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Jackson Schools Invite Public to Join the Wellness Committee

Announcements, Board of Education, Community, Education, Press Release February 9, 2021 , by
jackson schools invite public to join Wellness Committee
The Jackson County School District recognizes that good nutrition, regular exercise, and prudent safety guidelines affect the health and well-being of our students, including their ability to learn. This provides a great opportunity to create a learning environment for your child to practice healthy and safe behaviors.
You are cordially invited to join us as a member of our Wellness Committee on February 23rd to help us recommend, communicate, and implement health and safety practices and policies. As a stakeholder in our school community, your input is particularly important, and we would be honored to have you as a JCSS Wellness Committee member.
For more information, contact Dr. Debra Morris, Director of School Nutrition at [email protected].
Jackson schools invite public to join Wellness Committee

Students to Receive No Cost Meals For Remainder of School Year

Announcements, Board of Education, Community, Education, Press Release January 12, 2021 , by
jackson schools invite public to join Wellness Committee
All breakfast and lunch meals continue to be offered at no cost to all students through the end of the school year. In addition, during alternating day scheduling 3-day digital meal packages are available for students to take home as well as 5-day meal packages for fully digital students. Note, a new EVENING time has been added for 5 day digital meal pickups at East Jackson Middle School & West Jackson Middle School. For more information, visit the district website – .
No cost meals all year
school system offers free meals for rest of school year

CCMS shuts down 6th Grade in response to COVID-19

Board of Education, News October 19, 2020 , by
CCMS Clear Creek Middle, Grade

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – Starting today, Gilmer County Schools has shut down the 6th Grade of Clear Creek Middle School to attempt to stem a rise in numbers of positive cases within the grade level.

Grade, Shanna Downs, Superintendent

Gilmer Schools Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs

Those numbers are coming from both students and staff according to a letter from Gilmer County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs stating that they would be closing due to the increase.

Effective until November 4, 2020, students will be at home with learning devices as a part of the distance learning platform that the school has had in use since the early spring outbreak of the virus. However, it is not exactly the same program as the school system has since improved and evolved their distance learning programs with added software and procedures.

Since August, some students have already been a part of the virtual classrooms and students in school have received instructions on using Google Classroom as well.

At this time, Downs states that all of the system’s other schools and grade levels will keep operating as they have been, remaining open for students.

In a letter to parents, Downs said, “Recognizing the challenges closures pose for many families in our community, we are making this decision with a heavy heart but for the greater good. Our priority is always the safety and well-being of our students and staff.”

As of last Friday, October 16, 2020, the school system had 7 students absent with positive tests for COVID-19 and 133 students quarantined for possible exposure.

According to the school system’s website;

  • 4125 – Students enrolled in GCSS

  • 7 – GCSS Students Absent with a Current Positive COVID-19 Status

  • 133- GCSS Students Quarantined for Possible Exposure

  • 526 – Total Number of GCSS Employees

  • 7- GCSS Employees Absent with a Current Positive COVID-19 Status

  • 32 – GCSS Employee Who Has Been Exposed and is Quarantined or Reporting to Work as an Essential Employee*

The Board of Education is holding meetings this week as their regularly scheduled monthly meetings. FYN will update new stories if new information becomes available.

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