TES Bus 134 will be a double route this afternoon, 9/27/2021!!
After completing this course, I believe the optimum way to close the equity opportunity gap is for stakeholders in the school building, community, along with business and industry to perform equity audits and use data as a measurement. Equity audits will show opportunities to improve the culture, students' grades, and community, which will display any deficiency. Dr. Terrance Green stated, "It's not enough just to critique and oppose but one also needs to create and propose." I created an action plan to assist those who need to overcome any barriers when it comes to equity in education. In my reflections from, Dr. Brandi Hinnant Crawford, PHD- "Cultivating Relevant Responsive Sustaining Classroom to Ensure Opportunities to Learn book, she stated, "Good pedagogy (edification, guidance, indoctrination, instruction) can decrease opportunity gaps." We can close any opportunity gap when lesson plans are strategically implemented with all students in mind.
I encourage all educators to invest in themselves and sign up for this course.
Ms. Grimmett has some fun with the AIG at PES!
One of the amazing messages our students receive daily!
Jones County Parks and Recreation, Friends of the Brock Mill, Sheriff Wineman and the Sheriff's Office, and the Neuse Regional Libraries will be hosting a family-friendly Movie Night on September 24, 2021, at 7:00 pm.
To ensure student safety and school attendance, all JCPS students will be required to wear masks at this time. Our mask requirement will be effective tomorrow for all students K-12. Masks will be available for all students at each of our school sites.
Please complete the following survey. This information will allow schools to identify connectivity needs. https://bit.ly/3mTo3CS
On August 27th at 11 am, Jones County Public Schools Board of Education met to review mask requirements for Jones County Public Schools K-12 students. After reviewing the data for all schools and grade levels, the Board of Education approved requiring masks for all 6-12 grade students in Jones County Public Schools. There is also a very strong recommendation that all K-5 students wear masks. The Board and Dr. Thigpen will review the data and mask requirements each month.
Parents of students in the Exceptional Children program, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction wants your feedback. Please click the appropriate link below to participate.
PreK (English) - https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1UkAZjsYPfOHtwW
PreK (Spanish) - https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1UkAZjsYPfOHtwW
K-12 (English) - https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5yHr1h74aeImNw
K-12 (Spanish) -
https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5yHr1h74aeImNw
Jones County K-3 teachers participated in professional development on new state reading assessment.
Please review our Covid-19 Protocols and Practices for this school year.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1463496/JCPS_COVID_PACKET_Final.pdf
Apply for JCPS Pre-K for the 2021-2022 school year! Pre K registration applications can be found on the JCPS website under the Parent section of the menu. Once completed, applications should be brought to your child's nearest school or the Jones County Board of Education. Each of our facilities are DHHS 5-Star sites. Parents can drop off application materials at school sites or at the Central Office. Transportation is provided for all that are registered.
On August 2nd, the JCPS Board of Education voted masks will be optional for staff and students. We will be updating our website and social media sites with more information in the very near future.
Parents, JCPS is excited about our upcoming school year. Here is a copy of the 2021-22 school calendar. Students' first day back on their campuses is August 23rd, 2021.
Apply for JCPS Pre-K for the 2021-2022 school year! Pre K registration applications can be found on the JCPS website under the Parent section of the menu. Once completed, applications should be brought to your child's nearest school or the Jones County Board of Education. Each of our facilities are DHHS 5-Star sites. Parents can drop off application materials at school sites or at the Central Office. Transportation is provided for all that are registered.
Due to the potential of severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Elsa, JCPS Summer School will dismiss tomorrow, Thursday, July 8th at 11:30 a.m. Have a great day!
On June 29th, the JCPS Board of Education voted to move the entirety of the 6th grade to Jones Senior High School. All elementary schools in the district will now be PreK through 5th grade.
The purpose of this move is to unify the grade spans within the district, provide a streamlined approach to our middle school academic program to better prepare our students for success in high school, and provide a better opportunity for 6th grade students to participate in middle school athletics.
Additional information will be forthcoming regarding this transition.
Two-Hour Delay tomorrow, June 21st, 2021.
Due to warnings from the National Weather Service, JCPS Summer School will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow for all students and all staff.
Congratulations to Mandi Gillis, our 2021 Principal of the Year, and Peyton Jenkins, our 2021 Teacher of the Year!
