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A workforce development center being renovated behind Jackson Central-Merry Early College High will have seven programs available for all Jackson-Madison County School System high schools, house the renowned Local Options and Opportunities Program (LOOP) and offer more than one path to students goals, according to career and technical education director and JCM-ECH principal Nathan Lewis.
Each umbrella area – health sciences, welding and advanced manufacturing – will have a classroom with a lab adjacent to it for students to immediately transition to hands-on activities to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom.
Under health science, there are four programs: Diagnostic Services, Nursing Services, Sport and Human Performance and Therapeutic Services. Advanced manufacturing includes mechatronics and machining, and welding is its own program.
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May 7, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. A local middle school is celebrating a teacher’s life and work after his death.
Northeast Middle School students, staff, and family members came together Friday to honor the life of Johnathan Norment, a computer literacy teacher at the middle school who died last week.
As the band played the national anthem, Northeast Middle staff stood around the school’s flagpole reflecting on the memories Norment left behind.
Principal Michael Morris says he touched the hearts of many not only as a teacher, but as a person.
“He touched the lives of so many people, of students, parents, teachers, and he just gave a major contribution here for what we do and done for children,” Morris said.
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May 1, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. An annual retreat is bringing school board members together to help create a master-plan that better the Jackson-Madison County School System.
Engaging with parents, safety for students, and effective communication throughout the school system are just some of the initiatives JMCSS members discussed during their retreat on Saturday.
JMCSS members are hoping to put these plans in place, not only for students and parents but for teachers as well.
Chief of Staff and Public Information Officer for the Jackson-Madison County School System, Greg Hammond says this retreat is an opportunity for board members to gather and think of effective ways to spend the roughly 37 million dollars of ESSER funds.
Transou was inspiring, passionate and loving to all who knew her.
The Lincoln Elementary first grade teacher was honored by the faculty and staff at her former workplace at Pope Elementary last Friday. The staff dedicated a recently planted cherry tree to the “friend and teacher.” Transou spent 39 years educating Jackson-Madison County School System students, beginning at Pope before working at Lincoln.
The dedication meant a lot to Transou’s family, the community and all those who miss her, Heather DeBerry Stephens, Transou’s first cousin, said.
“She was such an influence on so many people; to see something that will live on as a legacy gives us hope,” Stephens said. “It’s a way for us to never forget the impact she made on us.”