Jackson Public School District

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For the district in Michigan, see Jackson Public Schools (Michigan).
Jackson Public School District
Location
662 S. President Street
Jackson, MS 39201
United States
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District information
Building Stronger Schools Together!
Grades Pre-K-12
Established 1888
Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray,[1]
Accreditation(s) AdvancED, Council of Great City Schools and College Board
Schools 60
Students and staff
Students Nearly 30,000 Students
Teachers 2,208 (full time)
Other information
Website www.jackson.k12.ms.us
File:HindsCounty-JacksonPublicSD.png
Map of Hinds County highlighting the Jackson Public School District

The Jackson Public School District is a public school district based in Jackson, Mississippi (USA). In addition to Jackson, the district serves a portion of the Byram community. It is the 2nd largest school district in the state & is the only urban school district in the state. It was established in 1888.[2]

Superintendent

Dr. Cedrick Gray is the superintendent of Jackson Public Schools. He was selected by the Board of Trustees. Dr. Gray was the superintendent of Fayette County Schools in Fayette County, Tennessee where he was considered an agent of educational reform. He established aggressive strategic goals, a three-year academic plan, and a mantra of Focus. Commitment. Service. Under Dr. Gray's leadership, Fayette County Schools showed extensive improvement on the state Education Department's 2011 Report Card.

Board of Trustees

  • Mr. Kodi Hobbs, Member, Ward 1[3]
  • Dr. Otha Burton, Member, Ward 2
  • Ms. Beneta Burt, President, Ward 3
  • Ms. Camille Stutts Simms, Member, Ward 4
  • Mr. Rickey Jones, Member, Ward 5
  • Dr. Richard Lind, Vice President, Ward 6
  • Mr. Jed H. Oppenheim, Secretary, Ward 7

The Jackson Public School District is governed by the board of trustees. Each member is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council to represent the schools in each of the city's seven wards.

Facts

JPS serves nearly 30,000 students overall K-12. The district has 38 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 2 special schools. This is a total of 60 schools. It is the 2nd largest public school district in Mississippi. JPS is located in Jackson, Mississippi which has a population of approximately 175,000 residents. The district offers a variety of programs such as APAC, International Bacclaurreate, and Montessori. There are nearly 5,000 employees in the district. In March 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama visited Pecan Park Elementary and Brinkley Middle Schools as apart of her Let's Move program.[4] Thanks to a Bond Rerendum in 2006, three new schools were established. A middle school in North Jackson, Kirksey Middle School, was added to the Jackson Public Schools family. Also, two other schools in South Jackson were established. Bates Elementary and Cardozo Middle Schools. Both are these schools are consolidated together. In 2012, Bradley Elementary was turned into a Campus Enforcement office for JPS. Also, former Bailey Magnet High School is now Bailey APAC Middle School. One fact about JPS is that in 2012, the number of AP scholars have doubled from the previous year. Jackson State University and Jackson Public Schools came into a historic agreement on May 16, 2013 creating a partnership to enhance the quality of education offered at Blackburn Middle School. Blackburn will become a JSU laboratory school.[5] This is to create a school where excellence in education theory and practice can be observed, studied and utilized. The school will also provide clinical experience for JSU students and create a living laboratory for research and applied practices to improve teaching. It will be renamed Blackburn Laboratory Middle School. 2013 Graduates received more than $12 million in scholarship offers. The class of 2013 consisted of 1,458 graduates.

Motto

Building Stronger Schools Together!

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

  • Bailey APAC Middle School
  • Blackburn Laboratory Middle School
  • Brinkley Middle School
  • Cardozo Middle School
  • Chastain Middle School
  • Hardy Middle School
  • Kirksey Middle School
  • Northwest Jackson IB Middle School
  • Peeples Middle School
  • Powell Middle School
  • Rowan Middle School
  • Siwell Middle School
  • Whitten Middle School


Elementary Schools (Grades Pre-K/K-5)


Special Programs

  • Academic and Performing Arts Complex (APAC)[10][11]
  • Academies of Jackson
  • Advanced Placement
  • Advanced Seminar
  • Arts Access
  • Ask for More Arts
  • Career Academic Placement (CAP)
  • Dual Enrollment Program
  • Duke Talent Identification Program
  • Gifted Education Program (GEP)-Open Doors
  • Health-Related Professions
  • International Baccalaureate
  • Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
  • Montessori
  • National Honor Society
  • Pre-Kindergarten
  • Strings in the Schools
  • Summer Reading Program: One Jackson, Many Readers
  • Youth Court Schools

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 31,941 students enrolled in the Jackson Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 97.51% African American, 1.83% White, 0.45% Hispanic, 0.18% Asian, and 0.03% Native American.[12] 76.6% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[13]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[12] 32,403 50% 50% 0.15% 97.25% 0.42% 0.02% 2.16%
2004-05[12] 31,611 50% 50% 0.18% 97.01% 0.35% 0.03% 2.43%
2003-04[12] 31,640 50% 50% 0.19% 96.25% 0.31% 0.03% 3.22%
2002-03[14] 31,529 50% 50% 0.21% 95.83% 0.23% 0.04% 3.70%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[15] 2005-06[16] 2004-05[17] 2003-04[18] 2002-03[19]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 6 7 4 3 2
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 14 7 12 10 13
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 28 32 28 30 27
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 7 9 11 10 11
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 2 2
Not Assigned 1 1 1 2 2

2011 handcuffing litigation

On June 8, 2011, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal class action lawsuit against the district over allegations that officials at Capital City Alternative School unlawfully shackled and handcuffed pupils.[20][21] [22] [23][24] [25] [26]

School uniforms

In April 2005, the district adopted a policy requiring elementary and middle school pupils to wear uniforms.[27]

See also

References

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