Good afternoon,
Jackson County Schools will utilize a Non-Traditional Instructional Day for Friday, January 10, 2025, due to hazardous secondary road conditions. School personnel will report to their work locations on a two-hour delay. Students should utilize their instructional packet number 1 or log in to the Canvas learning management system to complete their assignments. If you have questions, please visit the Jackson County Schools website and click on "For Staff, then Non-traditional Instructional Day" on the menu bar for more details and instructions. Also, school personnel will be available at your child's school at 10:00 a.m. to answer any questions you may have. Thank you and have a great day.
Good afternoon. Jackson County Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Our maintenance department and custodians have cleared most of the snow from our school lots and sidewalks, but many secondary roads are still impassable. Please stay safe and have a wonderful evening.
Good afternoon. Jackson County Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Employees will operate on a Code D. The following personnel will report to work: All 260-Day personnel, principals, assistant principals, and custodians. Bus operators will report to the Transportation office or Eastwood lot at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Rich Casto will provide more directions to bus operators through our calling system later this evening. Please stay safe and have a wonderful evening.
Good afternoon. Jackson County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. School employees will operate on a Code A. Please stay safe and have a wonderful evening.
Good afternoon. Jackson County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. School employees will operate on a Code A. Please stay safe and have a wonderful evening.
Good afternoon. Due to inclement weather, Jackson County Schools will be closed on Monday, January 6, 2025. School employees will operate on a Code C unless your supervisor issues other instructions. Also, all school activities and trips are canceled for the day. After my weather briefing with the National Weather Service on Monday, I will send out a communication regarding Tuesday's status as soon as possible. Please stay safe. Have a wonderful evening.
Please check out the Cook Center January calendar for parents. Also find plenty of helpful and useful resources at https://www.boe.jack.k12.wv.us/page/parentguidance
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The Jackson County Anti-Drug Coalition is sponsoring a new release movie - The Wild Robot - at the Alpine Theatre on Monday, January 20.
Showing will be at 2:00 p.m. Admission and snack pack are free, courtesy of the Jackson County Anti-Drug Coalition. Please have a safe and Happy New Year!!
Good afternoon. This is Will Hosaflook, Superintendent of Jackson County Schools. This is a reminder that Jackson County Schools will have a three-hour early dismissal on Friday, December 20, 2024. Also, Jackson County Schools will be closed from Monday, December 23 through January 5th with students returning to school on Monday, January 6, 2025. Please have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season.
December CookCenter "Coaching for Parenting" flyer
Jackson County Spelling Bee Announcement
Fantastic NEWS - the 2026 JCS Service Personnel of the Year Nominations are now open. Information and online submissions at https://tinyurl.com/3x4vm9z2
Fantastic NEWS - the 2026 JCS Teacher of the Year Nominations are now open. Information and online submissions at https://tinyurl.com/mwtpa25f
Good evening. This is a reminder that all Jackson County Schools will be closed from November 25th through November 29th for Thanksgiving Break. Also, the Jackson County Board of Education has approved Calendar A for the 2025-2026 school year. If you would like to view next year’s calendar, please visit the Jackson County Schools' website, or click the following link - https://tinyurl.com/2byjfyxt . Please have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving break.
Good evening. This is a reminder that Jackson County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for Election Day. Thank you.
Good evening, Jackson County Schools is asking parents/guardians to provide input and vote on the 2025-2026 school calendar. To view the three (3) draft calendars, please click the following link - https://5il.co/2ytz6 To vote, please click https://tinyurl.com/ypr9zltk
Good evening parents and guardians. This is a friendly reminder that students will not attend school on Friday or Monday due to staff development days for school employees. If you would like to schedule a conference with a teacher on Monday, October 14, 2024, please reach out to them as soon as possible. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your child's progress and ask any questions you may have. Thank you, and have a great day!
Congratulations to Gilmore Elementary School for being selected as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. Gilmore ES was 1 of 356 schools throughout the United States to be chosen for this prestigious award. As stated on the NBRS website, "this prestigious award serves not only as a symbol of exemplary American schools, but also as an inspiration for schools across the nation. It affirms the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students thrive". Once again, congratulations to the students, faculty, guardians, and community for being selected as a top school in the nation.
Good evening Jackson County Schools Community,
Scores on the 2024 West Virginia Summative Assessment that our students in Grades 3-8 took last spring have been released and show, once again, that Jackson County School Students are performing well. The teachers and staff of all of our schools thank you for the work that you and your children have put into their education and look forward to great things to come.
Score reports this year are being released online and instructions for viewing your child's scores have been sent out in an email message to your child's school email account. Paper reports for the WVGSA are not being provided this year by the West Virginia Department of Education. If you have any questions regarding your child's scores, please contact your child's school for more information.
Thank you and have a great evening.
Good evening, Jackson County Families. Our guest speaker, Katie Greer, will be at Ravenswood High School Auditorium tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. She is an acclaimed internet safety expert, who leverages her extensive experience with law enforcement to educate families on safe digital practices. The presentation will last an hour and will include various topics such as digital trends affecting adolescents, social media use, and key strategies to help families use technology more thoughtfully and intentionally. If you have any time in your schedule, this will be a worthwhile event to attend. You must be 18 years old to participate in the event. Childcare will be provided. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
