JPS KEY COMMUNICATOR
October 2019
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THANKSGIVING BREAK
(Districtwide Closure
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JOIN US FOR CANDY CANE COURSE JACKSON!
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Join Team JPS for the first annual Candy Cane Course to be held
Saturday, December 14
. The start time is 8 a.m.
at 146 W. Center Street in Madison. With 5K and 10K options for adults and youth under 12, the Christmas-themed run is perfect for the whole family. The fun includes great swag (designer shirt and custom medal), chip-timing, live results and awards, free photos, costumes, free kids dash, great post-race food, and plenty of fun activities.
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LANCE BASS SURPRISES TWO JPS TEACHERS LIVE ON 'GMA'
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Good Morning America followed NSYNC member and Mississippian Lance Bass to Wingfield High School as he made a special presentation in honor of history teachers Frankie Johnson and Chantel Evans-Gatewood.
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The seven cadets who attended the expenses-paid conference were Essence Byrd, Jerica James, Zykera Johnson, Flannan Ngong, Akiah Smith, Heaven Thomas and Ramiyah Thompson.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARD OVER $100K TO JPS
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In total, $103,544.84 in grants were awarded to fund 22 classroom, team, or school-wide projects for the 2019-2020 school year.
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ATTENDANCE MATTERS: STRIVE FOR LESS THAN FIVE
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Recognizing the connection between good school attendance and academic achievement, JPS has initiated "Strive for Less Than Five," to encourage students to limit absences from school to less than five days this year.
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DEUCE McALLISTER JOINS PROGRAM TO ANNOUNCE HUGE DONATION TO JPS
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A $10,000 donation from UnitedHealthcare and the Dreambuilders Foundation will be used to stock uniform closets in all of the District's middle schools.
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VIDEO REMIX CHALLENGE WINNERS
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JPS TEACHERS AWARDED NBCT SCHOLARSHIPS
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Mississippi Professional Educators and MDE partnered to provide scholarships to Mississippi Teachers with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. 19 JPS teachers received scholarships for Year 1 of this project.
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10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM THE JACKSON COMMUNITY SINCE BECOMING SUPERINTENDENT OF JPS
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- The transformation of Jackson Public Schools is vital to the City of Jackson’s transformation, as well as the state's.
- This city has a really big heart. The community cares about the city, its neighborhoods, the families and our children. They want to see us succeed in a very real way.
- The Mississippi Department of Education is not our enemy. The near takeover of JPS has given us a new lease on life. There is a renewed commitment to excellence and an urgency to succeed.
- Real and dramatic change is extremely difficult, and it takes time, but it’s essential.
- There’s great talent in JPS. Our team is incredibly committed to their craft and getting better over time.
- Education is not just about content, knowledge, and skills. Physical and mental health, community engagement, and social services are critical to student success.
- Partnerships take work, especially if they are going to be strategic. Just because you don’t have the support you need right now doesn’t mean that you can’t have it. Name it. Develop a plan. Build relationships. Communicate what you need and what you do not need.
- Although we are truly grateful for the passage of the $65 million-dollar bond, the needs for improvement to our schools and facilities go far beyond that amount. Still, we’ll work hard to be good stewards of these funds and the improvements we can realize right now.
- You have to let some things go. You can’t do it all at once, and certainly not do it all well.
- We don’t have time for, nor the luxury, of failure. This is life or death. We carry the weight of our scholars’ futures with every important decision we make.
Errick L. Greene, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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JIM HILL WINS JPS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
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Jim Hill Lady Tigers cross country team won the 2019-2020 JPS Cross Country Championship. The Lady Tigers are coached by Korian Padgett, head coach and Terence Swanson, assistant coach.
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CHASTAIN CLAIMS JPS MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TITLE
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The Lady Warriors won back-to-back sets against the Lady Lions of Cardozo to capture the best two out of three series and claim the 2019 JPS Middle School Volleyball Championship.
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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Juana Mejia Henriquez,
a sophomore at Callaway High School. Juana is a member of the Callaway soccer team and JROTC. After graduating from high school, Juana plans to pursue a degree in Biological Sciences and later become a doctor.
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Alex Riley delivered the Words of Encouragement
. Riley is a senior at Provine High School. After college, Riley plans on becoming a tax attorney or working in entertainment law. To help with his career, he is currently working at the Provine branch of the Hope Credit Union.
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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Courtni Sutton
, an elite senior at Forest Hill High School. Courtni is the Student Body President, Homecoming Queen, cheer captain, choir member, Foreign Language Club member, and National Honor Society member. Her future goal is to become an Elementary Educator.
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Jeffrey Caliedo delivered the Words of Encouragement.
He is a senior at Murrah High School. He is a member of the Base Pair program and will present his research at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences meeting in February. He is the editor-in-chief of the school’s newspaper. Last summer, he was crowned the ACT-SO National Champion of Written Poetry.
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JPS School Board
Ms. Letitia S. Johnson, President • Dr. Edward D. Sivak Jr., Vice President
Ms. Barbara T. Hilliard, Secretary • Mr. Frank Figgers, Member
Dr. Jeanne Middleton Hairston, Member • Dr. Robert Luckett, Member
JPS Superintendent
Errick L. Greene, Ed.D., Superintendent
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