elected per district to represent their district's constituents for a four-year term. As with every Board of Education in the state of Georgia, the JCSS Board of Education elects their own chair and vice-chair. The Superintendent of Jackson County Schools also sits on the JCSS Board of Education.
Monthly board meetings
Board members meet twice monthly for two types of meetings. The first meeting of the month is called the Board Work Session, during which specifics of the Board of Education Meeting are initially shared and discussed. The second meeting of the month follows the Work Session and is called the Board of Education Meeting.
The Board of Education Meeting is held every second Monday of the month (unless otherwise noted), and the Board of Education Work Sessions are held the Thursday prior. Meetings are open to the public (unless otherwise noted) with openly accessible agendas hosted on the JCSS Board of Education eBoard/Simbli website.
Both the Board of Education work sessions and regular meetings are broadcast live.
Board of education members
- District 1 - Rob Johnson
- District 2 - Ricky J. Sanders
- District 3 - Beau Hollett (board chairman)
- District 4 - Lynne Massey-Wheeler (vice-chair)
- District 5 - Ty Clack
- School Superintendent - Dr. Philip Brown
Schools
The Jackson County School System has six elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, and one college and career center. Recently, Legacy Knoll Middle School opened in August 2023, and a seventh elementary school will open in August 2024.
On January 31, 2019, Jackson County Schools broke ground on a new high school building for Jackson County Comprehensive High School. The building was opened in 2021. Upon opening the new Jackson County High School Campus in Hoschton, the former Jackson County High School campus in Jefferson was converted to the Empower College and Career Center.
Elementary schools
- East Jackson Elementary School
- Gum Springs Elementary School
- Maysville Elementary School
- North Jackson Elementary School
- South Jackson Elementary School
- West Jackson Elementary School
- Heroes Elementary School
Middle schools
- East Jackson Middle School
- West Jackson Middle School
- Legacy Knoll Middle School
High schools
Career Center
- EMPOWER College and Career Center
References
- ^ Google Maps business listing for Jackson County School System
- ^ Cognia/AdvancED International Registry for Accreditation for Jackson County Schools, Georgia, Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Jackson County". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
- ^ "About Us / Board Members - eBoard Solutions". simbli.eboardsolutions.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Meetings Listing - eBoard Solutions". simbli.eboardsolutions.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Live JCSS - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Jackson County Schools Website, Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "EMPOWER College and Career Center: Coming Soon". jacksonalliance.com. March 30, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Groundbreaking this week for new high school in Jackson County". accessWDUN. January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ East Jackson Elementary School
- ^ Gum Springs Elementary School
- ^ Maysville Elementary School
- ^ North Jackson Elementary School
- ^ South Jackson Elementary School
- ^ West Jackson Elementary School
- ^ Heroes Elementary School
- ^ East Jackson Middle School
- ^ West Jackson Middle School
- ^ Legacy Knoll Middle School
- ^ EMPOWER College and Career Center
