News & Features
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JPS Honors Our Teachers of the Year As Part of Teacher Appreciation Week Celebration
May 2, 2025 – JPS is honored to celebrate teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 5-9, 2025. Join the nationwide celebration with your show of support online (#ThankATeacher) or a handwritten note.
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REGISTER NOW: How You Can Access the PowerSchool Parent Portal?
March 18, 2025 - JPS encourages parents to register today for the PowerSchool Parent Portal! This new tool allows you to register online for the 2025-2026 school year, monitor your child’s grades, assignments, and attendance.
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JPS Releases the District Calendar for the 2025-2026 School Year
March 21, 2025 – Jackson Public Schools will introduce a modified calendar in the 2025-2026 school year, meaning an earlier start and additional break time for scholars.
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Callaway JROTC Cadet Selected as the JPS JROTC 2025-26 Cadet of the Year
March 5, 2025 - Cadet Captain Ashanti Odom of Callaway High School was selected as the JPS 2025-2026 Cadet of the Year. After a lengthy application process by a committee of education professionals, she was chosen on February 26 at an award ceremony at the Mississippi eCenter.
Watkins Headlines & Features
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Learning Experience Survey
December 8, 2020 - Your voice is critical in helping leaders across the district better understand what is working well and what can be improved during this time.
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Elementary Schedule
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School Event Time School Opens 7 a.m. Homeroom Block 7:30-7:45 a.m. Instructional Begins 7:30 a.m. Instruction Ends/Dismissal Time 2:45 p.m.
Instructional Schedule - Offline
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Time Activity/Class 7:30-8 a.m. Breakfast and Prepare for Learning/Attendance 8-9 a.m. Learning-at-Home with English/Language Arts 9-10 a.m. Learning-at-Home with Math 10-11 a.m. Lunch/Grab-and-Go 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Learning-at-Home with Science 12-1 p.m. Learning-at-Home with Social Studies 1-1:30 p.m. Learning-at-Home with Freckle (printed material or a virtual/multimedia field trip/activity) 1:30-2 p.m. Learning-at-Home with Accelerated Reader 2-2:30 p.m. Learning-at-Home with Staying Active 2:30-3 p.m. Independent Study Time or Break Time
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